diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index ac43d0441..95e1f5d06 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ type BaseConfig struct { //nolint: maligned
 	// Default: 0
 	DeadlockDetection time.Duration `mapstructure:"deadlock-detection"`
 
+	// SyncTimeout is the timeout for the initial sync process, before switching to consensus.
+	//
+	// Default: 60s
+	SyncTimeout time.Duration `mapstructure:"sync-timeout"`
+
+	// Other options should be empty
 	Other map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:",remain"`
 }
 
@@ -250,6 +256,7 @@ func DefaultBaseConfig() BaseConfig {
 		DBBackend:         "goleveldb",
 		DBPath:            "data",
 		DeadlockDetection: 0,
+		SyncTimeout:       60 * time.Second,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -353,6 +360,10 @@ func (cfg BaseConfig) ValidateBasic() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported db backend: %s, only goleveldb is supported", cfg.DBBackend)
 	}
 
+	if cfg.SyncTimeout < 0 {
+		return errors.New("sync-timeout can't be negative, got: " + cfg.SyncTimeout.String())
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 03c70fe81..a667aabd3 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "/foo/bar", cfg.GenesisFile())
 	assert.Equal(t, "/opt/data", cfg.DBDir())
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 60*time.Second, cfg.BaseConfig.SyncTimeout)
 }
 
 func TestConfigValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/config/toml.go b/config/toml.go
index b6be127b2..8ec31e01a 100644
--- a/config/toml.go
+++ b/config/toml.go
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ filter-peers = {{ .BaseConfig.FilterPeers }}
 # Default: 0
 deadlock-detection = "{{ .BaseConfig.DeadlockDetection }}"
 
+# Timeout for the initial sync process, before switching to consensus.
+#
+# Default: 60s
+sync-timeout = "{{ .BaseConfig.SyncTimeout }}"
+
 #######################################################
 ###       ABCI App Connection Options               ###
 #######################################################
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 60e978200..6eda79b64 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v1.0.3-0.20201208143702-a53e38424cce
 	github.com/containerd/continuity v0.4.4 // indirect
 	github.com/dashpay/bls-signatures/go-bindings v0.0.0-20230207105415-06df92693ac8
-	github.com/dashpay/dashd-go v0.25.0
-	github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcec/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/dashpay/dashd-go v0.26.0
+	github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcec/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fortytw2/leaktest v1.3.0
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.4.0
 	github.com/go-chi/chi v4.1.2+incompatible // indirect
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.32.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.69.0
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/alexkohler/nakedret/v2 v2.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/antlr4-go/antlr/v4 v4.13.1 // indirect
 	github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f // indirect
+	github.com/btcsuite/btclog v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/go-socks v0.0.0-20170105172521-4720035b7bfd // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/websocket v0.0.0-20150119174127-31079b680792 // indirect
 	github.com/bufbuild/protocompile v0.14.1 // indirect
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/ttrpc v1.2.6 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2 v2.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/curioswitch/go-reassign v0.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcutil v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcutil v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4 v4.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/didip/tollbooth/v6 v6.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 37fc4a36b..a93a53e43 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.22.1 h1:CnwP9LM/M9xuRrGSCGeMVs9iv09uMqwsVX7EeIpgV2c=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.22.1/go.mod h1:wqgTSL29+50LRkmOVknEdmt8ZojIzhuWvgu/iptuN7Y=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.1.0 h1:59Kx4K6lzOW5w6nFlA0v5+lk/6sjybR934QNHSJZPTQ=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:7SFka0XMvUgj3hfZtydOrQY2mwhPclbT2snogU7SQQc=
-github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f h1:bAs4lUbRJpnnkd9VhRV3jjAVU7DJVjMaK+IsvSeZvFo=
 github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f/go.mod h1:TdznJufoqS23FtqVCzL0ZqgP5MqXbb4fg/WgDys70nA=
+github.com/btcsuite/btclog v1.0.0 h1:sEkpKJMmfGiyZjADwEIgB1NSwMyfdD1FB8v6+w1T0Ns=
+github.com/btcsuite/btclog v1.0.0/go.mod h1:w7xnGOhwT3lmrS4H3b/D1XAXxvh+tbhUm8xeHN2y3TQ=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v0.0.0-20190425235716-9e5f4b9a998d/go.mod h1:+5NJ2+qvTyV9exUAL/rxXi3DcLg2Ts+ymUAY5y4NvMg=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v1.0.3-0.20201208143702-a53e38424cce h1:YtWJF7RHm2pYCvA5t0RPmAaLUhREsKuKd+SLhxFbFeQ=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v1.0.3-0.20201208143702-a53e38424cce/go.mod h1:0DVlHczLPewLcPGEIeUEzfOJhqGPQ0mJJRDBtD307+o=
@@ -217,12 +218,12 @@ github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.13.5 h1:kThgmH1yBmZSBCh1EJVxQ7JsHpm5Oms0AMed/0LaH4c=
 github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.13.5/go.mod h1:12etP2OniiIdP4q+kjUGrC/rUagga7ODbqsom5Eo5Yk=
 github.com/dashpay/bls-signatures/go-bindings v0.0.0-20230207105415-06df92693ac8 h1:v4K3CiDoFY1gjcWL/scRcwzyjBwh8TVG3ek8cWolK1g=
 github.com/dashpay/bls-signatures/go-bindings v0.0.0-20230207105415-06df92693ac8/go.mod h1:auvGS60NBZ+a21aCCQh366PdsjDvHinsCvl28VrYPu4=
-github.com/dashpay/dashd-go v0.25.0 h1:tswVRmM2fLHC/JhpuAZ5Oa0TpOO6L+tqiE+QLTCvIQc=
-github.com/dashpay/dashd-go v0.25.0/go.mod h1:4yuk/laGME2RnQRTdqTbw87PhT+42hE1anLCnpkgls8=
-github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcec/v2 v2.1.0 h1:fXwlLf5H+TtgHxjGMU74NesKzk6NisjKMPF04pBcygk=
-github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcec/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:1i8XtxdOmvK6mYEUCneVXTzFbrCUw3wq1u91j8gvsns=
-github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcutil v1.2.0 h1:YMq7L0V0au5bbphIhpsBBc+nfOZqU+gJ4pkgRZB7Eiw=
-github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcutil v1.2.0/go.mod h1:7UHoqUh3LY3OI4mEcogx0CnL3rtzDQyoqvsOCZZtvzE=
+github.com/dashpay/dashd-go v0.26.0 h1:Sbd49FUqapKqk8NBCR7U1hglopA6psAMSIk4bTm3f5g=
+github.com/dashpay/dashd-go v0.26.0/go.mod h1:7KKS2jSPkC1pTz9WLXpiXZ96wT5bUqKTRuk35AyRQ74=
+github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcec/v2 v2.2.0 h1:tk54BC++OvOUu0vcPoG8+45dGoJXKsmupYAawBO/1Vk=
+github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcec/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:uOmCM/hVoJ1x6w+3SX+zQv+2LdrK3aO59RV41jNvTF4=
+github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcutil v1.3.0 h1:yDX8tz7C/KhFHbGlRXBpNN+zlkmAgwkICD9DlAv/Vsc=
+github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcutil v1.3.0/go.mod h1:sMWZ0iR8a/wmIA6b5+ccjOGUfq+iZvi5t6ECaLCW+kw=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v0.0.0-20171005155431-ecdeabc65495/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -918,8 +919,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200115085410-6d4e4cb37c7d/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPh
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RecgLatLF4+eUMCP1PoPZQb+cVrJcOPbHkTkbkB9sbw=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0 h1:RwoQn3GkWiMkzlX562cLB7OxWvjH1L8xutO2WoJcRoY=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 h1:ihbySMvVjLAeSH1IbfcRTkD/iNscyz8rGzjF/E5hV6U=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241108190413-2d47ceb2692f h1:XdNn9LlyWAhLVp6P/i8QYBW+hlyhrhei9uErw2B5GJo=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241108190413-2d47ceb2692f/go.mod h1:D5SMRVC3C2/4+F/DB1wZsLRnSNimn2Sp/NPsCrsv8ak=
diff --git a/internal/blocksync/reactor.go b/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
index 822550f16..3c83fe665 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const (
 	switchToConsensusIntervalSeconds = 1
 
 	// switch to consensus after this duration of inactivity
-	syncTimeout = 60 * time.Second
+	defaultSyncTimeout = 60 * time.Second
 )
 
 type consensusReactor interface {
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ type Reactor struct {
 	eventBus *eventbus.EventBus
 
 	syncStartTime time.Time
+	// syncTimeout defines how much time we will try to start sync before switching to consensus
+	syncTimeout time.Duration
 
 	nodeProTxHash types.ProTxHash
 
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ func NewReactor(
 		metrics:       metrics,
 		eventBus:      eventBus,
 		nodeProTxHash: nodeProTxHash,
+		syncTimeout:   defaultSyncTimeout,
 		executor: newBlockApplier(
 			blockExec,
 			store,
@@ -106,6 +109,12 @@ func NewReactor(
 	return r
 }
 
+func (r *Reactor) WithSyncTimeout(timeout time.Duration) *Reactor {
+	r.syncTimeout = timeout
+
+	return r
+}
+
 // OnStart starts separate go routines for each p2p Channel and listens for
 // envelopes on each. In addition, it also listens for peer updates and handles
 // messages on that p2p channel accordingly. The caller must be sure to execute
@@ -130,7 +139,10 @@ func (r *Reactor) OnStart(ctx context.Context) error {
 		startHeight = state.InitialHeight
 	}
 
-	r.synchronizer = NewSynchronizer(startHeight, r.p2pClient, r.executor, WithLogger(r.logger))
+	r.synchronizer = NewSynchronizer(startHeight, r.p2pClient, r.executor,
+		WithLogger(r.logger),
+		WithSyncTimeout(r.syncTimeout),
+	)
 	if r.blockSyncFlag.Load() {
 		if err := r.synchronizer.Start(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/internal/blocksync/synchronizer.go b/internal/blocksync/synchronizer.go
index d4812731c..aed6670ad 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/synchronizer.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/synchronizer.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ type (
 		logger log.Logger
 
 		lastAdvance time.Time
+		// syncTimeout defines how much time we will try to sync; defaults to 60 seconds
+		syncTimeout time.Duration
 
 		mtx sync.RWMutex
 
@@ -112,6 +114,12 @@ func WithClock(clock clockwork.Clock) OptionFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithSyncTimeout(timeout time.Duration) OptionFunc {
+	return func(v *Synchronizer) {
+		v.syncTimeout = timeout
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSynchronizer returns a new Synchronizer with the height equal to start
 func NewSynchronizer(start int64, client client.BlockClient, blockExec *blockApplier, opts ...OptionFunc) *Synchronizer {
 	peerStore := NewInMemPeerStore()
@@ -127,6 +135,7 @@ func NewSynchronizer(start int64, client client.BlockClient, blockExec *blockApp
 		height:         start,
 		workerPool:     workerpool.New(poolWorkerSize, workerpool.WithLogger(logger)),
 		pendingToApply: map[int64]BlockResponse{},
+		syncTimeout:    defaultSyncTimeout,
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(bp)
@@ -239,14 +248,14 @@ func (s *Synchronizer) WaitForSync(ctx context.Context) {
 				lastAdvance = s.LastAdvance()
 				isCaughtUp  = s.IsCaughtUp()
 			)
-			if isCaughtUp || time.Since(lastAdvance) > syncTimeout {
+			if isCaughtUp || time.Since(lastAdvance) > s.syncTimeout {
 				return
 			}
 			s.logger.Info(
 				"not caught up yet",
 				"height", height,
 				"max_peer_height", s.MaxPeerHeight(),
-				"timeout_in", syncTimeout-time.Since(lastAdvance),
+				"timeout_in", s.syncTimeout-time.Since(lastAdvance),
 			)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index f69b7d196..83ef4c8ba 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func makeNode(
 		blockSync && !stateSync,
 		nodeMetrics.consensus,
 		eventBus,
-	)
+	).WithSyncTimeout(cfg.SyncTimeout)
 	node.services = append(node.services, bcReactor)
 	node.rpcEnv.BlockSyncReactor = bcReactor