diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_tasker.py b/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_tasker.py
index 81856585..14c577c1 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_tasker.py
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_tasker.py
@@ -87,11 +87,8 @@ Signer.key_file_path = key_file_path
 i18n.load_path.append(config.get('LOCALE_PATH'))
 i18n.set('fallback', config.get('LOCALE_FALLBACK'))
 
-chain_spec = ChainSpec(
-    common_name=config.get('CIC_COMMON_NAME'),
-    engine=config.get('CIC_ENGINE'),
-    network_id=config.get('CIC_NETWORK_ID')
-)
+chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_chain_str(config.get('CHAIN_SPEC'))
+
 
 Chain.spec = chain_spec
 Support.phone_number = config.get('OFFICE_SUPPORT_PHONE')
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_ussd_server.py b/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_ussd_server.py
index 0bbf67db..f54f3d2f 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_ussd_server.py
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_ussd_server.py
@@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ celery.Celery(backend=config.get('CELERY_RESULT_URL'), broker=config.get('CELERY
 states = json_file_parser(filepath=config.get('MACHINE_STATES'))
 transitions = json_file_parser(filepath=config.get('MACHINE_TRANSITIONS'))
 
-chain_spec = ChainSpec(
-    common_name=config.get('CIC_COMMON_NAME'),
-    engine=config.get('CIC_ENGINE'),
-    network_id=config.get('CIC_NETWORK_ID')
-)
+chain_spec = ChainSpec.from_chain_str(config.get('CHAIN_SPEC'))
 
 Chain.spec = chain_spec
 UssdStateMachine.states = states
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/config/chain.ini b/apps/cic-ussd/config/chain.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fda0988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/config/chain.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[chain]
+spec =
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/config/cic.ini b/apps/cic-ussd/config/cic.ini
index 0363ae1f..f1ebd71c 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/config/cic.ini
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/config/cic.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 [cic]
-engine = evm
-common_name = bloxberg
-network_id = 8996
 meta_url = http://localhost:63380
diff --git a/docker-compose_local.yml b/docker-compose_local.yml
index 4a0fbde6..a547b55d 100644
--- a/docker-compose_local.yml
+++ b/docker-compose_local.yml
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@ services:
       DATABASE_POOL_SIZE: 0
       CELERY_BROKER_URL: ${CELERY_BROKER_URL:-redis://redis}
       CELERY_RESULT_URL: ${CELERY_BROKER_URL:-redis://redis}
+      CHAIN_SPEC: ${CHAIN_SPEC:-"evm:byzantium:8996:bloxberg"}
+      REDIS_PORT: 6379
+      REDIS_HOST: redis
       PGP_PASSPHRASE: merman
       CIC_META_URL: ${CIC_META_URL:-http://meta:8000}
     restart: unless-stopped 
@@ -561,9 +564,12 @@ services:
       DATABASE_DRIVER: ${DATABASE_DRIVER:-psycopg2}
       DATABASE_DEBUG: ${DATABASE_DEBUG:-0}
       DATABASE_POOL_SIZE: 0
-    restart: on-failure 
-    ports:
-      - ${DEV_CIC_USER_SERVER_PORT:-63415}:9500
+      CHAIN_SPEC: ${CHAIN_SPEC:-"evm:byzantium:8996:bloxberg"}
+      CELERY_BROKER_URL: ${CELERY_BROKER_URL:-redis://redis}
+      CELERY_RESULT_URL: ${CELERY_RESULT_URL:-redis://redis}
+      REDIS_PORT: 6379
+      REDIS_HOST: redis
+    restart: on-failure
     depends_on:
       - postgres
       - redis