diff --git a/config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh b/config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh
index 1bc22cef..a4c8b73c 100644
--- a/config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh
+++ b/config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh
@@ -115,4 +115,4 @@ if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
-laconicd start --pruning=nothing --evm.tracer=json $TRACE --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001aphoton --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3,miner --api.enable
+laconicd start --pruning=nothing --evm.tracer=json $TRACE --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001aphoton --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3,miner --api.enable --gql-server --gql-playground