diff --git a/scripts/simapp/generate_template.sh b/scripts/simapp/generate_template.sh
index 55054707..2997bedf 100755
--- a/scripts/simapp/generate_template.sh
+++ b/scripts/simapp/generate_template.sh
@@ -60,4 +60,10 @@ function inline_jq() {
     -e 's/^timeout_precommit_delta =.*$/timeout_precommit_delta = "100ms"/' \
     -e 's/^timeout_commit =.*$/timeout_commit = "1s"/' \
     "template/.simapp/config/config.toml"
+
+  # Custom settings app.toml
+  sed -i "" \
+    -e 's/^enable =.*$/enable = true/' \
+    -e 's/^enabled-unsafe-cors =.*$/enabled-unsafe-cors = true/' \
+    "template/.simapp/config/app.toml"
 )
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/app.toml b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/app.toml
index cff06fc3..66618dd4 100644
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/app.toml
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/app.toml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ global-labels = [
 [api]
 
 # Enable defines if the API server should be enabled.
-enable = false
+enable = true
 
 # Swagger defines if swagger documentation should automatically be registered.
 swagger = false
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ rpc-write-timeout = 0
 rpc-max-body-bytes = 1000000
 
 # EnableUnsafeCORS defines if CORS should be enabled (unsafe - use it at your own risk)
-enabled-unsafe-cors = false
+enabled-unsafe-cors = true