diff --git a/test/integration/Middleware.ts b/test/integration/Middleware.ts
index c88834e6bb..248b584526 100644
--- a/test/integration/Middleware.ts
+++ b/test/integration/Middleware.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ describe('Middleware API', () => {
     const expectedRes: typeof res = {
       data: [{
         blockHash: 'mh_LAo6Cg6d8LGDpxJ3se2aGJZbCubDZyC6GonHK58MKiW4a4LWb',
+        // @ts-expect-error https://github.com/aeternity/ae_mdw/issues/1454
+        block_time: 1684995426848,
         height: 779178,
         payload: {
           block_hash: 'mh_LAo6Cg6d8LGDpxJ3se2aGJZbCubDZyC6GonHK58MKiW4a4LWb',
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ describe('Middleware API', () => {
         type: 'GAMetaTxEvent',
       }, {
         blockHash: 'mh_2R1PVwTNP3Jha7oRby9Me3SRBP4R9he6RMH6eCCJGyVBHAzy5f',
+        // @ts-expect-error https://github.com/aeternity/ae_mdw/issues/1454
+        block_time: 1684995366595,
         height: 779178,
         payload: {
           block_hash: 'mh_2R1PVwTNP3Jha7oRby9Me3SRBP4R9he6RMH6eCCJGyVBHAzy5f',
@@ -111,6 +115,8 @@ describe('Middleware API', () => {
         type: 'GAAttachTxEvent',
       }, {
         blockHash: 'mh_25snWYwTkU1xjPCcH592XVNzL894qSpF4yqnt8tABKGEVm6nSz',
+        // @ts-expect-error https://github.com/aeternity/ae_mdw/issues/1454
+        block_time: 1684995336526,
         height: 779178,
         payload: {
           block_hash: 'mh_25snWYwTkU1xjPCcH592XVNzL894qSpF4yqnt8tABKGEVm6nSz',
diff --git a/tooling/autorest/middleware-prepare.mjs b/tooling/autorest/middleware-prepare.mjs
index c61a5adefa..1abd0b1fc1 100755
--- a/tooling/autorest/middleware-prepare.mjs
+++ b/tooling/autorest/middleware-prepare.mjs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const run = (getOutput, command, ...args) => {
   return stdout?.toString().trim();
 };
 
-const version = '1.52.0';
+const version = '1.53.0';
 const id = run(true, 'docker', 'create', `aeternity/ae_mdw:${version}`);
 const openapi = `/home/aeternity/node/lib/ae_mdw-${version}/priv/static/swagger/swagger_v2.yaml`;
 run(false, 'docker', 'cp', `${id}:${openapi}`, './tooling/autorest/middleware-openapi.yaml');