diff --git a/gateway/src/node/mod.rs b/gateway/src/node/mod.rs
index 7fa387030d..6162f896d3 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ impl<St> Gateway<St> {
             .with_shutdown(shutdown)
             .with_custom_gateway_transceiver(Box::new(transceiver))
             .with_wait_for_gateway(true)
+            .with_minimum_gateway_performance(0)
             .with_on_start(on_start_tx);
 
         if let Some(custom_mixnet) = &nr_opts.custom_mixnet_path {
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ impl<St> Gateway<St> {
                 .with_shutdown(shutdown)
                 .with_custom_gateway_transceiver(Box::new(transceiver))
                 .with_wait_for_gateway(true)
+                .with_minimum_gateway_performance(0)
                 .with_on_start(on_start_tx);
 
         if let Some(custom_mixnet) = &ip_opts.custom_mixnet_path {
diff --git a/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/ip_packet_router.rs b/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/ip_packet_router.rs
index 8321cddd35..780a550f1a 100644
--- a/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/ip_packet_router.rs
+++ b/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/ip_packet_router.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ impl OnStartData {
 pub struct IpPacketRouter {
     #[allow(unused)]
     config: Config,
+
     wait_for_gateway: bool,
     custom_topology_provider: Option<Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>>,
     custom_gateway_transceiver: Option<Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send + Sync>>,
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ impl IpPacketRouter {
         self
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_minimum_gateway_performance(mut self, minimum_gateway_performance: u8) -> Self {
+        self.config.base.debug.topology.minimum_gateway_performance = minimum_gateway_performance;
+        self
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     #[allow(unused)]
     pub fn with_on_start(mut self, on_start: oneshot::Sender<OnStartData>) -> Self {
diff --git a/service-providers/network-requester/src/core.rs b/service-providers/network-requester/src/core.rs
index 01c395365c..c0f2faf186 100644
--- a/service-providers/network-requester/src/core.rs
+++ b/service-providers/network-requester/src/core.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ impl NRServiceProviderBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
+    // this is a false positive, this method is actually called when used as a library
+    // but clippy complains about it when building the binary
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub fn with_minimum_gateway_performance(mut self, minimum_gateway_performance: u8) -> Self {
+        self.config.base.debug.topology.minimum_gateway_performance = minimum_gateway_performance;
+        self
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     // this is a false positive, this method is actually called when used as a library
     // but clippy complains about it when building the binary