diff --git a/packages/runtime/lifecycle/src/nodejs/index.ts b/packages/runtime/lifecycle/src/nodejs/index.ts
index 4624eeff..224fd89e 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/lifecycle/src/nodejs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/lifecycle/src/nodejs/index.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,33 @@ import * as Wallet from "@marlowe.io/wallet/lucid";
 import * as Generic from "../generic/runtime.js";
 import { RuntimeLifecycle } from "../api.js";
 import { Lucid } from "lucid-cardano";
+import {
+  InvalidTypeError,
+  strictDynamicTypeCheck,
+} from "@marlowe.io/adapter/io-ts";
 
-export const mkRuntimeLifecycle = async (
+export async function mkRuntimeLifecycle(
   runtimeURL: string,
   lucid: Lucid
-): Promise<RuntimeLifecycle> => {
+): Promise<RuntimeLifecycle>;
+export async function mkRuntimeLifecycle(
+  runtimeURL: string,
+  lucid: Lucid,
+  strict: boolean
+): Promise<RuntimeLifecycle>;
+export async function mkRuntimeLifecycle(
+  runtimeURL: string,
+  lucid: Lucid,
+  strict: unknown = true
+) {
+  if (!strictDynamicTypeCheck(strict)) {
+    throw new InvalidTypeError(
+      [],
+      `Invalid type for argument 'strict', expected boolean but got ${strict}`
+    );
+  }
   const wallet = await Wallet.mkLucidWallet(lucid);
   const deprecatedRestAPI = mkFPTSRestClient(runtimeURL);
-  const restClient = mkRestClient(runtimeURL);
+  const restClient = mkRestClient(runtimeURL, strict);
   return Generic.mkRuntimeLifecycle(deprecatedRestAPI, restClient, wallet);
-};
+}