diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/validator.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/validator.yaml
index 1faa6823076..d82809d2766 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/validator.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/validator.yaml
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ spec:
               value: "{{ .Values.validator.sequencer.maxTxsPerBlock }}"
             - name: SEQ_ENFORCE_TIME_TABLE
               value: "{{ .Values.validator.sequencer.enforceTimeTable }}"
+            - name: ENFORCE_FEES
+              value: "{{ .Values.validator.sequencer.enforceFees }}"
             - name: L1_CHAIN_ID
               value: "{{ .Values.ethereum.chainId }}"
             - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
index a9596657a6f..7963035d689 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ validator:
     minTxsPerBlock: 1
     maxTxsPerBlock: 4
     enforceTimeTable: true
+    enforceFees: false
   validator:
     disabled: false
     reexecute: true
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
index 485e6462aeb..127fd3b6937 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ telemetry:
 
 validator:
   replicas: 1
+  sequencer:
+    enforceFees: true
   validatorKeys:
     - 0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80
   validatorAddresses: