diff --git a/core/lib/config/src/configs/chain.rs b/core/lib/config/src/configs/chain.rs
index d35c6ed52b5..67845fcc2ae 100644
--- a/core/lib/config/src/configs/chain.rs
+++ b/core/lib/config/src/configs/chain.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ impl Default for FeeModelVersion {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode {
+    Rollup,
+    Validium,
+}
+
+impl Default for L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Rollup
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub struct StateKeeperConfig {
     /// The max number of slots for txs in a block before it should be sealed by the slots sealer.
@@ -116,6 +128,8 @@ pub struct StateKeeperConfig {
 
     /// Number of keys that is processed by enum_index migration in State Keeper each L1 batch.
     pub enum_index_migration_chunk_size: Option<usize>,
+
+    pub l1_batch_commit_data_generator_mode: L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode,
 }
 
 impl StateKeeperConfig {
@@ -150,6 +164,7 @@ impl StateKeeperConfig {
             virtual_blocks_per_miniblock: 1,
             upload_witness_inputs_to_gcs: false,
             enum_index_migration_chunk_size: None,
+            l1_batch_commit_data_generator_mode: L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode::Rollup,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/env_config/src/chain.rs b/core/lib/env_config/src/chain.rs
index c258c5092e5..129b2b4adda 100644
--- a/core/lib/env_config/src/chain.rs
+++ b/core/lib/env_config/src/chain.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl FromEnv for MempoolConfig {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use zksync_basic_types::L2ChainId;
-    use zksync_config::configs::chain::FeeModelVersion;
+    use zksync_config::configs::chain::{FeeModelVersion, L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode};
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::test_utils::{addr, EnvMutex};
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ mod tests {
             virtual_blocks_per_miniblock: 1,
             upload_witness_inputs_to_gcs: false,
             enum_index_migration_chunk_size: Some(2_000),
+            l1_batch_commit_data_generator_mode: L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode::Rollup,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/zksync_core/src/lib.rs b/core/lib/zksync_core/src/lib.rs
index 9a537c73c32..d7275519992 100644
--- a/core/lib/zksync_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/lib/zksync_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use zksync_config::{
     configs::{
         api::{MerkleTreeApiConfig, Web3JsonRpcConfig},
         chain::{
-            CircuitBreakerConfig, MempoolConfig, NetworkConfig, OperationsManagerConfig,
-            StateKeeperConfig,
+            CircuitBreakerConfig, L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode, MempoolConfig, NetworkConfig,
+            OperationsManagerConfig, StateKeeperConfig,
         },
         contracts::ProverAtGenesis,
         database::{MerkleTreeConfig, MerkleTreeMode},
@@ -554,11 +554,18 @@ pub async fn initialize_components(
         let eth_client =
             PKSigningClient::from_config(&eth_sender, &contracts_config, &eth_client_config);
         let nonce = eth_client.pending_nonce("eth_sender").await.unwrap();
+        let state_keeper_config = configs
+            .state_keeper_config
+            .clone()
+            .context("state_keeper_config")?;
         let l1_batch_commit_data_generator: Arc<dyn L1BatchCommitDataGenerator> =
-            if std::env::var("VALIDIUM_MODE") == Ok("true".to_owned()) {
-                Arc::new(ValidiumModeL1BatchCommitDataGenerator {})
-            } else {
-                Arc::new(RollupModeL1BatchCommitDataGenerator {})
+            match state_keeper_config.l1_batch_commit_data_generator_mode {
+                L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode::Rollup => {
+                    Arc::new(RollupModeL1BatchCommitDataGenerator {})
+                }
+                L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode::Validium => {
+                    Arc::new(ValidiumModeL1BatchCommitDataGenerator {})
+                }
             };
         let eth_tx_aggregator_actor = EthTxAggregator::new(
             eth_sender.sender.clone(),
diff --git a/etc/env/base/chain.toml b/etc/env/base/chain.toml
index 4a385be905a..a47c5c498d2 100644
--- a/etc/env/base/chain.toml
+++ b/etc/env/base/chain.toml
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ virtual_blocks_per_miniblock=1
 # This variable should not be set to true in any customer facing environment.
 upload_witness_inputs_to_gcs=false
 
+l1_batch_commit_data_generator_mode="Validium"
+
 [chain.operations_manager]
 # Sleep time when there is no new input data
 delay_interval=100