diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 24e8c04..83178ed 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ x-common-vars:
   - &BITCOIN_RPC_USER btc
   - &BITCOIN_RPC_PASS btc
   - &MINE_INTERVAL ${MINE_INTERVAL:-0.5s}
-  - &MINE_INTERVAL_EPOCH3 ${MINE_INTERVAL_EPOCH3:-60s}
+  - &MINE_INTERVAL_EPOCH3 ${MINE_INTERVAL_EPOCH3:-600s} # 10 minute bitcoin block times in epoch 3
   - &STACKS_20_HEIGHT ${STACKS_20_HEIGHT:-101}
   - &STACKS_2_05_HEIGHT ${STACKS_2_05_HEIGHT:-102}
   - &STACKS_21_HEIGHT ${STACKS_21_HEIGHT:-103}
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       STACKS_CORE_RPC_HOST: stacks-node
       STACKS_CORE_RPC_PORT: 20443
+      STACKING_CYCLES: 2
       STACKING_KEYS: 08c14a1eada0dd42b667b40f59f7c8dedb12113613448dc04980aea20b268ddb01,ce109fee08860bb16337c76647dcbc02df0c06b455dd69bcf30af74d4eedd19301,e75dcb66f84287eaf347955e94fa04337298dbd95aa0dbb985771104ef1913db01
     depends_on:
       - stacks-node
diff --git a/stacking/stacking.js b/stacking/stacking.js
index 1beee28..e0ea730 100644
--- a/stacking/stacking.js
+++ b/stacking/stacking.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const { getPublicKeyFromPrivate, publicKeyToBtcAddress } = require('@stacks/encr
 
 const stackingInterval = process.env.STACKING_INTERVAL ?? 2;
 const postTxWait = process.env.POST_TX_WAIT ?? 10;
+const stackingCycles = process.env.STACKING_CYCLES ?? 1;
 const url = `http://${process.env.STACKS_CORE_RPC_HOST}:${process.env.STACKS_CORE_RPC_PORT}`;
 const network = new StacksTestnet({ url });
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ async function run() {
     privateKey: account.privKey,
     amountMicroStx: minStx,
     burnBlockHeight: poxInfo.current_burnchain_block_height,
-    cycles: 1,
+    cycles: stackingCycles,
     fee: 1000,
   };
   console.log('Stacking with args:', { addr: account.stxAddress, ...stackingArgs });