diff --git a/process/block/preprocess/sovereignChainTransactions.go b/process/block/preprocess/sovereignChainTransactions.go
index 8f0601daa4e..7a75333e876 100644
--- a/process/block/preprocess/sovereignChainTransactions.go
+++ b/process/block/preprocess/sovereignChainTransactions.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ type sovereignChainTransactions struct {
 func NewSovereignChainTransactionPreprocessor(
 	transactions *transactions,
 ) (*sovereignChainTransactions, error) {
+	ShouldProcess.Store(true)
+
 	if transactions == nil {
 		return nil, process.ErrNilPreProcessor
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/benchmark/fund_faucet.sh b/scripts/benchmark/fund_faucet.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d3f3bb26f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/benchmark/fund_faucet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mxpy tx new --proxy=http://localhost:7950 --pem=~/MultiversX/testnet/filegen/output/walletKey.pem --recall-nonce --gas-limit=50000 --value=100000000000000000000 \
+    --receiver=erd1sjs26q5pmngu7qjnpkcqgstdppvqul7vdqa0cru5ae5axkq37czqndz3vp --send
diff --git a/scripts/benchmark/main.py b/scripts/benchmark/main.py
index 5998f0de2f6..02d50bddba6 100644
--- a/scripts/benchmark/main.py
+++ b/scripts/benchmark/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
                             Transaction, TransactionComputer,
                             TransactionsFactoryConfig, UserPEM, UserSigner)
 
-CHAIN_ID = "local-testnet"
+CHAIN_ID = "S"
 
 
 def main(cli_args: List[str]):
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def broadcast_command(data: bytes):
         sign_transaction(transaction, alice_signer)
         broadcast_transaction(transaction)
 
-    num_accounts = 24
-    txs_per_account = 50000
+    num_accounts = 4
+    txs_per_account = 100
     max_transactions_per_block = 80000
     max_batch_size_per_participant = int(max_transactions_per_block / num_accounts)
 
@@ -60,9 +60,5 @@ def broadcast_command(data: bytes):
     broadcast_command(data)
 
 
-def my_hex(value: int):
-    return '{:08x}'.format(value)
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main(sys.argv[1:])