diff --git a/Framework/KubernetesWorkflow/Recipe/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs b/Framework/KubernetesWorkflow/Recipe/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
index 0e91dbc9..2e22dd61 100644
--- a/Framework/KubernetesWorkflow/Recipe/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
+++ b/Framework/KubernetesWorkflow/Recipe/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Utils;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Utils;
 
 namespace KubernetesWorkflow.Recipe
 {
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ namespace KubernetesWorkflow.Recipe
             envVars.Add(factory.CreateEnvVar(name, value));
         }
 
+        protected void AddEnvVar(string name, int value)
+        {
+            envVars.Add(factory.CreateEnvVar(name, value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)));
+        }
+
         protected void AddEnvVar(string name, Port value)
         {
             envVars.Add(factory.CreateEnvVar(name, value.Number));
diff --git a/ProjectPlugins/CodexContractsPlugin/CodexContractsContainerRecipe.cs b/ProjectPlugins/CodexContractsPlugin/CodexContractsContainerRecipe.cs
index 09c5b829..4b5dc172 100644
--- a/ProjectPlugins/CodexContractsPlugin/CodexContractsContainerRecipe.cs
+++ b/ProjectPlugins/CodexContractsPlugin/CodexContractsContainerRecipe.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ namespace CodexContractsPlugin
     {
         public const string DeployedAddressesFilename = "/hardhat/ignition/deployments/chain-789988/deployed_addresses.json";
         public const string MarketplaceArtifactFilename = "/hardhat/artifacts/contracts/Marketplace.sol/Marketplace.json";
+
+        public const int PeriodSeconds = 60;
+        public const int TimeoutSeconds = 30;
+        public const int DowntimeSeconds = 128;
+
         private readonly DebugInfoVersion versionInfo;
 
         public override string AppName => "codex-contracts";
@@ -28,6 +33,22 @@ namespace CodexContractsPlugin
             SetSchedulingAffinity(notIn: "false");
 
             AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_NETWORK_URL", address.ToString());
+
+            // Default values:
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_REPAIRREWARD", 10);
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_MAXSLASHES", 2);
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_SLASHPERCENTAGE", 20);
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_VALIDATORREWARD", 20);
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_DOWNTIMEPRODUCT", 67);
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_MAXRESERVATIONS", 3);
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_MAXDURATION", Convert.ToInt32(TimeSpan.FromDays(30).TotalSeconds));
+
+            // Customized values, required to operate in a network with
+            // block frequency of 1.
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_PERIOD", PeriodSeconds);
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_TIMEOUT", TimeoutSeconds);
+            AddEnvVar("DISTTEST_DOWNTIME", DowntimeSeconds);
+
             AddEnvVar("HARDHAT_NETWORK", "codexdisttestnetwork");
             AddEnvVar("HARDHAT_IGNITION_CONFIRM_DEPLOYMENT", "false");
             AddEnvVar("KEEP_ALIVE", "1");
diff --git a/ProjectPlugins/CodexContractsPlugin/CodexContractsStarter.cs b/ProjectPlugins/CodexContractsPlugin/CodexContractsStarter.cs
index 63032158..207a6681 100644
--- a/ProjectPlugins/CodexContractsPlugin/CodexContractsStarter.cs
+++ b/ProjectPlugins/CodexContractsPlugin/CodexContractsStarter.cs
@@ -92,12 +92,23 @@ namespace CodexContractsPlugin
             Log("Synced. Codex SmartContracts deployed. Getting configuration...");
 
             var config = GetMarketplaceConfiguration(marketplaceAddress, gethNode);
-
             Log("Got config: " + JsonConvert.SerializeObject(config));
 
+            ConfigShouldEqual(config.Proofs.Period, CodexContractsContainerRecipe.PeriodSeconds, "Period");
+            ConfigShouldEqual(config.Proofs.Timeout, CodexContractsContainerRecipe.TimeoutSeconds, "Timeout");
+            ConfigShouldEqual(config.Proofs.Downtime, CodexContractsContainerRecipe.DowntimeSeconds, "Downtime");
+
             return new CodexContractsDeployment(config, marketplaceAddress, abi, tokenAddress);
         }
 
+        private void ConfigShouldEqual(ulong value, int expected, string name)
+        {
+            if (Convert.ToInt32(value) != expected)
+            {
+                throw new Exception($"Config value '{name}' should be deployed as '{expected}' but was '{value}'");
+            }
+        }
+
         private MarketplaceConfig GetMarketplaceConfiguration(string marketplaceAddress, IGethNode gethNode)
         {
             var func = new ConfigurationFunctionBase();