diff --git a/axelar-chains-config/tests/schema/index.js b/axelar-chains-config/tests/schema/index.js
index 47dbaee6..9f9ab0a0 100644
--- a/axelar-chains-config/tests/schema/index.js
+++ b/axelar-chains-config/tests/schema/index.js
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ const axelarSchema = {
     type: 'object',
     properties: {
         id: { type: 'string' },
+        axelarId: { type: 'string' },
         rpc: { type: 'string' },
         lcd: { type: 'string' },
         grpc: { type: 'string' },
         tokenSymbol: { type: 'string' },
     },
-    required: ['id', 'rpc', 'lcd', 'grpc', 'tokenSymbol'],
+    required: ['id', 'axelarId', 'rpc', 'lcd', 'grpc', 'tokenSymbol'],
 };
 
 export const contractValueSchema = {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ export const chainValueSchema = {
     properties: {
         name: { type: 'string' },
         id: { type: 'string' },
+        axelarId: { type: 'string' },
         chainId: { type: 'number' },
         rpc: { type: 'string' },
         tokenSymbol: { type: 'string' },
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ export const chainValueSchema = {
         gasOptions: { $ref: gasOptionSchema.id },
         confirmations: { type: 'number' },
     },
-    required: ['name', 'id', 'chainId', 'rpc', 'tokenSymbol', 'contracts', 'explorer'],
+    required: ['name', 'id', 'axelarId', 'chainId', 'rpc', 'tokenSymbol', 'contracts', 'explorer'],
 };
 
 export const chainsSchema = {
diff --git a/cosmwasm/deploy-contract.js b/cosmwasm/deploy-contract.js
index a61a634c..9dc7c0d4 100644
--- a/cosmwasm/deploy-contract.js
+++ b/cosmwasm/deploy-contract.js
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ const upload = (client, wallet, chainName, config, options) => {
                 }
 
                 if (chainConfig) {
-                    contractConfig[chainConfig.id] = {
-                        ...contractConfig[chainConfig.id],
+                    contractConfig[chainConfig.axelarId] = {
+                        ...contractConfig[chainConfig.axelarId],
                         address,
                     };
                 } else {
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ const instantiate = (client, wallet, chainName, config, options) => {
     const initMsg = makeInstantiateMsg(contractName, chainName, config);
     return instantiateContract(client, wallet, initMsg, config, options).then((contractAddress) => {
         if (chainConfig) {
-            contractConfig[chainConfig.id] = {
-                ...contractConfig[chainConfig.id],
+            contractConfig[chainConfig.axelarId] = {
+                ...contractConfig[chainConfig.axelarId],
                 address: contractAddress,
             };
         } else {
diff --git a/evm/its.js b/evm/its.js
index 5b274874..bd786c18 100644
--- a/evm/its.js
+++ b/evm/its.js
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ async function processCommand(config, chain, options) {
                 trustedChains = itsChains.map((chain) => chain.axelarId);
                 trustedAddresses = itsChains.map((_) => chain.contracts?.InterchainTokenService?.address);
             } else {
-                const trustedChain = config.chains[options.trustedChain.toLowerCase()]?.id;
+                const trustedChain = config.chains[options.trustedChain.toLowerCase()]?.axelarId;
 
                 if (trustedChain === undefined) {
                     throw new Error(`Invalid chain: ${options.trustedChain}`);
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ async function processCommand(config, chain, options) {
             if (options.trustedChain === 'all') {
                 [trustedChains] = await getTrustedChainsAndAddresses(config, interchainTokenService);
             } else {
-                const trustedChain = config.chains[options.trustedChain.toLowerCase()]?.id;
+                const trustedChain = config.chains[options.trustedChain.toLowerCase()]?.axelarId;
 
                 if (trustedChain === undefined) {
                     throw new Error(`Invalid chain: ${options.trustedChain}`);
diff --git a/evm/utils.js b/evm/utils.js
index afb22c5f..de43c27c 100644
--- a/evm/utils.js
+++ b/evm/utils.js
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ function validateGasOptions(gasOptions) {
 function isValidChain(config, chainName) {
     const chains = config.chains;
 
-    const validChain = Object.values(chains).some((chainObject) => chainObject.id === chainName);
+    const validChain = Object.values(chains).some((chainObject) => chainObject.axelarId === chainName);
 
     if (!validChain) {
         throw new Error(`Invalid destination chain: ${chainName}`);