diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-core-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-core-reusable.yml
index 500e18d4c50..1cc853c7fdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-core-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-core-reusable.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ jobs:
             --base-token-price-denominator 1 \
             --set-as-default false \
             --ignore-prerequisites \
-            --legacy-bridge
+            --legacy-bridge \
+            --evm-emulator false
 
           ci_run zkstack ecosystem init --dev --verbose
           ci_run zkstack dev contracts --test-contracts
@@ -258,7 +259,8 @@ jobs:
           --base-token-price-nominator 1 \
           --base-token-price-denominator 1 \
           --set-as-default false \
-          --ignore-prerequisites
+          --ignore-prerequisites \
+          --evm-emulator false
 
           ci_run zkstack chain init \
           --deploy-paymaster \
@@ -279,7 +281,8 @@ jobs:
           --base-token-price-nominator 314 \
           --base-token-price-denominator 1000 \
           --set-as-default false \
-          --ignore-prerequisites
+          --ignore-prerequisites \
+          --evm-emulator false
 
           ci_run zkstack chain init \
           --deploy-paymaster \
@@ -300,7 +303,8 @@ jobs:
           --base-token-price-nominator 1 \
           --base-token-price-denominator 1 \
           --set-as-default false \
-          --ignore-prerequisites
+          --ignore-prerequisites \
+          --evm-emulator false
 
           ci_run zkstack chain build-transactions --chain offline_chain --l1-rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8545
 
@@ -335,7 +339,8 @@ jobs:
           --base-token-price-nominator 314 \
           --base-token-price-denominator 1000 \
           --set-as-default false \
-          --ignore-prerequisites
+          --ignore-prerequisites \
+          --evm-emulator false
 
           ci_run zkstack chain init \
           --deploy-paymaster \