diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 968c80d9d4..6c9e996823 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ## v0.8.0
 
+- feat: L1 gas price/fix
+- feat: Declare V0 RPC call
 - feat: add `TransactionFilter<TxType>` to pallet-starknet `Config`
 - chore: remove `ignore` from
   `storage_changes_should_revert_on_transaction_revert` test
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5e130f9de5..751da66cd8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5816,6 +5816,7 @@ version = "0.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blockifier",
  "cairo-vm",
+ "indexmap 2.2.5",
  "jsonrpsee",
  "log",
  "mc-db",
diff --git a/crates/client/l1-gas-price/src/types.rs b/crates/client/l1-gas-price/src/types.rs
index d867acb28d..7257f6bf8a 100644
--- a/crates/client/l1-gas-price/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/client/l1-gas-price/src/types.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub struct FeeHistory {
     /// of  the returned range, because this value can be derived from the newest block. Zeroes
     /// are returned for pre-EIP-4844 blocks.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
-    pub base_fee_per_blob_gas: Vec<u128>,
+    pub base_fee_per_blob_gas: Vec<String>,
     /// An array of block blob gas used ratios. These are calculated as the ratio of gasUsed and
     /// gasLimit.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
diff --git a/crates/client/l1-gas-price/src/worker.rs b/crates/client/l1-gas-price/src/worker.rs
index 2198c7d639..8fae3de46e 100644
--- a/crates/client/l1-gas-price/src/worker.rs
+++ b/crates/client/l1-gas-price/src/worker.rs
@@ -69,10 +69,14 @@ async fn update_gas_price(
     // The RPC responds with 301 elements for some reason. It's also just safer to manually
     // take the last 300. We choose 300 to get average gas caprice for last one hour (300 * 12 sec block
     // time).
-    let (_, blob_fee_history_one_hour) =
-        fee_history.result.base_fee_per_blob_gas.split_at(fee_history.result.base_fee_per_blob_gas.len() - 300);
+    let (_, blob_fee_history_one_hour) = fee_history
+        .result
+        .base_fee_per_blob_gas
+        .split_at(fee_history.result.base_fee_per_blob_gas.len().max(300) - 300);
 
-    let avg_blob_base_fee = blob_fee_history_one_hour.iter().sum::<u128>() / blob_fee_history_one_hour.len() as u128;
+    let avg_blob_base_fee =
+        blob_fee_history_one_hour.iter().map(|hex_str| u128::from_str_radix(&hex_str[2..], 16).unwrap()).sum::<u128>()
+            / blob_fee_history_one_hour.len() as u128;
 
     let eth_gas_price = u128::from_str_radix(
         fee_history
@@ -84,17 +88,20 @@ async fn update_gas_price(
         16,
     )?;
 
+    log::info!("avg_blob_base_fee : {:?}", avg_blob_base_fee);
+    log::info!("eth_gas_price : {:?}", eth_gas_price);
+
     // TODO: fetch this from the oracle
     let eth_strk_price = 2425;
 
     let mut gas_price = gas_price.lock().await;
     gas_price.eth_l1_gas_price =
         NonZeroU128::new(eth_gas_price).ok_or(format_err!("Failed to convert `eth_gas_price` to NonZeroU128"))?;
-    gas_price.eth_l1_data_gas_price = NonZeroU128::new(avg_blob_base_fee)
+    gas_price.eth_l1_data_gas_price = NonZeroU128::new(avg_blob_base_fee + 1)
         .ok_or(format_err!("Failed to convert `eth_l1_data_gas_price` to NonZeroU128"))?;
     gas_price.strk_l1_gas_price = NonZeroU128::new(eth_gas_price.saturating_mul(eth_strk_price))
         .ok_or(format_err!("Failed to convert `strk_l1_gas_price` to NonZeroU128"))?;
-    gas_price.strk_l1_data_gas_price = NonZeroU128::new(avg_blob_base_fee.saturating_mul(eth_strk_price))
+    gas_price.strk_l1_data_gas_price = NonZeroU128::new((avg_blob_base_fee + 1).saturating_mul(eth_strk_price))
         .ok_or(format_err!("Failed to convert `strk_l1_data_gas_price` to NonZeroU128"))?;
     gas_price.last_update_timestamp = std::time::SystemTime::now().duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)?.as_millis();
     // explicitly dropping gas price here to avoid long waits when fetching the value
@@ -103,3 +110,6 @@ async fn update_gas_price(
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_l1_gas_price() {}
diff --git a/crates/client/rpc-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/client/rpc-core/src/lib.rs
index c72b0843e0..0132b4d76c 100644
--- a/crates/client/rpc-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/client/rpc-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
+use blockifier::transaction::transactions::DeclareTransaction;
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use jsonrpsee::core::RpcResult;
 use jsonrpsee::proc_macros::rpc;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_with::serde_as;
+use starknet_api::core::ClassHash;
+use starknet_api::deprecated_contract_class::{EntryPoint, EntryPointType};
+use starknet_api::transaction::{DeclareTransactionV0V1, TransactionHash};
 
 pub mod utils;
 
@@ -36,11 +41,38 @@ pub struct PredeployedAccountWithBalance {
     pub balance: FieldElement,
 }
 
+#[serde_as]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DeclareV0Result {
+    pub txn_hash: TransactionHash,
+    pub class_hash: ClassHash,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct CustomDeclareV0Transaction {
+    pub declare_transaction: DeclareTransactionV0V1,
+    pub program_vec: Vec<u8>,
+    pub entrypoints: IndexMap<EntryPointType, Vec<EntryPoint>>,
+    pub abi_length: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub enum DeclareTransactionWithV0 {
+    V0(Box<DeclareTransactionV0V1>, Vec<u8>, IndexMap<EntryPointType, Vec<EntryPoint>>, usize),
+    V1(DeclareTransaction),
+}
+
 /// Madara rpc interface for additional features.
 #[rpc(server, namespace = "madara")]
 pub trait MadaraRpcApi: StarknetReadRpcApi {
     #[method(name = "predeployedAccounts")]
     fn predeployed_accounts(&self) -> RpcResult<Vec<PredeployedAccountWithBalance>>;
+
+    // There is an issue in deserialisation when we try to send the class info directly
+    // That's why we are sending the components saperately here and then building the
+    // transaction here in madara and executing the function in the pallet.
+    #[method(name = "declareV0")]
+    async fn declare_v0_contract(&self, params: CustomDeclareV0Transaction) -> RpcResult<DeclareV0Result>;
 }
 
 /// Starknet write rpc interface.
diff --git a/crates/client/rpc/Cargo.toml b/crates/client/rpc/Cargo.toml
index a062e8cb94..1cb5655b9a 100644
--- a/crates/client/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/client/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ sc-network-sync = { workspace = true }
 # Starknet
 blockifier = { workspace = true }
 cairo-vm = { workspace = true }
+indexmap = { workspace = true }
 jsonrpsee = { workspace = true, features = ["server", "macros"] }
 log = { workspace = true }
 mp-block = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/client/rpc/src/lib.rs b/crates/client/rpc/src/lib.rs
index 4065b278a3..3e37d270a2 100644
--- a/crates/client/rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/client/rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use blockifier::execution::contract_class::{ClassInfo, ContractClassV0, ContractClassV0Inner};
 use blockifier::transaction::account_transaction::AccountTransaction;
 use blockifier::transaction::objects::{ResourcesMapping, TransactionExecutionInfo};
-use blockifier::transaction::transactions::L1HandlerTransaction;
+use blockifier::transaction::transactions::{DeclareTransaction, L1HandlerTransaction};
+use cairo_vm::types::program::Program;
 use errors::StarknetRpcApiError;
 use jsonrpsee::core::{async_trait, RpcResult};
 use log::error;
 use mc_genesis_data_provider::GenesisProvider;
 pub use mc_rpc_core::utils::*;
+use mc_rpc_core::{DeclareTransactionWithV0, DeclareV0Result};
 pub use mc_rpc_core::{
     Felt, MadaraRpcApiServer, PredeployedAccountWithBalance, StarknetReadRpcApiServer, StarknetTraceRpcApiServer,
     StarknetWriteRpcApiServer,
@@ -50,10 +53,11 @@ use sp_api::ProvideRuntimeApi;
 use sp_arithmetic::traits::UniqueSaturatedInto;
 use sp_blockchain::HeaderBackend;
 use sp_core::H256;
+use sp_runtime::codec::DecodeAll;
 use sp_runtime::traits::{Block as BlockT, Header as HeaderT};
 use sp_runtime::transaction_validity::InvalidTransaction;
-use starknet_api::core::Nonce;
-use starknet_api::hash::StarkFelt;
+use starknet_api::core::{ClassHash, Nonce};
+use starknet_api::hash::{StarkFelt, StarkHash};
 use starknet_api::transaction::{Calldata, Fee, TransactionHash, TransactionVersion};
 use starknet_core::types::{
     BlockHashAndNumber, BlockId, BlockStatus, BlockTag, BlockWithTxHashes, BlockWithTxs, BroadcastedDeclareTransaction,
@@ -220,9 +224,96 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<A, B, BE, G, C, P, H> Starknet<A, B, BE, G, C, P, H>
+where
+    A: ChainApi<Block = B> + 'static,
+    B: BlockT,
+    P: TransactionPool<Block = B> + 'static,
+    BE: Backend<B> + 'static,
+    C: HeaderBackend<B> + BlockBackend<B> + StorageProvider<B, BE> + 'static,
+    C: ProvideRuntimeApi<B>,
+    C::Api: StarknetRuntimeApi<B> + ConvertTransactionRuntimeApi<B>,
+    G: GenesisProvider + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    H: HasherT + Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    async fn declare_txn_common(
+        &self,
+        transaction_inputs: DeclareTransactionWithV0,
+    ) -> Result<(TransactionHash, ClassHash), StarknetRpcApiError> {
+        match transaction_inputs {
+            DeclareTransactionWithV0::V1(transaction) => self._declare_tx(transaction).await,
+            DeclareTransactionWithV0::V0(declare_txn, program_vec, entrypoints, abi_length) => {
+                let txn_hash: TransactionHash = TransactionHash(StarkHash { 0: FieldElement::ONE.to_bytes_be() });
+
+                let program_decoded = Program::decode_all(&mut &*program_vec).unwrap();
+
+                let class_info;
+                let declare_transaction;
+
+                let try_class_info = ClassInfo::new(
+                    &blockifier::execution::contract_class::ContractClass::V0(ContractClassV0(Arc::from(
+                        ContractClassV0Inner { program: program_decoded, entry_points_by_type: entrypoints },
+                    ))),
+                    0,
+                    abi_length,
+                );
+
+                match try_class_info {
+                    Ok(val) => {
+                        class_info = val;
+                    }
+                    Err(_e) => return Err(StarknetRpcApiError::InternalServerError),
+                }
+
+                let try_declare_transaction = DeclareTransaction::new(
+                    starknet_api::transaction::DeclareTransaction::V0(*declare_txn),
+                    txn_hash,
+                    class_info,
+                );
+
+                match try_declare_transaction {
+                    Ok(val) => {
+                        declare_transaction = val;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => return Err(StarknetRpcApiError::from(e)),
+                }
+
+                self._declare_tx(declare_transaction).await
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn _declare_tx(&self, txn: DeclareTransaction) -> Result<(TransactionHash, ClassHash), StarknetRpcApiError> {
+        let best_block_hash = self.get_best_block_hash();
+        let current_block_hash = self.get_best_block_hash();
+        let contract_class = self
+            .overrides
+            .for_block_hash(self.client.as_ref(), current_block_hash)
+            .contract_class_by_class_hash(current_block_hash, txn.class_hash());
+
+        if let Some(contract_class) = contract_class {
+            error!("Contract class already exists: {:?}", contract_class);
+            return Err(StarknetRpcApiError::ClassAlreadyDeclared);
+        }
+
+        let extrinsic =
+            self.convert_tx_to_extrinsic(best_block_hash, AccountTransaction::Declare(txn.clone())).unwrap();
+
+        let res = submit_extrinsic(self.pool.clone(), best_block_hash, extrinsic).await;
+
+        match res {
+            Ok(_val) => {
+                Ok((txn.tx.compute_hash(Felt252Wrapper::from(self.chain_id().unwrap().0), false), txn.class_hash()))
+            }
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Taken from https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/blob/master/client/rpc/src/author/mod.rs#L78
 const TX_SOURCE: TransactionSource = TransactionSource::External;
 
+#[async_trait]
 impl<A, B, BE, G, C, P, H> MadaraRpcApiServer for Starknet<A, B, BE, G, C, P, H>
 where
     A: ChainApi<Block = B> + 'static,
@@ -262,6 +353,22 @@ where
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>())
     }
+
+    async fn declare_v0_contract(&self, params: mc_rpc_core::CustomDeclareV0Transaction) -> RpcResult<DeclareV0Result> {
+        let try_declare = self
+            .declare_txn_common(DeclareTransactionWithV0::V0(
+                Box::from(params.declare_transaction),
+                params.program_vec,
+                params.entrypoints,
+                params.abi_length,
+            ))
+            .await;
+
+        match try_declare {
+            Ok((txn_hash, class_hash)) => Ok(DeclareV0Result { class_hash, txn_hash }),
+            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -290,8 +397,6 @@ where
         &self,
         declare_transaction: BroadcastedDeclareTransaction,
     ) -> RpcResult<DeclareTransactionResult> {
-        let best_block_hash = self.get_best_block_hash();
-
         let opt_sierra_contract_class = if let BroadcastedDeclareTransaction::V2(ref tx) = declare_transaction {
             Some(flattened_sierra_to_sierra_contract_class(tx.contract_class.clone()))
         } else {
@@ -301,25 +406,12 @@ where
         let chain_id = Felt252Wrapper(self.chain_id()?.0);
 
         let transaction = try_declare_tx_from_broadcasted_declare_tx(declare_transaction, chain_id).map_err(|e| {
-            error!("Failed to convert BroadcastedDeclareTransaction to DeclareTransaction, error: {e}");
+            error!("Failed to convert Broadcasted DeclareTransaction to DeclareTransaction, error: {e}");
             StarknetRpcApiError::InternalServerError
         })?;
-        let (class_hash, tx_hash) = (transaction.class_hash(), transaction.tx_hash());
-
-        let current_block_hash = self.get_best_block_hash();
-        let contract_class = self
-            .overrides
-            .for_block_hash(self.client.as_ref(), current_block_hash)
-            .contract_class_by_class_hash(current_block_hash, class_hash);
-
-        if let Some(contract_class) = contract_class {
-            error!("Contract class already exists: {:?}", contract_class);
-            return Err(StarknetRpcApiError::ClassAlreadyDeclared.into());
-        }
 
-        let extrinsic = self.convert_tx_to_extrinsic(best_block_hash, AccountTransaction::Declare(transaction))?;
-
-        submit_extrinsic(self.pool.clone(), best_block_hash, extrinsic).await?;
+        let (tx_hash, class_hash) =
+            self.declare_txn_common(mc_rpc_core::DeclareTransactionWithV0::V1(transaction)).await.unwrap();
 
         if let Some(sierra_contract_class) = opt_sierra_contract_class {
             if let Some(e) = self.backend.sierra_classes().store_sierra_class(class_hash, sierra_contract_class).err() {
diff --git a/crates/client/rpc/src/starknetrpcwrapper.rs b/crates/client/rpc/src/starknetrpcwrapper.rs
index a2a778b9ce..0086fccdfe 100644
--- a/crates/client/rpc/src/starknetrpcwrapper.rs
+++ b/crates/client/rpc/src/starknetrpcwrapper.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use jsonrpsee::core::{async_trait, RpcResult};
 use mc_genesis_data_provider::GenesisProvider;
+use mc_rpc_core::DeclareV0Result;
 pub use mc_rpc_core::{
     Felt, MadaraRpcApiServer, PredeployedAccountWithBalance, StarknetReadRpcApiServer, StarknetTraceRpcApiServer,
     StarknetWriteRpcApiServer,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ impl<A: ChainApi, B: BlockT, BE, G, C, P, H> Clone for StarknetRpcWrapper<A, B,
     }
 }
 
+#[async_trait]
 impl<A, B, BE, G, C, P, H> MadaraRpcApiServer for StarknetRpcWrapper<A, B, BE, G, C, P, H>
 where
     A: ChainApi<Block = B> + 'static,
@@ -51,6 +53,10 @@ where
     fn predeployed_accounts(&self) -> RpcResult<Vec<PredeployedAccountWithBalance>> {
         self.0.predeployed_accounts()
     }
+
+    async fn declare_v0_contract(&self, params: mc_rpc_core::CustomDeclareV0Transaction) -> RpcResult<DeclareV0Result> {
+        self.0.declare_v0_contract(params).await
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
diff --git a/crates/client/rpc/src/types.rs b/crates/client/rpc/src/types.rs
index c098eb4360..f12afef37b 100644
--- a/crates/client/rpc/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/client/rpc/src/types.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 use std::num::ParseIntError;
 use std::{fmt, u64};
 
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use mp_felt::Felt252Wrapper;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use starknet_api::deprecated_contract_class::{EntryPoint, EntryPointType};
+use starknet_api::transaction::DeclareTransactionV0V1;
 use starknet_ff::FieldElement;
 
 pub struct RpcEventFilter {
@@ -25,6 +29,14 @@ pub enum ParseTokenError {
     ParseFailed(ParseIntError),
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct CustomDeclareV0Transaction {
+    pub declare_transaction: DeclareTransactionV0V1,
+    pub program_vec: Vec<u8>,
+    pub entrypoints: IndexMap<EntryPointType, Vec<EntryPoint>>,
+    pub abi_length: usize,
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for ContinuationToken {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{:x},{:x}", self.block_n, self.event_n)
diff --git a/crates/node/src/service.rs b/crates/node/src/service.rs
index 08a016cce0..f3b8b11241 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/service.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use mp_starknet_inherent::{
     InherentDataProvider as StarknetInherentDataProvider, InherentError as StarknetInherentError, L1GasPrices,
     StarknetInherentData, DEFAULT_SEQUENCER_ADDRESS, SEQ_ADDR_STORAGE_KEY,
 };
+use pallet_starknet_runtime_api::StarknetRuntimeApi;
 use prometheus_endpoint::Registry;
 use sc_basic_authorship::ProposerFactory;
 use sc_client_api::{Backend, BlockBackend, BlockchainEvents, HeaderBackend};
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ use sc_telemetry::{Telemetry, TelemetryWorker};
 use sc_transaction_pool::FullPool;
 use sc_transaction_pool_api::OffchainTransactionPoolFactory;
 use sp_api::offchain::OffchainStorage;
-use sp_api::ConstructRuntimeApi;
+use sp_api::{ConstructRuntimeApi, ProvideRuntimeApi};
 use sp_consensus_aura::sr25519::AuthorityPair as AuraPair;
 use sp_offchain::STORAGE_PREFIX;
 
@@ -346,18 +347,25 @@ pub fn new_full(
                     ),
                 );
 
-                // Ensuring we've fetched the latest price before we start the node
-                futures::executor::block_on(mc_l1_gas_price::worker::run_worker(
-                    ethereum_conf.clone(),
-                    l1_gas_price.clone(),
-                    false,
-                ));
+                let fees_disabled = client
+                    .runtime_api()
+                    .is_transaction_fee_disabled(client.chain_info().best_hash)
+                    .expect("Failed to get fee status");
 
-                task_manager.spawn_handle().spawn(
-                    "l1-gas-prices-worker",
-                    Some(MADARA_TASK_GROUP),
-                    mc_l1_gas_price::worker::run_worker(ethereum_conf.clone(), l1_gas_price.clone(), true),
-                );
+                if !fees_disabled {
+                    // Ensuring we've fetched the latest price before we start the node
+                    futures::executor::block_on(mc_l1_gas_price::worker::run_worker(
+                        ethereum_conf.clone(),
+                        l1_gas_price.clone(),
+                        false,
+                    ));
+
+                    task_manager.spawn_handle().spawn(
+                        "l1-gas-prices-worker",
+                        Some(MADARA_TASK_GROUP),
+                        mc_l1_gas_price::worker::run_worker(ethereum_conf.clone(), l1_gas_price.clone(), true),
+                    );
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/pallets/starknet/src/lib.rs b/crates/pallets/starknet/src/lib.rs
index 306723fc8a..90fd4f1c66 100644
--- a/crates/pallets/starknet/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/pallets/starknet/src/lib.rs
@@ -581,11 +581,17 @@ pub mod pallet {
                 !ContractClasses::<T>::contains_key(transaction.tx().class_hash().0),
                 Error::<T>::ClassHashAlreadyDeclared
             );
-            // Check if contract is deployed
-            ensure!(
-                ContractClassHashes::<T>::contains_key(transaction.tx().sender_address()),
-                Error::<T>::AccountNotDeployed
-            );
+
+            let tx_version = transaction.tx().version();
+
+            // Avoiding account checks for V0 declares as they don't need to originate from an existing account
+            if tx_version != TransactionVersion::ZERO {
+                // Check if contract is deployed
+                ensure!(
+                    ContractClassHashes::<T>::contains_key(transaction.tx().sender_address()),
+                    Error::<T>::AccountNotDeployed
+                );
+            }
 
             let mut state = BlockifierStateAdapter::<T>::default();
             let charge_fee = !<T as Config>::DisableTransactionFee::get();
diff --git a/crates/pallets/starknet/src/transaction_validation.rs b/crates/pallets/starknet/src/transaction_validation.rs
index b45bb77af5..c6a4ad2038 100644
--- a/crates/pallets/starknet/src/transaction_validation.rs
+++ b/crates/pallets/starknet/src/transaction_validation.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
                         AccountTransaction::DeployAccount(tx) => tx.contract_address,
                         AccountTransaction::Invoke(tx) => tx.tx.sender_address(),
                     };
+
                     if address == sender_address
                         && account_nonce == Nonce(StarkFelt::ZERO)
                         && incoming_tx_nonce == Nonce(StarkFelt::ONE)
diff --git a/examples/messaging/eth-config.json b/examples/messaging/eth-config.json
index 5657dfa26a..b1b997e40f 100644
--- a/examples/messaging/eth-config.json
+++ b/examples/messaging/eth-config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "provider": {
-    "rpc_endpoint": "https://eth.merkle.io",
+    "rpc_endpoint": "http://127.0.0.1:8545",
     "gas_price_poll_ms": 10000
   },
   "contracts": {