diff --git a/core/.env.example b/core/.env.example
index 557b46a8e..79f0761f1 100644
--- a/core/.env.example
+++ b/core/.env.example
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ HEALTH_CHECK_PORT=
 SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=
 LOG_LEVEL=
 LOG_DIR=
+REDIS_HOST=
+REDIS_PORT=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/migrations/001-initial.sql b/core/migrations/001-initial.sql
index f1014957b..e42c387bd 100644
--- a/core/migrations/001-initial.sql
+++ b/core/migrations/001-initial.sql
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ VALUES
   ((SELECT id from Chain WHERE name = 'localhost'), 'PUBLIC_KEY', '0x3C44CdDdB6a900fa2b585dd299e03d12FA4293BC'),
   ((SELECT id from Chain WHERE name = 'localhost'), 'LOCAL_AGGREGATOR', 'MEDIAN'),
   ((SELECT id from Chain WHERE name = 'localhost'), 'HEALTH_CHECK_PORT', '8888'),
+  ((SELECT id from Chain WHERE name = 'localhost'), 'SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL', ''),        
   ((SELECT id from Chain WHERE name = 'localhost'), 'LISTENER_DELAY', '500');
 
 CREATE TABLE Adapter (
diff --git a/core/settings.sqlite b/core/settings.sqlite
index d05d8fa6b..ec46b8e55 100644
Binary files a/core/settings.sqlite and b/core/settings.sqlite differ
diff --git a/core/src/settings.ts b/core/src/settings.ts
index d7de66112..fbdd1c656 100644
--- a/core/src/settings.ts
+++ b/core/src/settings.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ export const SETTINGS_DB_FILE = path.join(ORAKL_DIR, 'settings.sqlite')
 export const DB = await openDb()
 
 export const PROVIDER_URL = await loadKeyValuePair({ db: DB, key: 'PROVIDER_URL', chain: CHAIN })
-export const REDIS_HOST = await loadKeyValuePair({ db: DB, key: 'REDIS_HOST', chain: CHAIN })
-export const REDIS_PORT = Number(
-  await loadKeyValuePair({ db: DB, key: 'REDIS_PORT', chain: CHAIN })
-)
+export const REDIS_HOST =
+  process.env.REDIS_HOST || (await loadKeyValuePair({ db: DB, key: 'REDIS_HOST', chain: CHAIN }))
+export const REDIS_PORT = process.env.REDIS_PORT
+  ? Number(process.env.REDIS_PORT)
+  : Number(await loadKeyValuePair({ db: DB, key: 'REDIS_PORT', chain: CHAIN }))
+export const SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL =
+  process.env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL ||
+  (await loadKeyValuePair({ db: DB, key: 'SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL', chain: CHAIN }))
 export const PRIVATE_KEY = await loadKeyValuePair({ db: DB, key: 'PRIVATE_KEY', chain: CHAIN })
 export const PUBLIC_KEY = await loadKeyValuePair({ db: DB, key: 'PUBLIC_KEY', chain: CHAIN })
 export const LOCAL_AGGREGATOR = await loadKeyValuePair({
diff --git a/core/src/utils.ts b/core/src/utils.ts
index 2c9640be0..e90fd1b81 100644
--- a/core/src/utils.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import path from 'node:path'
 import { IcnError, IcnErrorCode } from './errors'
 import { IncomingWebhook } from '@slack/webhook'
 import Hook from 'console-hook'
+import { SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL } from './settings'
 
 export async function loadJson(filepath) {
   const json = await Fs.readFile(filepath, 'utf8')
@@ -83,9 +84,8 @@ export function mkTmpFile({ fileName }: { fileName: string }): string {
 }
 
 function sendToSlack(error) {
-  const url = process.env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL
-  if (url) {
-    const webhook = new IncomingWebhook(url)
+  if (SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL) {
+    const webhook = new IncomingWebhook(SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL)
     const text = ` :fire: _An error has occurred at_ \`${os.hostname()}\`\n \`\`\`${JSON.stringify(
       error
     )} \`\`\`\n>*System information*\n>*memory*: ${os.freemem()}/${os.totalmem()}\n>*machine*: ${os.machine()}\n>*platform*: ${os.platform()}\n>*upTime*: ${os.uptime()}\n>*version*: ${os.version()}