diff --git a/src/core/config/local_config.ts b/src/core/config/local_config.ts
index 9dbfb910d..679c1921d 100644
--- a/src/core/config/local_config.ts
+++ b/src/core/config/local_config.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export class LocalConfig implements LocalConfigData {
       title: 'Prompt local configuration',
       skip: this.skipPromptTask,
       task: async (_: any, task: SoloListrTaskWrapper<any>): Promise<void> => {
-        if (self.configFileExists) {
+        if (self.configFileExists()) {
           self.configManager.setFlag(flags.userEmailAddress, self.userEmailAddress);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/core/profile_manager.ts b/src/core/profile_manager.ts
index 29ce21e84..dacbe7f79 100644
--- a/src/core/profile_manager.ts
+++ b/src/core/profile_manager.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import type {AnyObject, DirPath, NodeAlias, NodeAliases, Path} from '../types/al
 import type {Optional} from '../types/index.js';
 import {inject, injectable} from 'tsyringe-neo';
 import {patchInject} from './container_helper.js';
-import {HEDERA_PLATFORM_VERSION} from '../../version.js';
+import * as versions from '../../version.js';
 
 @injectable()
 export class ProfileManager {
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ export class ProfileManager {
       throw new MissingArgumentError('nodeAccountMap the map of node IDs to account IDs is required');
     }
 
-    if (!releaseTag) releaseTag = HEDERA_PLATFORM_VERSION;
+    if (!releaseTag) releaseTag = versions.HEDERA_PLATFORM_VERSION;
 
     if (!fs.existsSync(destPath)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentError(`config destPath does not exist: ${destPath}`, destPath);
@@ -494,7 +494,32 @@ export class ProfileManager {
 
       let nodeSeq = 0;
       for (const nodeAlias of nodeAccountMap.keys()) {
-        const internalIP = Templates.renderFullyQualifiedNetworkPodName(namespace, nodeAlias);
+        let internalIP: string;
+
+        //? Explanation: for v0.59.x the internal IP address is set to 127.0.0.1 to avoid an ISS
+
+        // for versions that satisfy 0.59.x
+        if (semver.satisfies(releaseVersion, '^0.59.0', {includePrerelease: true})) {
+          internalIP = '127.0.0.1';
+        }
+
+        // versions less than 0.59.0
+        else if (
+          semver.lt(
+            releaseVersion,
+            '0.59.0',
+            // @ts-expect-error TS2353: Object literal may only specify known properties
+            {includePrerelease: true},
+          )
+        ) {
+          internalIP = Templates.renderFullyQualifiedNetworkPodName(namespace, nodeAlias);
+        }
+
+        // versions greater than 0.59.0
+        else {
+          internalIP = '127.0.0.1';
+        }
+
         const externalIP = Templates.renderFullyQualifiedNetworkSvcName(namespace, nodeAlias);
         const account = nodeAccountMap.get(nodeAlias);
 
diff --git a/version.ts b/version.ts
index 6396fd36a..32dcb3b0e 100644
--- a/version.ts
+++ b/version.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 export const HELM_VERSION = 'v3.14.2';
 export const SOLO_CHART_VERSION = '0.42.4';
-export const HEDERA_PLATFORM_VERSION = 'v0.58.3';
+export const HEDERA_PLATFORM_VERSION = 'v0.59.0-main.x5322bdc';
 export const MIRROR_NODE_VERSION = '0.120.1';
 export const HEDERA_EXPLORER_VERSION = '0.2.1';
 export const HEDERA_JSON_RPC_RELAY_VERSION = 'v0.63.2';