diff --git a/contribs/gnodev/pkg/dev/node.go b/contribs/gnodev/pkg/dev/node.go
index 6401f53e280..495563d793b 100644
--- a/contribs/gnodev/pkg/dev/node.go
+++ b/contribs/gnodev/pkg/dev/node.go
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ func newNode(logger log.Logger, genesis gnoland.GnoGenesisState) (*node.Node, er
 
 	nodeConfig := gnoland.NewDefaultInMemoryNodeConfig(rootdir)
 	nodeConfig.SkipFailingGenesisTxs = true
+	nodeConfig.TMConfig.Consensus.SkipTimeoutCommit = false // avoid time drifting, see issue #1507
+
 	nodeConfig.Genesis.AppState = genesis
 	return gnoland.NewInMemoryNode(logger, nodeConfig)
 }