diff --git a/docs/demo.md b/docs/demo.md
index d5e41c0..20deabc 100644
--- a/docs/demo.md
+++ b/docs/demo.md
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@
   - Update env values in `cosmos-multisig-vars.yml` withyour node RPC URL
 
     ```bash
-    next_public_node_addresses: '<node_rpc_url>'
+    next_public_node_addresses: '["http://localhost:26657"]'
+    node_rest_endpoint: 'http://localhost:1317'
     next_public_is_http_enabled: true
     ```
 
diff --git a/playbooks/cosmos-multisig-app/cosmos-multisig-app-start.yml b/playbooks/cosmos-multisig-app/cosmos-multisig-app-start.yml
index b277df3..73b18e7 100644
--- a/playbooks/cosmos-multisig-app/cosmos-multisig-app-start.yml
+++ b/playbooks/cosmos-multisig-app/cosmos-multisig-app-start.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     spec_output: "{{data_directory}}/cosmos-multisig-ui-spec.yml"
     spec_template: "./templates/specs/cosmos-multisig-app-spec-template.yml.j2"
     network_json: "{{ lookup('env', 'NETWORK_JSON_PATH') }}"
+    temp_network_json: "{{data_directory}}/temp_network.json"
   tasks:
     - name: Fail if DATA_DIRECTORY env var is not set
       fail:
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
           NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN_ID={{ next_public_chain_id }}
           NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN_DISPLAY_NAME={{ next_public_chain_display_name }}
           NEXT_PUBLIC_NODE_ADDRESSES={{ next_public_node_addresses }}
+          NODE_REST_ENDPOINT={{ node_rest_endpoint }}
           NEXT_PUBLIC_DENOM={{ next_public_denom }}
           NEXT_PUBLIC_DISPLAY_DENOM={{ next_public_display_denom }}
           NEXT_PUBLIC_DISPLAY_DENOM_EXPONENT={{ next_public_display_denom_exponent }}
@@ -60,12 +62,22 @@
         msg: "Environment variable NETWORK_JSON_PATH is not set. Please export it before running the playbook."
       when: lookup('env', 'NETWORK_JSON_PATH') == ''
 
-    - name: Copy network JSON to deployment config directory
+    - name: Update network.json with environment endpoints
+      shell: |
+        jq --arg rpc "$NEXT_PUBLIC_NODE_ADDRESSES" --arg rest "$NODE_REST_ENDPOINT" \
+          '.rpc = $rpc | .rest = $rest' "{{ lookup('env', 'NETWORK_JSON_PATH') }}" > "{{ temp_network_json }}"
+
+    - name: Copy modified network JSON to deployment config directory
       copy:
-        src: "{{ lookup('env', 'NETWORK_JSON_PATH') }}"
+        src: "{{ temp_network_json }}"
         dest: "{{data_directory}}/{{ multisig_deployment_dir }}/config/cosmos-multisig-ui/network.json"
         mode: '0644'
 
+    - name: Clean up temporary network.json
+      file:
+        path: "{{ temp_network_json }}"
+        state: absent
+
     - name: Start the deployment
       shell: |
         laconic-so deployment --dir {{data_directory}}/{{ multisig_deployment_dir }} start
diff --git a/playbooks/cosmos-multisig-app/cosmos-multisig-vars.example.yml b/playbooks/cosmos-multisig-app/cosmos-multisig-vars.example.yml
index c30848c..f15cf92 100644
--- a/playbooks/cosmos-multisig-app/cosmos-multisig-vars.example.yml
+++ b/playbooks/cosmos-multisig-app/cosmos-multisig-vars.example.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ next_public_registry_name: "laconic"
 next_public_logo: ""
 next_public_chain_id: "laconic-mainnet"
 next_public_chain_display_name: "Laconic Network"
-next_public_node_addresses: '["http://localhost:26657"]'
 next_public_denom: "alnt"
 next_public_display_denom: "ALNT"
 next_public_display_denom_exponent: 18
 next_public_assets: '[{"denom_units":[{"denom":"alnt","exponent":0},{"denom":"alnt","exponent":6}],"base":"alnt","name":"Laconic Token","display":"ALNT","symbol":"alnt"}]'
 next_public_gas_price: "0.01alnt"
 next_public_address_prefix: "laconic"
-next_public_is_http_enabled: true
+next_public_is_http_enabled: false