diff --git a/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go b/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
index 6ecacd87a7..0d22b4f56f 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (s *SimAdapter) NewNode(config *NodeConfig) (Node, error) {
 			MaxPeers:        math.MaxInt32,
 			NoDiscovery:     true,
 			Dialer:          s,
-			EnableMsgEvents: false,
+			EnableMsgEvents: true,
 		},
 		NoUSB:  true,
 		Logger: log.New("node.id", id.String()),