diff --git a/tools/docker-network/.env b/tools/docker-network/.env
index 09fececc7..ecd69a4fb 100644
--- a/tools/docker-network/.env
+++ b/tools/docker-network/.env
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ COMMON_CONFIG="
 --db.path=/app/data/database
 --protocol.snapshot.path=/app/data/snapshot.bin
 --restAPI.publicRoutes=/health,/api/routes,/api/core/v3/info,/api/core/v3/network*,/api/core/v3/blocks*,/api/core/v3/transactions*,/api/core/v3/commitments*,/api/core/v3/outputs*,/api/core/v3/accounts*,/api/core/v3/validators*,/api/core/v3/rewards*,/api/core/v3/committee*,/api/debug/v2/*,/api/indexer/v2/*,/api/mqtt/v2,/api/blockissuer/v1/*,/api/management/v1/*
---debugAPI.enabled=true
+--debugAPI.enabled=false
 "
 
 AUTOPEERING_CONFIG="
diff --git a/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml b/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
index b69def761..22e425037 100644
--- a/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ services:
       --inx.bindAddress=0.0.0.0:9029
       --prometheus.goMetrics=true
       --prometheus.processMetrics=true
+      --debugAPI.enabled=true
 
   node-2-validator:
     image: docker-network-node-1-validator:latest