diff --git a/cmd/rollappd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/rollappd/cmd/root.go
index 1e487bb..5f93f5a 100644
--- a/cmd/rollappd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/rollappd/cmd/root.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/evmos/evmos/v12/crypto/hd"
 
+	berpcconfig "github.com/bcdevtools/block-explorer-rpc-cosmos/be_rpc/config"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/rpc"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, params.EncodingConfig) {
 			chainID := client.GetClientContextFromCmd(cmd).ChainID
 			dymintconf.EnsureRoot(home, dymintconf.DefaultConfig(home, chainID))
 
+			//create Block Explorer Json-RPC toml config file
+			berpcconfig.EnsureRoot(home, berpcconfig.DefaultBeJsonRpcConfig())
+
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/rollappd/cmd/start.go b/cmd/rollappd/cmd/start.go
index 692edc9..6053247 100644
--- a/cmd/rollappd/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/rollappd/cmd/start.go
@@ -164,9 +164,15 @@ which accepts a path for the resulting pprof file.
 				return err
 			}
 
+			beJsonRpcConfig := berpccfg.DefaultBeJsonRpcConfig()
+			err = beJsonRpcConfig.GetViperConfig(cmd, serverCtx.Viper.GetString(flags.FlagHome))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			// amino is needed here for backwards compatibility of REST routes
 			err = wrapCPUProfile(serverCtx, func() error {
-				return startInProcess(serverCtx, clientCtx, dymconfig, appCreator)
+				return startInProcess(serverCtx, clientCtx, dymconfig, beJsonRpcConfig, appCreator)
 			})
 			errCode, ok := err.(server.ErrorCode)
 			if !ok {
@@ -242,7 +248,7 @@ which accepts a path for the resulting pprof file.
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func startInProcess(ctx *server.Context, clientCtx client.Context, nodeConfig *dymintconf.NodeConfig, appCreator types.AppCreator) error {
+func startInProcess(ctx *server.Context, clientCtx client.Context, nodeConfig *dymintconf.NodeConfig, beRpcCfg *berpccfg.BeJsonRpcConfig, appCreator types.AppCreator) error {
 	cfg := ctx.Config
 	home := cfg.RootDir
 
@@ -267,11 +273,6 @@ func startInProcess(ctx *server.Context, clientCtx client.Context, nodeConfig *d
 		return err
 	}
 
-	beRpcCfg, err := berpccfg.GetConfig(ctx.Viper)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := beRpcCfg.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ func startInProcess(ctx *server.Context, clientCtx client.Context, nodeConfig *d
 			ctx,
 			clientCtx,
 			genDoc.ChainID,
-			beRpcCfg,
+			*beRpcCfg,
 			idxer,
 			nil, // external services modifier
 			func(evmberpcbackend.EvmBackendI) {