diff --git a/apps/cic-cache/docker/Dockerfile b/apps/cic-cache/docker/Dockerfile
index 2aa7e311..368e08c9 100644
--- a/apps/cic-cache/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/cic-cache/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 
 ARG EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8433"
 ARG GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY="https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/27624814/packages/pypi/simple"
+ARG EXTRA_PIP_ARGS=""
 RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.cache/pip \
     pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
-	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
+	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS \
     -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY . . 
diff --git a/apps/cic-cache/docker/Dockerfile_ci b/apps/cic-cache/docker/Dockerfile_ci
index 9f49cac0..67ab3c71 100644
--- a/apps/cic-cache/docker/Dockerfile_ci
+++ b/apps/cic-cache/docker/Dockerfile_ci
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 
 ARG EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8433"
 ARG GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY="https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/27624814/packages/pypi/simple"
+ARG EXTRA_PIP_ARGS=""
 RUN pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
-	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
+	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS \
     -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY . . 
diff --git a/apps/cic-cache/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-cache/requirements.txt
index 029b8a61..dd85ce29 100644
--- a/apps/cic-cache/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-cache/requirements.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ celery==4.4.7
 redis==3.5.3
 chainsyncer[sql]>=0.0.6a1,<0.1.0
 erc20-faucet>=0.3.2a1, <0.4.0
-chainlib-eth==0.0.9a2
-chainlib==0.0.9a2
+chainlib-eth>=0.0.9a3,<0.1.0
+chainlib>=0.0.9a2,<0.1.0
 eth-address-index>=0.2.3a1,<0.3.0
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/admin_requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/admin_requirements.txt
index a82a8a28..241c2f63 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/admin_requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/admin_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.20
-cic-eth-registry>=0.6.1a1,<0.7.0
+cic-eth-registry>=0.6.1a2,<0.7.0
 hexathon~=0.0.1a8
 chainqueue>=0.0.3a2,<0.1.0
-eth-erc20>=0.1.2a1,<0.2.0
+eth-erc20>=0.1.2a2,<0.2.0
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
index be200e50..69c53f54 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/version.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ version = (
         0,
         12,
         4,
-        'alpha.3',
+        'alpha.4',
         )
 
 version_object = semver.VersionInfo(
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile b/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile
index e627361c..bbb0fbbe 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ FROM registry.gitlab.com/grassrootseconomics/cic-base-images:python-3.8.6-dev-55
 
 ARG EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8433"
 ARG GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY="https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/27624814/packages/pypi/simple"
+ARG EXTRA_PIP_ARGS=""
 #RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.cache/pip \
 #    pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple \
 #    --force-reinstall \
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.cache/pip \
     pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
 	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY \
     --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
+    $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS \
     -r requirements.txt \
     -r services_requirements.txt \
     -r admin_requirements.txt
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.cache/pip \
     pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
 	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY \
     --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
+    $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS \
     cic-eth-aux-erc20-demurrage-token~=0.0.2a6
 
 COPY docker/entrypoints/* ./ 
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile_ci b/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile_ci
index 89efdcc6..e7bcc831 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile_ci
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/docker/Dockerfile_ci
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/cic-eth
 
 ARG EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8433"
 ARG GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY="https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/27624814/packages/pypi/simple"
+ARG EXTRA_PIP_ARGS=""
 #RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0755,target=/root/.cache/pip \
 #    pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple \
 #    --force-reinstall \
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ COPY *requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple  \
 	  --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY \
     --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL \
+    $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS \
     -r requirements.txt \
     -r services_requirements.txt \
     -r admin_requirements.txt
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
index c0b271cb..d3bda3d4 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 celery==4.4.7
-chainlib-eth>=0.0.9a2,<0.1.0
+chainlib-eth>=0.0.9a3,<0.1.0
 semver==2.13.0
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/services_requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/services_requirements.txt
index b6727fad..fd5fe9dd 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/services_requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/services_requirements.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ redis==3.5.3
 hexathon~=0.0.1a8
 pycryptodome==3.10.1
 liveness~=0.0.1a7
-eth-address-index>=0.2.3a1,<0.3.0
-eth-accounts-index>=0.1.2a1,<0.2.0
-cic-eth-registry>=0.6.1a1,<0.7.0
-erc20-faucet>=0.3.2a1,<0.4.0
-erc20-transfer-authorization>=0.3.5a1,<0.4.0
-sarafu-faucet>=0.0.7a1,<0.1.0
+eth-address-index>=0.2.3a4,<0.3.0
+eth-accounts-index>=0.1.2a3,<0.2.0
+cic-eth-registry>=0.6.1a2,<0.7.0
+erc20-faucet>=0.3.2a2,<0.4.0
+erc20-transfer-authorization>=0.3.5a2,<0.4.0
+sarafu-faucet>=0.0.7a2,<0.1.0
 moolb~=0.1.1b2
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/test_requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/test_requirements.txt
index b9fbab61..67462190 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/test_requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/test_requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ pytest-redis==2.0.0
 redis==3.5.3
 eth-tester==0.5.0b3
 py-evm==0.3.0a20
-eth-erc20~=0.1.2a1
+eth-erc20~=0.1.2a2
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tools_requirements.txt b/apps/cic-eth/tools_requirements.txt
index 0e0c7631..303dfce4 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tools_requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tools_requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 crypto-dev-signer>=0.4.15a1,<=0.4.15
 chainqueue>=0.0.3a1,<0.1.0
-cic-eth-registry>=0.6.1a1,<0.7.0
+cic-eth-registry>=0.6.1a2,<0.7.0
 redis==3.5.3
 hexathon~=0.0.1a8
 pycryptodome==3.10.1
diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile b/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile
index 48f9860c..3aa0bfc2 100644
--- a/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ RUN apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com  --recv-keys 2A518C819BE37D2C20
 RUN mkdir -vp /usr/local/etc/cic
 
 ENV CONFINI_DIR /usr/local/etc/cic/
-#RUN mkdir -vp $CONFINI_DIR
 
 
 COPY config_template/ /usr/local/etc/cic/
diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile_ci b/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile_ci
index e533a29b..4a983449 100644
--- a/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile_ci
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/docker/Dockerfile_ci
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ RUN apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com  --recv-keys 2A518C819BE37D2C20
 RUN mkdir -vp /usr/local/etc/cic
 
 ENV CONFINI_DIR /usr/local/etc/cic/
-RUN mkdir -vp $CONFINI_DIR
 
 
 COPY config_template/ /usr/local/etc/cic/
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ RUN pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple \
     --pre \
     --force-reinstall \
     --trusted-host $pip_trusted_host \
-    --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS\
+    --extra-index-url $GITLAB_PYTHON_REGISTRY --extra-index-url $EXTRA_INDEX_URL $EXTRA_PIP_ARGS \
     -r requirements.txt 
 
 RUN pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple \
diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/override_requirements.txt b/apps/contract-migration/override_requirements.txt
index 86b09e17..27979c8d 100644
--- a/apps/contract-migration/override_requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/override_requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-eth-contract-registry==0.6.3a2
+#eth-contract-registry==0.6.3a2
 #erc20-demurrage-token==0.0.2a3
 #eth-address-index==0.1.1a12
 
diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/requirements.txt b/apps/contract-migration/requirements.txt
index 36fca8da..51c7efcc 100644
--- a/apps/contract-migration/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/requirements.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-cic-eth[tools]==0.12.4a3
-chainlib-eth>=0.0.9a2,<0.1.0
-eth-erc20>=0.1.2a1,<0.2.0
-erc20-demurrage-token>=0.0.5a1,<0.1.0
-eth-accounts-index>=0.1.2a1,<0.2.0
-eth-address-index>=0.2.3a3,<0.3.0
-cic-eth-registry>=0.6.1a1,<0.7.0
-erc20-faucet>=0.3.2a1,<0.4.0
-erc20-transfer-authorization>=0.3.5a1,<0.4.0
-sarafu-faucet>=0.0.7a1,<0.1.0
+cic-eth[tools]==0.12.4a4
+chainlib-eth>=0.0.9a3,<0.1.0
+eth-erc20>=0.1.2a2,<0.2.0
+erc20-demurrage-token>=0.0.5a2,<0.1.0
+eth-accounts-index>=0.1.2a2,<0.2.0
+eth-address-index>=0.2.3a4,<0.3.0
+cic-eth-registry>=0.6.1a2,<0.7.0
+erc20-transfer-authorization>=0.3.5a2,<0.4.0
+erc20-faucet>=0.3.2a2,<0.4.0
+sarafu-faucet>=0.0.7a2,<0.1.0
diff --git a/apps/data-seeding/cic_eth/import_balance.py b/apps/data-seeding/cic_eth/import_balance.py
index 7f7c840c..0a25380e 100644
--- a/apps/data-seeding/cic_eth/import_balance.py
+++ b/apps/data-seeding/cic_eth/import_balance.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from crypto_dev_signer.eth.signer import ReferenceSigner as EIP155Signer
 from crypto_dev_signer.keystore.dict import DictKeystore
 from cic_types.models.person import Person
 from eth_erc20 import ERC20
-from cic_base.eth.syncer import chain_interface
+from cic_eth.cli.chain import chain_interface
 from eth_accounts_index import AccountsIndex
 from eth_contract_registry import Registry
 from eth_token_index import TokenUniqueSymbolIndex
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ def main():
         logg.critical('lookup failed for token {}: {}'.format(token_symbol, e))
         sys.exit(1)
     logg.info('found token address {}'.format(token_address))
-    
-    sys.exit(0)
 
     syncer_backend = MemBackend(chain_str, 0)
 
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ def main():
 
     syncer_backend.set(block_offset, 0)
     syncer = HeadSyncer(syncer_backend, chain_interface, block_callback=progress_callback)
-    handler = Handler(conn, chain_spec, user_dir, balances, sarafu_token_address, signer, gas_oracle, nonce_oracle)
+    handler = Handler(conn, chain_spec, user_dir, balances, token_address, signer, gas_oracle, nonce_oracle)
     syncer.add_filter(handler)
     syncer.loop(1, conn)
     
diff --git a/apps/data-seeding/eth/import_balance.py b/apps/data-seeding/eth/import_balance.py
index 62374503..55a08c7e 100644
--- a/apps/data-seeding/eth/import_balance.py
+++ b/apps/data-seeding/eth/import_balance.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ from crypto_dev_signer.eth.signer import ReferenceSigner as EIP155Signer
 from crypto_dev_signer.keystore.dict import DictKeystore
 from cic_types.models.person import Person
 from eth_erc20 import ERC20
-#from cic_base.eth.syncer import chain_interface
 from cic_eth.cli.chain import chain_interface
 from eth_accounts_index import AccountsIndex
 from eth_contract_registry import Registry
diff --git a/apps/data-seeding/requirements.txt b/apps/data-seeding/requirements.txt
index c6efb4b8..b4aad2ee 100644
--- a/apps/data-seeding/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/data-seeding/requirements.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 sarafu-faucet~=0.0.7a1
-cic-eth[tools]~=0.12.4a2
+cic-eth[tools]~=0.12.4a4
 cic-types~=0.1.0a14
 crypto-dev-signer>=0.4.15a1,<=0.4.15
 faker==4.17.1
 chainsyncer~=0.0.6a1
-chainlib-eth~=0.0.9a2
-eth-address-index~=0.2.3a1
-eth-contract-registry~=0.6.3a1
-eth-accounts-index~=0.1.2a1
-eth-erc20~=0.1.2a1
-erc20-faucet~=0.3.2a1
+chainlib-eth~=0.0.9a3
+eth-address-index~=0.2.3a4
+eth-contract-registry~=0.6.3a3
+eth-accounts-index~=0.1.2a2
+eth-erc20~=0.1.2a2
+erc20-faucet~=0.3.2a2
 psycopg2==2.8.6