diff --git a/run_bootstrap.sh b/run_bootstrap.sh
index 28c905b..fbb9170 100755
--- a/run_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/run_bootstrap.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ echo "I am a bootstrap node"
 
 exec /usr/bin/wakunode\
       --relay=true\
+      --rest=true\
+      --rest-admin=true\
+      --rest-private=true\
+      --rest-address=0.0.0.0\
       --keep-alive=true\
       --max-connections=300\
       --dns-discovery=true\
diff --git a/wakusim.env b/wakusim.env
index 8a47baf..4373649 100644
--- a/wakusim.env
+++ b/wakusim.env
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 NWAKU_IMAGE=wakuorg/nwaku:latest
 GOWAKU_IMAGE=wakuorg/go-waku:v0.8.0
 # Network scaling.
-NUM_NWAKU_NODES=100
+NUM_NWAKU_NODES=10
 NUM_GOWAKU_NODES=0
 # Simulation traffic.
 MSG_PER_SECOND=10