diff --git a/.github/workflows/testnet_deploy_services.yml b/.github/workflows/testnet_deploy_services.yml
index 10aceaea..9242b0e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testnet_deploy_services.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testnet_deploy_services.yml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ jobs:
             -t $ECR_REPOSITORY_RESOURCE_PROVIDER \
             -f ./docker/resource-provider/Dockerfile \
             --build-arg="network=testnet" \
+            --build-arg="disable_pow=true" \
             .
           docker tag $ECR_REPOSITORY_RESOURCE_PROVIDER:latest $ECR_REGISTRY/$ECR_REPOSITORY_RESOURCE_PROVIDER:latest
           docker push $ECR_REGISTRY/$ECR_REPOSITORY_RESOURCE_PROVIDER:latest
diff --git a/docker/resource-provider/Dockerfile b/docker/resource-provider/Dockerfile
index 38283f17..ca935f7a 100644
--- a/docker/resource-provider/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/resource-provider/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # Build args
 ARG NETWORK=testnet
+ARG DISABLE_POW=false
 
 # Default environment variables
 ENV LOG_LEVEL=info
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@ RUN echo "sleep 3" >> run
 # Launch Bacalhau
 RUN echo "/usr/local/bin/bacalhau serve --node-type compute,requester --peer none --private-internal-ipfs=false --job-selection-accept-networked &" >> run
 # Launch Lilypad
-RUN echo "/usr/local/bin/lilypad resource-provider --network ${NETWORK} &" >> run
+RUN echo "/usr/local/bin/lilypad resource-provider --network ${NETWORK} --disable-pow ${DISABLE_POW} &" >> run
 RUN echo "wait -n" >> run
 RUN chmod +x run
 
 # Run startup script when container starts
-CMD ["/bin/bash", "./run"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["/bin/bash", "./run"]
diff --git a/stack b/stack
index cb19a54e..985ed339 100755
--- a/stack
+++ b/stack
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function job-creator-docker-run() {
 
 function resource-provider() {
   echo "- Reminder to do doppler setup to project->resource-provider and config->dev"
-  doppler run --preserve-env -p resource-provider -c dev -- go run . resource-provider "$@" --network dev
+  doppler run --preserve-env -p resource-provider -c dev -- go run . resource-provider "$@" --network dev --disable-pow true
 }
 
 function resource-provider-docker-build() {
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ function resource-provider-docker-build() {
     -t resource-provider \
     -f ./docker/resource-provider/Dockerfile \
     --build-arg NETWORK=dev \
+    --build-arg DISABLE_POW=true \
     .
 }