diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index d346b01ff7..6dc58f4af6 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ The dumpgenesis command dumps the genesis block configuration in JSON format to
 			utils.HeimdallgRPCAddressFlag,
 			utils.RunHeimdallFlag,
 			utils.RunHeimdallArgsFlag,
+			utils.UseHeimdallAppFlag,
 		},
 		Category: "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
diff --git a/cmd/utils/bor_flags.go b/cmd/utils/bor_flags.go
index 13863fda0e..f3e5d44668 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/bor_flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/bor_flags.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var (
 	// RunHeimdallFlag flag for running heimdall internally from bor
 	RunHeimdallFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "bor.runheimdall",
-		Usage: "Run Heimdall service as a child process [ WIP ]",
+		Usage: "Run Heimdall service as a child process",
 	}
 
 	RunHeimdallArgsFlag = cli.StringFlag{
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ var (
 		Value: "",
 	}
 
+	// UseHeimdallApp flag for using internall heimdall app to fetch data
+	UseHeimdallAppFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "bor.useheimdallapp",
+		Usage: "Use child heimdall process to fetch data, Only works when bor.runheimdall is true",
+	}
+
 	// BorFlags all bor related flags
 	BorFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		HeimdallURLFlag,
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ var (
 		HeimdallgRPCAddressFlag,
 		RunHeimdallFlag,
 		RunHeimdallArgsFlag,
+		UseHeimdallAppFlag,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ func SetBorConfig(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
 	cfg.HeimdallgRPCAddress = ctx.GlobalString(HeimdallgRPCAddressFlag.Name)
 	cfg.RunHeimdall = ctx.GlobalBool(RunHeimdallFlag.Name)
 	cfg.RunHeimdallArgs = ctx.GlobalString(RunHeimdallArgsFlag.Name)
+	cfg.UseHeimdallApp = ctx.GlobalBool(UseHeimdallAppFlag.Name)
 }
 
 // CreateBorEthereum Creates bor ethereum object from eth.Config
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 7641f8091f..1772913c0e 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -2037,6 +2037,7 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) (chain *core.BlockChain, chai
 			HeimdallgRPCAddress: ctx.GlobalString(HeimdallgRPCAddressFlag.Name),
 			RunHeimdall:         ctx.GlobalBool(RunHeimdallFlag.Name),
 			RunHeimdallArgs:     ctx.GlobalString(RunHeimdallArgsFlag.Name),
+			UseHeimdallApp:      ctx.GlobalBool(UseHeimdallAppFlag.Name),
 		})
 		engine = ethereum.Engine()
 	} else {
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index 191f943a0e..d397eb4d2e 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Arguments to pass to heimdall service
 	RunHeimdallArgs string
 
+	// Use child heimdall process to fetch data, Only works when RunHeimdall is true
+	UseHeimdallApp bool
+
 	// Bor logs flag
 	BorLogs bool
 
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ func CreateConsensusEngine(stack *node.Node, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, et
 			return bor.New(chainConfig, db, blockchainAPI, spanner, nil, genesisContractsClient)
 		} else {
 			var heimdallClient bor.IHeimdallClient
-			if ethConfig.RunHeimdall {
+			if ethConfig.RunHeimdall && ethConfig.UseHeimdallApp {
 				heimdallClient = heimdallapp.NewHeimdallAppClient()
 			} else if ethConfig.HeimdallgRPCAddress != "" {
 				heimdallClient = heimdallgrpc.NewHeimdallGRPCClient(ethConfig.HeimdallgRPCAddress)
diff --git a/internal/cli/server/config.go b/internal/cli/server/config.go
index 1a526d39ce..ac283fdedc 100644
--- a/internal/cli/server/config.go
+++ b/internal/cli/server/config.go
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ type HeimdallConfig struct {
 
 	// RunHeimdal args are the arguments to run heimdall with
 	RunHeimdallArgs string `hcl:"bor.runheimdallargs,optional" toml:"bor.runheimdallargs,optional"`
+
+	// UseHeimdallApp is used to fetch data from heimdall app when running heimdall as a child process
+	UseHeimdallApp bool `hcl:"bor.useheimdallapp,optional" toml:"bor.useheimdallapp,optional"`
 }
 
 type TxPoolConfig struct {
@@ -672,6 +675,7 @@ func (c *Config) buildEth(stack *node.Node, accountManager *accounts.Manager) (*
 	n.HeimdallgRPCAddress = c.Heimdall.GRPCAddress
 	n.RunHeimdall = c.Heimdall.RunHeimdall
 	n.RunHeimdallArgs = c.Heimdall.RunHeimdallArgs
+	n.UseHeimdallApp = c.Heimdall.UseHeimdallApp
 
 	// gas price oracle
 	{
diff --git a/internal/cli/server/flags.go b/internal/cli/server/flags.go
index dfe6ed504e..98f92f254f 100644
--- a/internal/cli/server/flags.go
+++ b/internal/cli/server/flags.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *Command) Flags() *flagset.Flagset {
 	})
 	f.BoolFlag(&flagset.BoolFlag{
 		Name:    "bor.runheimdall",
-		Usage:   "Run Heimdall service as a child process [ WIP ]",
+		Usage:   "Run Heimdall service as a child process",
 		Value:   &c.cliConfig.Heimdall.RunHeimdall,
 		Default: c.cliConfig.Heimdall.RunHeimdall,
 	})
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ func (c *Command) Flags() *flagset.Flagset {
 		Value:   &c.cliConfig.Heimdall.RunHeimdallArgs,
 		Default: c.cliConfig.Heimdall.RunHeimdallArgs,
 	})
+	f.BoolFlag(&flagset.BoolFlag{
+		Name:    "bor.useheimdallapp",
+		Usage:   "Use child heimdall process to fetch data, Only works when bor.runheimdall is true",
+		Value:   &c.cliConfig.Heimdall.UseHeimdallApp,
+		Default: c.cliConfig.Heimdall.UseHeimdallApp,
+	})
 
 	// txpool options
 	f.SliceStringFlag(&flagset.SliceStringFlag{