diff --git a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
index a42426249..ca0ec1c2a 100644
--- a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
+++ b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "MEMPOOL": {
+    "ENABLED": true,
     "NETWORK": "__MEMPOOL_NETWORK__",
     "BACKEND": "__MEMPOOL_BACKEND__",
     "BLOCKS_SUMMARIES_INDEXING": true,
diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
index 7314fde6f..650beaac1 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe('Mempool Backend Config', () => {
       const config = jest.requireActual('../config').default;
 
       expect(config.MEMPOOL).toStrictEqual({
+        ENABLED: true,
         NETWORK: 'mainnet',
         BACKEND: 'none',
         BLOCKS_SUMMARIES_INDEXING: false,