diff --git a/cmd/gateway/config.go b/cmd/gateway/config.go
index cc8f345..acfbdcc 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/config.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/config.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func parseGatewayConfig(logger *logging.ColoredLogger) *gateway.Config {
 		ListenAddr:      ":6001",
 		ClientNamespace: "default",
 		BootstrapPeers:  nil,
+		RQLiteDSN:       "",
 	}
 
 	// 1) YAML (optional)
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func parseGatewayConfig(logger *logging.ColoredLogger) *gateway.Config {
 		type yamlCfg struct {
 			ListenAddr      string   `yaml:"listen_addr"`
 			ClientNamespace string   `yaml:"client_namespace"`
+			RQLiteDSN       string   `yaml:"rqlite_dsn"`
 			BootstrapPeers  []string `yaml:"bootstrap_peers"`
 		}
 		const path = "configs/gateway.yaml"
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ func parseGatewayConfig(logger *logging.ColoredLogger) *gateway.Config {
 				if v := strings.TrimSpace(y.ClientNamespace); v != "" {
 					cfg.ClientNamespace = v
 				}
+				if v := strings.TrimSpace(y.RQLiteDSN); v != "" {
+					cfg.RQLiteDSN = v
+				}
 				if len(y.BootstrapPeers) > 0 {
 					var bp []string
 					for _, p := range y.BootstrapPeers {
@@ -89,6 +94,9 @@ func parseGatewayConfig(logger *logging.ColoredLogger) *gateway.Config {
 	if v := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("GATEWAY_NAMESPACE")); v != "" {
 		cfg.ClientNamespace = v
 	}
+	if v := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("GATEWAY_RQLITE_DSN")); v != "" {
+		cfg.RQLiteDSN = v
+	}
 	if v := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("GATEWAY_BOOTSTRAP_PEERS")); v != "" {
 		parts := strings.Split(v, ",")
 		var bp []string
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 39bef1b..85e595d 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		},
 		Discovery: DiscoveryConfig{
 			BootstrapPeers: []string{
-				"/ip4/217.76.54.168/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWDp7xeShVY9uHfqNVPSsJeCKUatAviFZV8Y1joox5nUvx",
-				"/ip4/217.76.54.178/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWKZnirPwNT4URtNSWK45f6vLkEs4xyUZ792F8Uj1oYnm1",
-				"/ip4/51.83.128.181/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWBn2Zf1R8v9pEfmz7hDZ5b3oADxfejA3zJBYzKRCzgvhR",
-				"/ip4/155.133.27.199/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWC69SBzM5QUgrLrfLWUykE8au32X5LwT7zwv9bixrQPm1",
-				"/ip4/217.76.56.2/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWEiqJHvznxqJ5p2y8mUs6Ky6dfU1xTYFQbyKRCABfcZz4",
+				"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWHbcFcrGPXKUrHcxvd8MXEeUzRYyvY8fQcpEBxncSUwhj",
+				// "/ip4/217.76.54.178/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWKZnirPwNT4URtNSWK45f6vLkEs4xyUZ792F8Uj1oYnm1",
+				// "/ip4/51.83.128.181/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWBn2Zf1R8v9pEfmz7hDZ5b3oADxfejA3zJBYzKRCzgvhR",
+				// "/ip4/155.133.27.199/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWC69SBzM5QUgrLrfLWUykE8au32X5LwT7zwv9bixrQPm1",
+				// "/ip4/217.76.56.2/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWEiqJHvznxqJ5p2y8mUs6Ky6dfU1xTYFQbyKRCABfcZz4",
 			},
 			BootstrapPort:     4001,             // Default LibP2P port
 			DiscoveryInterval: time.Second * 15, // Back to 15 seconds for testing
diff --git a/pkg/gateway/gateway.go b/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
index 4e140ed..8887237 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func New(logger *logging.ColoredLogger, cfg *Config) (*Gateway, error) {
 	logger.ComponentInfo(logging.ComponentGeneral, "Initializing RQLite ORM HTTP gateway...")
 	dsn := cfg.RQLiteDSN
 	if dsn == "" {
-		dsn = "http://localhost:4001"
+		dsn = "http://localhost:5001"
 	}
 	db, dbErr := sql.Open("rqlite", dsn)
 	if dbErr != nil {