diff --git a/spartan/scripts/deploy_network.sh b/spartan/scripts/deploy_network.sh
index 3f84610e781b..dc40910b6de2 100755
--- a/spartan/scripts/deploy_network.sh
+++ b/spartan/scripts/deploy_network.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ PROVER_FAILED_PROOF_STORE=${PROVER_FAILED_PROOF_STORE:-}
 SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK=${SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK:-0}
 SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK=${SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK:-8}
 SEQ_BLOCK_DURATION_MS=${SEQ_BLOCK_DURATION_MS:-}
+SEQ_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME_ALLOWANCE_IN_SLOT=${SEQ_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME_ALLOWANCE_IN_SLOT:-}
 SEQ_BUILD_CHECKPOINT_IF_EMPTY=${SEQ_BUILD_CHECKPOINT_IF_EMPTY:-}
 SEQ_ENFORCE_TIME_TABLE=${SEQ_ENFORCE_TIME_TABLE:-}
 SEQ_SKIP_CHECKPOINT_PUBLISH_PERCENT=${SEQ_SKIP_CHECKPOINT_PUBLISH_PERCENT:-0}
@@ -531,6 +532,7 @@ VALIDATOR_HA_REPLICAS = ${VALIDATOR_HA_REPLICAS}
 SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK = ${SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK}
 SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK = ${SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK}
 SEQ_BLOCK_DURATION_MS = ${SEQ_BLOCK_DURATION_MS:-null}
+SEQ_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME_ALLOWANCE_IN_SLOT = ${SEQ_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME_ALLOWANCE_IN_SLOT:-null}
 SEQ_BUILD_CHECKPOINT_IF_EMPTY = ${SEQ_BUILD_CHECKPOINT_IF_EMPTY:-null}
 SEQ_ENFORCE_TIME_TABLE = ${SEQ_ENFORCE_TIME_TABLE:-null}
 SEQ_SKIP_CHECKPOINT_PUBLISH_PERCENT = ${SEQ_SKIP_CHECKPOINT_PUBLISH_PERCENT}
diff --git a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/main.tf b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/main.tf
index bf07026f31d8..74021428bac8 100644
--- a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/main.tf
+++ b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/main.tf
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ locals {
     "validator.node.env.SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK"                  = var.SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK
     "validator.node.env.SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK"                  = var.SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK
     "validator.node.env.SEQ_BLOCK_DURATION_MS"                 = var.SEQ_BLOCK_DURATION_MS
+    "validator.node.env.SEQ_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME_ALLOWANCE_IN_SLOT" = var.SEQ_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME_ALLOWANCE_IN_SLOT
     "validator.node.env.SEQ_BUILD_CHECKPOINT_IF_EMPTY"         = var.SEQ_BUILD_CHECKPOINT_IF_EMPTY
     "validator.node.env.SEQ_ENFORCE_TIME_TABLE"                = var.SEQ_ENFORCE_TIME_TABLE
     "validator.node.env.P2P_TX_POOL_DELETE_TXS_AFTER_REORG"    = var.P2P_TX_POOL_DELETE_TXS_AFTER_REORG
diff --git a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/variables.tf b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/variables.tf
index fadca17716b5..2a0c9a8398b9 100644
--- a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/variables.tf
+++ b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/variables.tf
@@ -369,6 +369,13 @@ variable "SEQ_BLOCK_DURATION_MS" {
   default     = null
 }
 
+variable "SEQ_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME_ALLOWANCE_IN_SLOT" {
+  description = "Time allocated for publishing to L1, in seconds"
+  type        = string
+  nullable    = true
+  default     = null
+}
+
 variable "SEQ_BUILD_CHECKPOINT_IF_EMPTY" {
   description = "Have sequencer build and publish an empty checkpoint if there are no txs"
   type        = string