diff --git a/src/metadatastore/OnChainMetaData.ts b/src/metadatastore/OnChainMetaData.ts
index aa679ecac..08e929faf 100644
--- a/src/metadatastore/OnChainMetaData.ts
+++ b/src/metadatastore/OnChainMetaData.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class OnChainMetadataStore {
         .send({ from: consumerAccount })
       return trxReceipt
     } catch (e) {
-      console.error(e)
+      console.error(e.message)
       return null
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/ConfigHelper.ts b/src/utils/ConfigHelper.ts
index 68aab390b..1b2735dbd 100644
--- a/src/utils/ConfigHelper.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ConfigHelper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Config from '../models/Config'
 import { Logger } from '../lib'
 import fs from 'fs'
+import { homedir } from 'os'
 
 export declare type ConfigHelperNetworkName =
   | 'mainnet'
@@ -54,37 +55,51 @@ const configs: ConfigHelperConfig[] = [
 ]
 
 export class ConfigHelper {
-  /* Load config from env ADDRESS_FILE (generated by ocean-contracts) */
-  public loadAddressesFromEnv() {
+  /* Load contract addresses from env ADDRESS_FILE (generated by ocean-contracts) */
+  public getAddressesFromEnv(): Partial<ConfigHelperConfig> {
     try {
-      const data = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.env.ADDRESS_FILE, 'utf8'))
-      if (data) {
-        if (data.ganache) {
-          if (data.ganache.DTFactory) configs[0].factoryAddress = data.ganache.DTFactory
-          if (data.ganache.BFactory) configs[0].poolFactoryAddress = data.ganache.BFactory
-          if (data.ganache.FixedRateExchange)
-            configs[0].fixedRateExchangeAddress = data.ganache.FixedRateExchange
-          if (data.ganache.Metadata)
-            configs[0].metadataContractAddress = data.ganache.Metadata
-        }
+      const data = JSON.parse(
+        fs.readFileSync(
+          process.env.ADDRESS_FILE ||
+            `${homedir}/.ocean/ocean-contracts/artifacts/address.json`,
+          'utf8'
+        )
+      )
+
+      const { DTFactory, BFactory, FixedRateExchange, Metadata } = data?.ganache
+
+      const configAddresses: Partial<ConfigHelperConfig> = {
+        factoryAddress: DTFactory,
+        poolFactoryAddress: BFactory,
+        fixedRateExchangeAddress: FixedRateExchange,
+        metadataContractAddress: Metadata,
+        ...(process.env.AQUARIUS_URI && { metadataStoreUri: process.env.AQUARIUS_URI })
       }
-      if (process.env.AQUARIUS_URI) configs[0].metadataStoreUri = process.env.AQUARIUS_URI
-    } catch (e) {}
+
+      return configAddresses
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(`Could not load local contract address file: ${e.message}`)
+      return null
+    }
   }
 
   public getConfig(
     network: ConfigHelperNetworkName | ConfigHelperNetworkId,
     infuraProjectId?: string
   ): Config {
-    if (network === 'development') this.loadAddressesFromEnv()
     const filterBy = typeof network === 'string' ? 'network' : 'chainId'
-    const config = configs.find((c) => c[filterBy] === network)
+    let config = configs.find((c) => c[filterBy] === network)
 
     if (!config) {
       Logger.error(`No config found for given network '${network}'`)
       return null
     }
 
+    if (network === 'development') {
+      const contractAddressesConfig = this.getAddressesFromEnv()
+      config = { ...config, ...contractAddressesConfig }
+    }
+
     const nodeUri = infuraProjectId
       ? `${config.nodeUri}/${infuraProjectId}`
       : config.nodeUri