diff --git a/packages/backend/src/registry.ts b/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
index f4df1353..9371baaa 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ export class Registry {
       this.registryConfig.privateKey,
       fee
     );
+
     log(`Application deployment request record published: ${result.id}`);
     log('Application deployment request data:', applicationDeploymentRequest);
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/service.ts b/packages/backend/src/service.ts
index 635c522f..258a99e6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/service.ts
@@ -443,11 +443,6 @@ export class Service {
     return dbDeployments;
   }
 
-  async getDeployers(): Promise<Deployer[]> {
-    const dbDeployers = await this.db.getDeployers();
-    return dbDeployers;
-  }
-
   async getEnvironmentVariablesByProjectId(
     projectId: string,
   ): Promise<EnvironmentVariable[]> {
@@ -1374,4 +1369,38 @@ export class Service {
 
     return false;
   }
+
+  async getDeployers(): Promise<Deployer[]> {
+    const dbDeployers = await this.db.getDeployers();
+
+    if (dbDeployers.length > 0) {
+      this.updateDeployersFromRegistry();
+      return dbDeployers;
+    } else {
+      return await this.updateDeployersFromRegistry();
+    }
+  }
+
+  async updateDeployersFromRegistry(): Promise<Deployer[]> {
+    const deployerRecords = await this.laconicRegistry.getDeployerRecordsByFilter({});
+
+    for (const record of deployerRecords) {
+      const deployerId = record.id;
+      const deployerLrn = record.names[0];
+
+      const deployerApiUrl = record.attributes.apiUrl;
+      const baseDomain = deployerApiUrl.substring(deployerApiUrl.indexOf('.') + 1);
+
+      const deployerData = {
+        deployerId,
+        deployerLrn,
+        deployerApiUrl,
+        baseDomain
+      };
+
+      await this.db.addDeployer(deployerData);
+    }
+
+    return await this.db.getDeployers();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
index 95d4712b..0eaf4721 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
@@ -155,19 +155,19 @@ const Configure = () => {
       if (templateId) {
         createFormData.option === 'Auction'
           ? navigate(
-              `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/success/${projectId}?isAuction=true`,
-            )
+            `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/success/${projectId}?isAuction=true`,
+          )
           : navigate(
-              `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/template/deploy?projectId=${projectId}&templateId=${templateId}`,
-            );
+            `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/template/deploy?projectId=${projectId}&templateId=${templateId}`,
+          );
       } else {
         createFormData.option === 'Auction'
           ? navigate(
-              `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/success/${projectId}?isAuction=true`,
-            )
+            `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/success/${projectId}?isAuction=true`,
+          )
           : navigate(
-              `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/deploy?projectId=${projectId}`,
-            );
+            `/${orgSlug}/projects/create/deploy?projectId=${projectId}`,
+          );
       }
     },
     [client, createProject, dismiss, toast],
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ const Configure = () => {
   const fetchDeployers = useCallback(async () => {
     const res = await client.getDeployers()
     setDeployers(res.deployers)
-    }, [client])
+  }, [client])
 
-  useEffect(()=>{
+  useEffect(() => {
     fetchDeployers()
   }, [])
 
@@ -236,15 +236,25 @@ const Configure = () => {
                 >
                   The app will be deployed by the configured deployer
                 </Heading>
-                <span className="text-sm text-elements-high-em">
-                  Enter LRN for deployer
-                </span>
                 <Controller
                   name="lrn"
                   control={methods.control}
                   rules={{ required: true }}
                   render={({ field: { value, onChange } }) => (
-                    <Input value={value} onChange={onChange} />
+                    <Select
+                      label="Select deployer LRN"
+                      value={{
+                        value: value || '',
+                        label: value || ''
+                      } as SelectOption}
+                      onChange={(selectedOption) =>
+                        onChange((selectedOption as SelectOption).value)
+                      }
+                      options={deployers.map(deployer => ({
+                        value: deployer.deployerLrn,
+                        label: deployer.deployerLrn
+                      }))}
+                    />
                   )}
                 />
               </div>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/project/overview/Activity/AuctionCard.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/project/overview/Activity/AuctionCard.tsx
index 3a15caf0..aea84caa 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/project/overview/Activity/AuctionCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/project/overview/Activity/AuctionCard.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const AuctionCard = ({ project }: { project: Project }) => {
           </span>
         </div>
 
-        {deployers?.length > 0 && (
+        {deployers?.length > 0 ? (
           <div className="mt-3">
             <span className="text-elements-high-em text-sm font-medium tracking-tight">
               Deployer LRNs
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ export const AuctionCard = ({ project }: { project: Project }) => {
               </p>
             ))}
           </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="mt-3">
+            <span className="text-elements-high-em text-sm font-medium tracking-tight">
+              No winning deployers
+            </span>
+          </div>
         )}
 
         <div className="flex justify-between items-center mt-1">
diff --git a/packages/gql-client/src/queries.ts b/packages/gql-client/src/queries.ts
index da8c9b62..5f0f85ae 100644
--- a/packages/gql-client/src/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/gql-client/src/queries.ts
@@ -316,4 +316,4 @@ query {
     deployerLrn
   }
 }
-`;
\ No newline at end of file
+`;