diff --git a/dank_mids/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.py b/dank_mids/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.py
index 9f4e50e9..4869827a 100644
--- a/dank_mids/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.py
+++ b/dank_mids/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.py
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 BROWNIE_DECODER_PROCESSES = _envs.create_env("BROWNIE_DECODER_PROCESSES", AsyncProcessPoolExecutor, default=0 if OPERATION_MODE.infura else 1, string_converter=int, verbose=not OPERATION_MODE.infura)
 MULTICALL_DECODER_PROCESSES = _envs.create_env("MULTICALL_DECODER_PROCESSES", AsyncProcessPoolExecutor, default=0 if OPERATION_MODE.infura else 1, string_converter=int, verbose=not OPERATION_MODE.infura)
 
+# We use a modified version of the request spec that doesn't contain unnecessary fields, and switch to the full spec if necessary for your node.
+# Set this env var to any value to force the full request spec always
+USE_FULL_REQUEST = _envs.create_env("USE_FULL_REQUEST", bool, default=False, verbose=False)
+
 # NOTE: EXPORT_STATS is not implemented
 # TODO: implement this
 EXPORT_STATS = _envs.create_env("EXPORT_STATS", bool, default=False, verbose=False)
diff --git a/dank_mids/controller.py b/dank_mids/controller.py
index 204142de..bc236b93 100644
--- a/dank_mids/controller.py
+++ b/dank_mids/controller.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 from dank_mids._demo_mode import demo_logger
 from dank_mids._exceptions import DankMidsInternalError
 from dank_mids.batch import DankBatch
-from typing import ClassVar
 from dank_mids.helpers import decode, session
 from dank_mids.requests import JSONRPCBatch, Multicall, RPCRequest, eth_call
 from dank_mids.semaphores import MethodSemaphores
-from dank_mids.types import BlockId, ChainId, PartialRequest, RawResponse
+from dank_mids.types import (BlockId, ChainId, PartialRequest, RawResponse,
+                             Request)
 from dank_mids.uid import UIDGenerator, _AlertingRLock
 
 try:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def __init__(self, w3: Web3) -> None:
 
         self.chain_id = self.sync_w3.eth.chain_id
         # NOTE: We need this mutable for node types that require the full jsonrpc spec
-        self.request_type = PartialRequest
+        self.request_type = Request if ENVS.USE_FULL_REQUEST else PartialRequest
         self._time_of_request_type_change = 0
         self.state_override_not_supported: bool = ENVS.GANACHE_FORK or self.chain_id == 100  # Gnosis Chain does not support state override.