diff --git a/core/scripts/keystone/src/05_deploy_initialize_capabilities_registry.go b/core/scripts/keystone/src/05_deploy_initialize_capabilities_registry.go
index 387ebf46b97..87622415430 100644
--- a/core/scripts/keystone/src/05_deploy_initialize_capabilities_registry.go
+++ b/core/scripts/keystone/src/05_deploy_initialize_capabilities_registry.go
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ func peerToNode(nopID uint32, p peer) (kcr.CapabilitiesRegistryNodeParams, error
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func newCapabilityConfig() *capabilitiespb.CapabilityConfig {
+	return &capabilitiespb.CapabilityConfig{
+		DefaultConfig: values.Proto(values.EmptyMap()).GetMapValue(),
+	}
+}
+
 // Run expects the following environment variables to be set:
 //
 //  1. Deploys the CapabilitiesRegistry contract
@@ -312,9 +318,16 @@ func (c *deployAndInitializeCapabilitiesRegistryCommand) Run(args []string) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	cc := newCapabilityConfig()
+	ccb, err := proto.Marshal(cc)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	cfgs := []kcr.CapabilitiesRegistryCapabilityConfiguration{
 		{
 			CapabilityId: ocrid,
+			Config:       ccb,
 		},
 	}
 	_, err = reg.AddDON(env.Owner, ps, cfgs, true, true, 2)
@@ -360,9 +373,16 @@ func (c *deployAndInitializeCapabilitiesRegistryCommand) Run(args []string) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	cc = newCapabilityConfig()
+	ccb, err = proto.Marshal(cc)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	cfgs = []kcr.CapabilitiesRegistryCapabilityConfiguration{
 		{
 			CapabilityId: wid,
+			Config:       ccb,
 		},
 	}
 	_, err = reg.AddDON(env.Owner, ps, cfgs, true, false, 1)
diff --git a/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer.go b/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer.go
index 4fb4b70dced..6a44ff561d5 100644
--- a/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer.go
+++ b/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func newReader(ctx context.Context, lggr logger.Logger, relayer contractReaderFa
 }
 
 func (s *registrySyncer) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return s.StartOnce("testAsyncMessageBroker", func() error {
+	return s.StartOnce("RegistrySyncer", func() error {
 		s.wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer s.wg.Done()
@@ -304,10 +304,12 @@ func toDONInfo(don kcr.CapabilitiesRegistryDONInfo) *capabilities.DON {
 	}
 
 	return &capabilities.DON{
-		ID:            don.Id,
-		ConfigVersion: don.ConfigCount,
-		Members:       peerIDs,
-		F:             don.F,
+		ID:               don.Id,
+		ConfigVersion:    don.ConfigCount,
+		Members:          peerIDs,
+		F:                don.F,
+		IsPublic:         don.IsPublic,
+		AcceptsWorkflows: don.AcceptsWorkflows,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ func (s *registrySyncer) AddLauncher(launchers ...Launcher) {
 }
 
 func (s *registrySyncer) Close() error {
-	return s.StopOnce("testAsyncMessageBroker", func() error {
+	return s.StopOnce("RegistrySyncer", func() error {
 		close(s.stopCh)
 		s.wg.Wait()
 		return nil
diff --git a/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer_test.go b/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer_test.go
index 0e2a57ee6b4..b926183394e 100644
--- a/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer_test.go
+++ b/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer_test.go
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ func TestReader_Integration(t *testing.T) {
 		DON: capabilities.DON{
 			ID:               1,
 			ConfigVersion:    1,
-			IsPublic:         false,
-			AcceptsWorkflows: false,
+			IsPublic:         true,
+			AcceptsWorkflows: true,
 			F:                1,
 			Members:          toPeerIDs(nodeSet),
 		},