diff --git a/chainlib/eth/cli.py b/chainlib/eth/cli.py
index 8a0723c..985f1ef 100644
--- a/chainlib/eth/cli.py
+++ b/chainlib/eth/cli.py
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ from chainlib.cli import (
         argflag_std_base,
         Config as BaseConfig,
         Wallet as BaseWallet,
-        Rpc as BaseRpc,
-        Flag,
+        Rpc as BaseRpc, Flag,
     )
 from crypto_dev_signer.eth.signer import ReferenceSigner as EIP155Signer
 
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ class Config(BaseConfig):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_args(cls, args, arg_flags=0x0f, env=os.environ, extra_args={}, base_config_dir=None, default_config_dir=None, user_config_dir=None, default_fee_limit=None, logger=None, load_callback=None):
+        super(Config, cls).override_defaults(base_dir=cls.default_base_config_dir)
         if default_fee_limit == None:
             default_fee_limit = cls.default_fee_limit
         config = BaseConfig.from_args(args, arg_flags=arg_flags, env=env, extra_args=extra_args, base_config_dir=base_config_dir, default_config_dir=default_config_dir, user_config_dir=user_config_dir, default_fee_limit=default_fee_limit, logger=logger, load_callback=load_callback)
diff --git a/chainlib/eth/data/config/config.ini b/chainlib/eth/data/config/config.ini
index b59fd8c..10d94e5 100644
--- a/chainlib/eth/data/config/config.ini
+++ b/chainlib/eth/data/config/config.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [rpc]
 http_provider = http://localhost:8545
-provider =
+provider = http://localhost:8545
 auth =
 credentials =
 dialect = default
diff --git a/chainlib/eth/runnable/balance.py b/chainlib/eth/runnable/balance.py
index e44b128..bfb205f 100644
--- a/chainlib/eth/runnable/balance.py
+++ b/chainlib/eth/runnable/balance.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ arg_flags = chainlib.eth.cli.argflag_std_read
 argparser = chainlib.eth.cli.ArgumentParser(arg_flags)
 argparser.add_positional('address', type=str, help='Ethereum address of recipient')
 args = argparser.parse_args()
-#config = chainlib.eth.cli.Config.from_args(args, arg_flags, default_config_dir=config_dir)
 config = chainlib.eth.cli.Config.from_args(args, arg_flags)
 
 wallet = chainlib.eth.cli.Wallet()
diff --git a/chainlib/eth/runnable/count.py b/chainlib/eth/runnable/count.py
index bb59a4d..48763ec 100644
--- a/chainlib/eth/runnable/count.py
+++ b/chainlib/eth/runnable/count.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ conn = rpc.connect_by_config(config)
 
 
 def main():
+    # TODO: should tolerate if address not prefixed with 0x 
     o = count(holder_address, id_generator=rpc.id_generator)
     r = conn.do(o)
     count_result = None
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 869ef20..3de6992 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-crypto-dev-signer>=0.4.15a1,<=0.4.15
+crypto-dev-signer>=0.4.15a4,<=0.4.15
 pysha3==1.0.2
 hexathon~=0.0.1a8
 websocket-client==0.57.0
 potaahto~=0.0.1a1
-chainlib==0.0.9a3
-chainlib-eth==0.0.9a6
+chainlib==0.0.9a10
 confini>=0.4.1a1,<0.5.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a4a91cb..5262482 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = chainlib-eth
-version = 0.0.9a9
+version = 0.0.9a13
 description = Ethereum implementation of the chainlib interface
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no