diff --git a/integration/simulation/network/network_utils.go b/integration/simulation/network/network_utils.go
index 57ca8d2fd1..b760bb4176 100644
--- a/integration/simulation/network/network_utils.go
+++ b/integration/simulation/network/network_utils.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func createInMemObscuroNode(
 		ManagementContractAddress: *mgtContractAddress,
 		MessageBusAddress:         l1BusAddress,
 		BatchInterval:             batchInterval,
+		CrossChainInterval:        config.DefaultHostParsedConfig().CrossChainInterval,
 		IsInboundP2PDisabled:      incomingP2PDisabled,
 		L1BlockTime:               l1BlockTime,
 		UseInMemoryDB:             true,