diff --git a/gateway/src/node/mod.rs b/gateway/src/node/mod.rs
index 08af357093..53607a3dfb 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl<St> Gateway<St> {
             network_requester_opts,
             ip_packet_router_opts,
             client_registry: Arc::new(DashMap::new()),
-            run_http_server: false,
+            run_http_server: true,
             task_client: None,
         })
     }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl<St> Gateway<St> {
             sphinx_keypair,
             storage,
             client_registry: Arc::new(DashMap::new()),
-            run_http_server: false,
+            run_http_server: true,
             task_client: None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs b/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
index 8674d6ffe0..0043113658 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct MixNode {
 impl MixNode {
     pub fn new(config: Config) -> Result<Self, MixnodeError> {
         Ok(MixNode {
-            run_http_server: false,
+            run_http_server: true,
             descriptor: Self::load_node_description(&config),
             identity_keypair: Arc::new(load_identity_keys(&config)?),
             sphinx_keypair: Arc::new(load_sphinx_keys(&config)?),
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl MixNode {
         sphinx_keypair: Arc<encryption::KeyPair>,
     ) -> Self {
         MixNode {
-            run_http_server: false,
+            run_http_server: true,
             task_client: None,
             config,
             descriptor,