diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/admin/token.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/admin/token.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffb1756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/admin/token.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# standard imports
+import logging
+
+# external imports
+import celery
+
+# local imports
+from cic_eth.task import BaseTask
+
+celery_app = celery.current_app
+logg = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+@celery_app.task(bind=True, base=BaseTask)
+def default_token(self):
+    return {
+            'symbol': self.default_token_symbol,
+            'address': self.default_token_address,
+            }
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/info.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/info.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59bfb75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!python3
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# standard imports
+import logging
+import argparse
+import os
+
+# external imports
+import confini
+import celery
+
+# local imports
+from cic_eth.api import Api
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logg = logging.getLogger()
+
+default_format = 'terminal'
+default_config_dir = os.environ.get('CONFINI_DIR', '/usr/local/etc/cic')
+
+
+argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+argparser.add_argument('-i', '--chain-spec', dest='i', type=str, help='chain spec')
+argparser.add_argument('-c', type=str, default=default_config_dir, help='config root to use')
+argparser.add_argument('-q', type=str, default='cic-eth', help='celery queue to submit transaction tasks to')
+argparser.add_argument('--env-prefix', default=os.environ.get('CONFINI_ENV_PREFIX'), dest='env_prefix', type=str, help='environment prefix for variables to overwrite configuration')
+argparser.add_argument('-v', action='store_true', help='Be verbose')
+argparser.add_argument('-vv', help='be more verbose', action='store_true')
+args = argparser.parse_args()
+
+if args.v == True:
+    logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
+elif args.vv == True:
+    logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+config_dir = os.path.join(args.c)
+os.makedirs(config_dir, 0o777, True)
+config = confini.Config(config_dir, args.env_prefix)
+config.process()
+args_override = {
+        'CIC_CHAIN_SPEC': getattr(args, 'i'),
+        }
+config.dict_override(args_override, 'cli args')
+config.censor('PASSWORD', 'DATABASE')
+config.censor('PASSWORD', 'SSL')
+logg.debug('config loaded from {}:\n{}'.format(config_dir, config))
+
+
+celery_app = celery.Celery(broker=config.get('CELERY_BROKER_URL'), backend=config.get('CELERY_RESULT_URL'))
+
+queue = args.q
+
+api = Api(config.get('CIC_CHAIN_SPEC'), queue=queue)
+
+def main():
+    t = api.default_token()
+    token_info = t.get()
+    print('Default token symbol: {}'.format(token_info['symbol']))
+    print('Default token address: {}'.format(token_info['address']))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
index 4740b58..ed55ca6 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ version = (
         0,
         11,
         0,
-        'beta.8',
+        'beta.9',
         )
 
 version_object = semver.VersionInfo(
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/config/docker/eth.ini b/apps/cic-eth/config/docker/eth.ini
index 9d6b660..534a2ee 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/config/docker/eth.ini
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/config/docker/eth.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 [eth]
 provider = http://localhost:63545
-health_modules = cic_eth.check.db,cic_eth.check.gas
 gas_gifter_minimum_balance = 10000000000000000000000
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/config/eth.ini b/apps/cic-eth/config/eth.ini
index 3b41af9..3c589cb 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/config/eth.ini
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/config/eth.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 [eth]
 provider = http://localhost:8545
 gas_gifter_minimum_balance = 10000000000000000000000
-health_modules = cic_eth.check.db,cic_eth.check.gas
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/conftest.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/conftest.py
index 5c4c80d..eca7cc8 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/conftest.py
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ import os
 import sys
 import logging
 
+# external imports
+from chainlib.eth.erc20 import ERC20
+
 # local imports
 from cic_eth.api import Api
+from cic_eth.task import BaseTask
 
 script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 root_dir = os.path.dirname(script_dir)
@@ -28,3 +32,26 @@ def api(
     ):
     chain_str = str(default_chain_spec)
     return Api(chain_str, queue=None, callback_param='foo')
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def foo_token_symbol(
+    default_chain_spec,
+    foo_token,
+    eth_rpc,
+    contract_roles,
+    ):
+    
+    c = ERC20(default_chain_spec)
+    o = c.symbol(foo_token, sender_address=contract_roles['CONTRACT_DEPLOYER'])
+    r = eth_rpc.do(o)
+    return c.parse_symbol(r)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def default_token(
+        foo_token,
+        foo_token_symbol,
+        ):
+    BaseTask.default_token_symbol = foo_token_symbol
+    BaseTask.default_token_address = foo_token   
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
index 33cadc3..26f640d 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def celery_includes():
         'cic_eth.admin.ctrl',
         'cic_eth.admin.nonce',
         'cic_eth.admin.debug',
+        'cic_eth.admin.token',
         'cic_eth.eth.account',
         'cic_eth.callbacks.noop',
         'cic_eth.callbacks.http',
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/unit/admin/test_default_token.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/unit/admin/test_default_token.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d49ed3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/unit/admin/test_default_token.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# external imports
+import celery
+
+
+def test_default_token(
+        default_token,
+        celery_session_worker,
+        foo_token,
+        foo_token_symbol,
+        ):
+      
+    s = celery.signature(
+            'cic_eth.admin.token.default_token',
+            [],
+            queue=None,
+            )
+    t = s.apply_async()
+    r = t.get()
+
+    assert r['address'] == foo_token
+    assert r['symbol'] == foo_token_symbol
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
index 36aa04b..793d502 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cic_base[full_graph]~=0.1.2a79
-cic-eth~=0.11.0b7
+cic_base[full_graph]~=0.1.2b2
+cic-eth~=0.11.0b9
 cic-notify~=0.4.0a4
 cic-types~=0.1.0a10