diff --git a/integration_tests/configs/default.jsonnet b/integration_tests/configs/default.jsonnet
index 79017e338f..07c62ae363 100644
--- a/integration_tests/configs/default.jsonnet
+++ b/integration_tests/configs/default.jsonnet
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
         'block-range-cap': 10000,
         'logs-cap': 10000,
       },
+      evm: {
+        'block-executor': 'sequential',
+      },
       mempool: {
         'max-txs': 1000,
       },
-      evm: {
-        'block-executor': 'block-stm',
-      },
     },
     validators: [{
       coins: '1000000000000000000stake,10000000000000000000000basetcro',
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
         versiondb: {
           enable: true,
         },
+        evm: {
+          'block-executor': 'block-stm',
+          'block-stm-workers': 16,
+        },
       },
     }, {
       coins: '1000000000000000000stake,10000000000000000000000basetcro',