diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86fdfdd5..9910f0f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (ante) [tharsis#819](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/819) remove redundant ante handlers
 * (app) [tharsis#873](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/873) Validate code hash in GenesisAccount
 * (evm) [tharsis#901](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/901) Support multiple MsgEthereumTx in single tx.
+* (config) [tharsis#908](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/908) Add api.enable flag for Cosmos SDK Rest server
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 5b80f348..de11d281 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
-ethermintd 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
+ethermintd 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
diff --git a/server/flags/flags.go b/server/flags/flags.go
index 9d797854..e213f5bb 100644
--- a/server/flags/flags.go
+++ b/server/flags/flags.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ const (
 	GRPCWebAddress = "grpc-web.address"
 )
 
+// RPCEnable Defines if Cosmos-sdk REST server should be enabled
+const (
+	RPCEnable = "api.enable"
+)
+
 // JSON-RPC flags
 const (
 	JSONRPCEnable        = "json-rpc.enable"
@@ -34,7 +39,6 @@ const (
 	JSONRPCEVMTimeout    = "json-rpc.evm-timeout"
 	JSONRPCTxFeeCap      = "json-rpc.txfee-cap"
 	JSONRPCFilterCap     = "json-rpc.filter-cap"
-	JSONRPFeeHistoryCap  = "json-rpc.feehistory-cap"
 	JSONRPCLogsCap       = "json-rpc.logs-cap"
 	JSONRPCBlockRangeCap = "json-rpc.block-range-cap"
 )
diff --git a/server/start.go b/server/start.go
index 4ccd936e..97f1d33a 100644
--- a/server/start.go
+++ b/server/start.go
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ which accepts a path for the resulting pprof file.
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(srvflags.GRPCWebEnable, true, "Define if the gRPC-Web server should be enabled. (Note: gRPC must also be enabled.)")
 	cmd.Flags().String(srvflags.GRPCWebAddress, serverconfig.DefaultGRPCWebAddress, "The gRPC-Web server address to listen on")
 
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(srvflags.RPCEnable, false, "Defines if Cosmos-sdk REST server should be enabled")
+
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(srvflags.JSONRPCEnable, true, "Define if the gRPC server should be enabled")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice(srvflags.JSONRPCAPI, config.GetDefaultAPINamespaces(), "Defines a list of JSON-RPC namespaces that should be enabled")
 	cmd.Flags().String(srvflags.JSONRPCAddress, config.DefaultJSONRPCAddress, "the JSON-RPC server address to listen on")
diff --git a/tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh b/tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh
index 7e1f7981..6f0cf15c 100755
--- a/tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh
+++ b/tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ ethermintd collect-gentxs
 ethermintd validate-genesis
 
 # Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
-ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --rpc.unsafe --keyring-backend test --log_level info --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3
+ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --rpc.unsafe --keyring-backend test --log_level info --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3 --api.enable