diff --git a/block/executor.go b/block/executor.go
index 6f6cfc71f..a83e0e8d4 100644
--- a/block/executor.go
+++ b/block/executor.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (e *Executor) ExecuteBlock(block *types.Block) (*tmstate.ABCIResponses, err
 				Votes: nil,
 			},
 			ByzantineValidators: nil,
-			// ConsensusMessages:   block.Data.ConsensusMessages,
+			ConsensusMessages:   block.Data.ConsensusMessages,
 		})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 50da40f0a..02b68d083 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ func (c BlockManagerConfig) Validate() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("batch_submit_bytes must be positive")
 	}
 
-	/*if c.BatchSkew < c.BatchSubmitTime {
-		return fmt.Errorf("max_batch_skew cannot be less than batch_submit_time %s", c.BatchSubmitTime)
-	}*/
+	if c.BatchSkew < c.BatchSubmitTime {
+		return fmt.Errorf("max_skew_time cannot be less than batch_submit_time. max_skew_time: %s batch_submit_time: %s", c.BatchSkew, c.BatchSubmitTime)
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index f2eea6fd2..347e2ae6f 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestNodeConfig_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: assert.Error,
 		}, {
-			name: "max_batch_skew 0",
+			name: "max_skew_time 0",
 			malleate: func(nc *config.NodeConfig) {
 				nc.BlockManagerConfig.BatchSkew = 0
 			},
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func fullNodeConfig() config.NodeConfig {
 			MaxIdleTime:      20 * time.Second,
 			MaxProofTime:     20 * time.Second,
 			BatchSubmitTime:  20 * time.Second,
-			BatchSkew:        10,
+			BatchSkew:        24 * 7 * time.Hour,
 			BatchSubmitBytes: 10000,
 		},
 		DAConfig:        "da-config",
diff --git a/config/defaults.go b/config/defaults.go
index dd8a90dd5..8ab7c532d 100644
--- a/config/defaults.go
+++ b/config/defaults.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func DefaultConfig(home string) *NodeConfig {
 			MaxIdleTime:      3600 * time.Second,
 			MaxProofTime:     100 * time.Second,
 			BatchSubmitTime:  3600 * time.Second,
-			BatchSkew:        200 * time.Millisecond,
+			BatchSkew:        24 * 7 * time.Hour,
 			BatchSubmitBytes: 500000,
 		},
 		SettlementLayer: "mock",
diff --git a/config/toml.go b/config/toml.go
index a5d88bfe5..cdb9dd0c4 100644
--- a/config/toml.go
+++ b/config/toml.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ block_time = "{{ .BlockManagerConfig.BlockTime }}"
 # block production interval in case of no transactions ("0s" produces empty blocks)
 max_idle_time = "{{ .BlockManagerConfig.MaxIdleTime }}"
 max_proof_time = "{{ .BlockManagerConfig.MaxProofTime }}"
-max_skew_time = {{ .BlockManagerConfig.BatchSkew }}
+max_skew_time = "{{ .BlockManagerConfig.BatchSkew }}"
 
 
 # triggers to submit batch to DA and settlement (both required)
diff --git a/node/node_test.go b/node/node_test.go
index 57aecf762..84ab7f6fb 100644
--- a/node/node_test.go
+++ b/node/node_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestMempoolDirectly(t *testing.T) {
 			BlockTime:        1 * time.Second,
 			BatchSubmitTime:  60 * time.Second,
 			BatchSubmitBytes: 100000,
-			BatchSkew:        10,
+			BatchSkew:        24 * 7 * time.Hour,
 		},
 		DAConfig:         "",
 		SettlementLayer:  "mock",