diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile-chain-dev b/.docker/Dockerfile-chain-dev
index e18b7e0330..a19bf8c885 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile-chain-dev
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile-chain-dev
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ COPY . /dev_chain
 
 WORKDIR /dev_chain
 
-RUN cargo build --profile integration-tests --features=${NETWORK}-runtime
+RUN cargo build --profile integration-tests --features=${NETWORK}-runtime,fast-inflation
 RUN echo "$NETWORK"
 
-CMD cargo run --profile integration-tests --features=${NETWORK}-runtime -- --dev -linfo --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external
+CMD cargo run --profile integration-tests --features=${NETWORK}-runtime,fast-inflation -- --dev -linfo --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external
diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile-unique b/.docker/Dockerfile-unique
index 4853de2514..06aded347e 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile-unique
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile-unique
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/cargo-home/registry \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/unique_parachain/unique-chain/target \
     cd unique-chain && \
     echo "Using runtime features '$RUNTIME_FEATURES'" && \
-    CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0 cargo build --profile integration-tests --features="$RUNTIME_FEATURES" --locked && \
+    CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0 cargo build --profile integration-tests --features=fast-inflation,"$RUNTIME_FEATURES" --locked && \
     mv ./target/integration-tests/unique-collator /unique_parachain/unique-chain/ && \
     cd target/integration-tests/wbuild && find . -name "*.wasm" -exec sh -c 'mkdir -p "../../../wasm/$(dirname {})"; cp {} "../../../wasm/{}"' \;
 
diff --git a/.docker/docker-compose.gov.j2 b/.docker/docker-compose.gov.j2
index d08c0ef902..b411da8672 100644
--- a/.docker/docker-compose.gov.j2
+++ b/.docker/docker-compose.gov.j2
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ services:
       options:
         max-size: "1m"
         max-file: "3"
-    command: cargo run --profile integration-tests --features={{ NETWORK }}-runtime,gov-test-timings -- --dev -linfo --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external
+    command: cargo run --profile integration-tests --features={{ NETWORK }}-runtime,gov-test-timings,fast-inflation -- --dev -linfo --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external
diff --git a/js-packages/tests/creditFeesToTreasury.seqtest.ts b/js-packages/tests/creditFeesToTreasury.seqtest.ts
index 483cd6c07c..5a8a26fd42 100644
--- a/js-packages/tests/creditFeesToTreasury.seqtest.ts
+++ b/js-packages/tests/creditFeesToTreasury.seqtest.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function skipInflationBlock(api: ApiPromise): Promise<void> {
     const blockInterval = inflationBlockInterval.toNumber();
     const unsubscribe = await api.rpc.chain.subscribeNewHeads(head => {
       const currentBlock = head.number.toNumber();
-      if(currentBlock % blockInterval < blockInterval - 10) {
+      if(currentBlock % blockInterval < blockInterval - (blockInterval / 5)) {
         unsubscribe();
         resolve();
       } else {
diff --git a/js-packages/tests/eth/util/playgrounds/unique.dev.ts b/js-packages/tests/eth/util/playgrounds/unique.dev.ts
index 3b1f015699..0041fedaee 100644
--- a/js-packages/tests/eth/util/playgrounds/unique.dev.ts
+++ b/js-packages/tests/eth/util/playgrounds/unique.dev.ts
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class EthAddressGroup extends EthGroupBase {
 
   fromCollectionId(collectionId: number): string {
     if(collectionId >= 0xffffffff || collectionId < 0) throw new Error('collectionId overflow');
-    return (web3 as any).utils.toChecksumAddress(`0x17c4e6453cc49aaaaeaca894e6d9683e${collectionId.toString(16).padStart(8, '0')}`);
+    return web3.default.utils.toChecksumAddress(`0x17c4e6453cc49aaaaeaca894e6d9683e${collectionId.toString(16).padStart(8, '0')}`);
   }
 
   extractTokenId(address: string): { collectionId: number, tokenId: number } {
@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@ export class EthUniqueHelper extends DevUniqueHelper {
 
   connectWeb3(wsEndpoint: string) {
     if(this.web3 !== null) return;
-    this.web3Provider = new (web3 as any).providers.WebsocketProvider(wsEndpoint);
-    this.web3 = new (web3 as any)(this.web3Provider);
+    this.web3Provider = new web3.default.providers.WebsocketProvider(wsEndpoint);
+    this.web3 = new web3.default(this.web3Provider);
   }
 
   override async disconnect() {
diff --git a/js-packages/tests/inflation.seqtest.ts b/js-packages/tests/inflation.seqtest.ts
index 1dae08096f..d685fd16c4 100644
--- a/js-packages/tests/inflation.seqtest.ts
+++ b/js-packages/tests/inflation.seqtest.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,19 @@
 import type {IKeyringPair} from '@polkadot/types/types';
 import {expect, itSub, usingPlaygrounds} from './util/index.js';
 
+const TREASURY = '5EYCAe5ijiYfyeZ2JJCGq56LmPyNRAKzpG4QkoQkkQNB5e6Z';
+
 // todo:playgrounds requires sudo, look into on the later stage
 describe('integration test: Inflation', () => {
   let superuser: IKeyringPair;
 
   before(async () => {
-    await usingPlaygrounds(async (_, privateKey) => {
+    await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
       superuser = await privateKey('//Alice');
+      const api = helper.getApi();
+
+      const relayBlock = (await api.query.parachainSystem.lastRelayChainBlockNumber()).toNumber();
+      await expect(helper.executeExtrinsic(superuser, 'api.tx.sudo.sudo', [helper.constructApiCall('api.tx.inflation.startInflation', [relayBlock])])).to.not.be.rejected;
     });
   });
 
@@ -36,10 +42,6 @@ describe('integration test: Inflation', () => {
     // Make sure superuser can't start inflation without explicit sudo
     await expect(helper.executeExtrinsic(superuser, 'api.tx.inflation.startInflation', [1])).to.be.rejectedWith(/BadOrigin/);
 
-    // Start inflation on relay block 1 (Alice is sudo)
-    const tx = helper.constructApiCall('api.tx.inflation.startInflation', [1]);
-    await expect(helper.executeExtrinsic(superuser, 'api.tx.sudo.sudo', [tx])).to.not.be.rejected;
-
     const blockInterval = (helper.getApi().consts.inflation.inflationBlockInterval as any).toBigInt();
     const totalIssuanceStart = ((await helper.callRpc('api.query.inflation.startingYearTotalIssuance', [])) as any).toBigInt();
     const blockInflation = (await helper.callRpc('api.query.inflation.blockInflation', []) as any).toBigInt();
@@ -55,4 +57,22 @@ describe('integration test: Inflation', () => {
 
     expect(Math.abs(Number(expectedInflation))).to.be.lessThanOrEqual(tolerance);
   });
+
+  itSub('Inflation happens after inflation block interval', async ({helper}) => {
+    const api = helper.getApi();
+    const blockInterval = await api.consts.inflation.inflationBlockInterval.toNumber();
+
+    const relayBlock = (await api.query.parachainSystem.lastRelayChainBlockNumber()).toNumber();
+    const blockInflation = (await helper.callRpc('api.query.inflation.blockInflation', []) as any).toBigInt();
+    const startBlock = (relayBlock + blockInterval) - (relayBlock % blockInterval) + 1;
+
+    await helper.wait.forRelayBlockNumber(startBlock);
+
+    const treasuryBalanceBefore = await helper.balance.getSubstrate(TREASURY);
+
+    await helper.wait.forRelayBlockNumber(startBlock + blockInterval + 1);
+
+    const treasuryBalanceAfter = await helper.balance.getSubstrate(TREASURY);
+    expect(Number(treasuryBalanceAfter)).to.be.eqls(Number(treasuryBalanceBefore + blockInflation));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/pallets/inflation/Cargo.toml b/pallets/inflation/Cargo.toml
index 95716c6eba..9d149b1975 100644
--- a/pallets/inflation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pallets/inflation/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ std = [
 	'sp-std/std',
 ]
 try-runtime = ["frame-support/try-runtime"]
+fast-inflation = []
 
 [dependencies]
 parity-scale-codec = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/runtime/common/config/pallets/mod.rs b/runtime/common/config/pallets/mod.rs
index 9bab7683a3..3a4633c7ed 100644
--- a/runtime/common/config/pallets/mod.rs
+++ b/runtime/common/config/pallets/mod.rs
@@ -101,8 +101,14 @@ impl pallet_balances_adapter::Config for Runtime {
 	type WeightInfo = pallet_balances::weights::SubstrateWeight<Self>;
 }
 
+// every time per how many blocks inflation is applied
+#[cfg(feature = "fast-inflation")]
 parameter_types! {
-	pub const InflationBlockInterval: BlockNumber = 100; // every time per how many blocks inflation is applied
+	pub const InflationBlockInterval: BlockNumber = 10;
+}
+#[cfg(not(feature = "fast-inflation"))]
+parameter_types! {
+	pub const InflationBlockInterval: BlockNumber = 100;
 }
 
 /// Pallet-inflation needs block number in on_initialize, where there is no `validation_data` exists yet
diff --git a/runtime/opal/Cargo.toml b/runtime/opal/Cargo.toml
index 70ae0d3b54..c960119b86 100644
--- a/runtime/opal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/opal/Cargo.toml
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ lookahead = []
 preimage = []
 refungible = []
 session-test-timings = []
+fast-inflation = []
 
 ################################################################################
 # local dependencies
diff --git a/runtime/quartz/Cargo.toml b/runtime/quartz/Cargo.toml
index 60b55375d0..b5a3136219 100644
--- a/runtime/quartz/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/quartz/Cargo.toml
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ governance = []
 preimage = []
 refungible = []
 session-test-timings = []
+fast-inflation = []
 
 ################################################################################
 # local dependencies
diff --git a/runtime/unique/Cargo.toml b/runtime/unique/Cargo.toml
index 7ad2e7fb31..cf900df14d 100644
--- a/runtime/unique/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/unique/Cargo.toml
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ governance = []
 preimage = []
 refungible = []
 session-test-timings = []
+fast-inflation = []
 
 ################################################################################
 # local dependencies