diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8b0ce310..25d223dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@ venv.bak/
 .mypy_cache/
 .idea
 docker/docs
+config_local.ini
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 11a727c8..9a371838 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ ENV DB_APP_KEY=''
 ENV DB_NAMESPACE='namespace'
 ENV DB_NAME='test'
 ENV DB_COLLECTION='protokeeper'
-ENV KEEPER_HOST='http://127.0.0.1'
-ENV KEEPER_PORT='8545'
+ENV KEEPER_URL='http://127.0.0.1:8548'
 ENV KEEPER_NETWORK='development'
 #ENV MARKET_ADDRESS=''
 #ENV AUTH_ADDRESS=''
@@ -43,9 +42,7 @@ ENV PROVIDER_ADDRESS=''
 ENV AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME='testocnfiles'
 ENV AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY='k2Vk4yfb88WNlWW+W54a8ytJm8MYO1GW9IgiV7TNGKSdmKyVNXzyhiRZ3U1OHRotj/vTYdhJj+ho30HPyJpuYQ=='
 ENV AZURE_CONTAINER='testfiles'
-ENV PROVIDER_SCHEME='http'
-ENV PROVIDER_HOST='0.0.0.0'
-ENV PROVIDER_PORT='5000'
+ENV PROVIDER_URL='http://0.0.0.0:5000'
 # docker-entrypoint.sh configuration file variables
 ENV PROVICER_WORKERS='1'
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7bf01bf..418e402f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ and when it asks for the Common Name (CN), answer `localhost`
 Then edit the config file `oceandb.ini` so that:
 
 ```yaml
-provider.scheme = https
-provider.host = localhost
-provider.port = 5000
+provider.url = https://localhost:5000
 ```
 
 Then execute this command:
@@ -114,8 +112,7 @@ In the configuration there are now three sections:
 - keeper-contracts: This section help you to connect with the network where you have deployed the contracts. You can find more information of how to configure [here](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/squid-py#quick-start).
     ```yaml
     [keeper-contracts]
-    keeper.host=0.0.0.0
-    keeper.port=8545
+    keeper.url=0.0.0.0:8545
     #contracts.folder=venv/contracts
     market.address=0xbc0be3598a31715bac5235718f96bb242804e61e
     auth.address=0x6ba5f72e5399aa67db5b22ee791851937d4910f5
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f137f37b..629d48ec 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ auth=$(python -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(open('/usr/local/keeper-cont
 sed -i -e "/token.address =/c token.address = ${token}" /provider/oceandb.ini
 sed -i -e "/market.address =/c market.address = ${market}" /provider/oceandb.ini
 sed -i -e "/auth.address =/c auth.address = ${auth}" /provider/oceandb.ini
-gunicorn -b ${PROVIDER_HOST}:${PROVIDER_PORT} -w ${PROVICER_WORKERS} provider.run:app
+gunicorn -b ${PROVIDER_URL#*://} -w ${PROVICER_WORKERS} provider.run:app
 tail -f /dev/null
diff --git a/oceandb.ini b/oceandb.ini
index e3b57b58..fc24114d 100644
--- a/oceandb.ini
+++ b/oceandb.ini
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ db.collection = protokeeper
 ;db.app_key=d068996d8d5b1a66cfc61dc3a83fa7ee
 
 [keeper-contracts]
-keeper.host = http://127.0.0.1
-keeper.port = 8545
+keeper.url = http://127.0.0.1:8545
 keeper.network = development
 
 ;contracts.folder=venv/contracts
@@ -66,6 +65,4 @@ azure.account.key = k2Vk4yfb88WNlWW+W54a8ytJm8MYO1GW9IgiV7TNGKSdmKyVNXzyhiRZ3U1O
 azure.container = testfiles
 
 ;; These consitute part of the provider url which is used in setting the `api_url` in the `OceanContractsWrapper`
-provider.scheme = http
-provider.host = localhost
-provider.port = 5000
+provider.url = http://localhost:5000
diff --git a/oceandb.ini.template b/oceandb.ini.template
index 69939880..81875f42 100644
--- a/oceandb.ini.template
+++ b/oceandb.ini.template
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ db.collection=${DB_COLLECTION}
 ;db.app_key=d068996d8d5b1a66cfc61dc3a83fa7ee
 
 [keeper-contracts]
-keeper.host = ${KEEPER_HOST}
-keeper.port = ${KEEPER_PORT}
+keeper.url = ${KEEPER_URL}
 keeper.network = ${KEEPER_NETWORK}
 
 ;contracts.folder=venv/contracts
@@ -56,6 +55,4 @@ azure.account.key = ${AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY}
 azure.container = ${AZURE_CONTAINER}
 
 ; These consitute part of the provider url which is used in setting the `api_url` in the `OceanContractsWrapper`
-provider.scheme = ${PROVIDER_SCHEME}
-provider.host = ${PROVIDER_HOST}
-provider.port = ${PROVIDER_PORT}
+provider.url = ${PROVIDER_URL}
diff --git a/scripts/deploy b/scripts/deploy
index 1b5982c4..d1639e3a 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy
+++ b/scripts/deploy
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash -x
 #PROVIDERDIR=.
-CONF_FILE=oceandb.ini
+CONF_TEMPLATE=oceandb.ini
+CONF_FILE=config_local.ini
 #KEEPERDIR=~/Projects/keeper-contracts
 #cd $KEEPERDIR
+cp $CONF_TEMPLATE $CONF_FILE
+
 
-echo "Waiting for keeper-contracts to be installed"
-docker exec -it docker_keeper-contracts_1 bash -c 'while [ ! -f /keeper-contracts/artifacts/ready ]; do sleep 1; done'
 market=$(docker exec -it docker_keeper-contracts_1 python -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(open('/keeper-contracts/artifacts/OceanMarket.development.json', 'r'))['address'])")
 token=$(docker exec -it docker_keeper-contracts_1 python -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(open('/keeper-contracts/artifacts/OceanToken.development.json', 'r'))['address'])")
 auth=$(docker exec -it docker_keeper-contracts_1 python -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(open('/keeper-contracts/artifacts/OceanAuth.development.json', 'r'))['address'])")
diff --git a/tests/test_provider.py b/tests/test_provider.py
index 585daddc..8265ac02 100644
--- a/tests/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_provider.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from provider.constants import BaseURLs
 from tests.conftest import json_dict, json_request_consume
 
-ocean = Ocean(config_file='oceandb.ini')
+ocean = Ocean(config_file='config_local.ini')
 
 acl_concise = ocean.contracts.auth.contract_concise
 acl = ocean.contracts.auth.contract