diff --git a/rusk/default.config.toml b/rusk/default.config.toml
index 71d023a9b0..830c4d38b3 100644
--- a/rusk/default.config.toml
+++ b/rusk/default.config.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #gas_per_deploy_byte = 100
 #min_deployment_gas_price = 2000
 #min_gas_limit = 75000
+#min_deploy_points = 5000000
 
 [databroker]
 max_inv_entries = 100
diff --git a/rusk/src/bin/config/chain.rs b/rusk/src/bin/config/chain.rs
index d429897a81..1e69ac6175 100644
--- a/rusk/src/bin/config/chain.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/bin/config/chain.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ChainConfig {
     // forking the chain.
     gas_per_deploy_byte: Option<u64>,
     min_deployment_gas_price: Option<u64>,
+    min_deploy_points: Option<u64>,
     min_gas_limit: Option<u64>,
     block_gas_limit: Option<u64>,
 
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ impl ChainConfig {
         self.min_deployment_gas_price
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn min_deploy_points(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        self.min_deploy_points
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn min_gas_limit(&self) -> Option<u64> {
         self.min_gas_limit
     }
diff --git a/rusk/src/bin/main.rs b/rusk/src/bin/main.rs
index 666879a197..bc4780ae0e 100644
--- a/rusk/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             .with_min_deployment_gas_price(
                 config.chain.min_deployment_gas_price(),
             )
+            .with_min_deploy_points(config.chain.min_deploy_points())
             .with_min_gas_limit(config.chain.min_gas_limit())
             .with_block_gas_limit(config.chain.block_gas_limit());
     };