diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mobymask-app.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mobymask-app.yml
index 1cd4f9ab..df14d7db 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mobymask-app.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mobymask-app.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ services:
       - ../config/wait-for-it.sh:/app/wait-for-it.sh
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json:/app/src/mobymask-app-config.json
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh:/app/mobymask-app-start.sh
+      - peers_ids:/peers
       - mobymask_deployment:/server
     ports:
       - "0.0.0.0:3002:3000"
@@ -37,3 +38,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   mobymask_deployment:
+  peers_ids:
diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-peer-test-app.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-peer-test-app.yml
index c0cc68cb..7d1b89d6 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-peer-test-app.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-peer-test-app.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-config.json:/app/packages/test-app/src/test-app-config.json
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-start.sh:/app/packages/test-app/test-app-start.sh
+      - peers_ids:/peers
     ports:
       - "0.0.0.0:3003:3000"
     healthcheck:
@@ -24,3 +25,6 @@ services:
       start_period: 10s
     extra_hosts:
       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
+
+volumes:
+  peers_ids:
diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-watcher-mobymask-v2.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-watcher-mobymask-v2.yml
index 4d2a0394..36cf2cf3 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-watcher-mobymask-v2.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-watcher-mobymask-v2.yml
@@ -78,9 +78,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/watcher-config-template.toml:/app/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/environments/watcher-config-template.toml
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/peer.env:/app/packages/peer/.env
-      - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/relay-id.json:/app/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/relay-id.json
-      - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/peer-id.json:/app/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/peer-id.json
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/start-server.sh:/app/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/start-server.sh
+      - peers_ids:/app/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/peers
       - mobymask_deployment:/server
       - fixturenet_geth_accounts:/geth-accounts:ro
     # Expose GQL, metrics and relay node ports
@@ -99,5 +98,6 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   mobymask_watcher_db_data:
+  peers_ids:
   mobymask_deployment:
   fixturenet_geth_accounts:
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json
index 2ccb816d..ed913b51 100644
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "MobyMask",
-  "relayNodes": [
-    "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/12D3KooWSPCsVkHVyLQoCqhu2YRPvvM7o6r6NRYyLM5zeA6Uig5t"
-  ],
+  "relayNodes": [],
   "peer": {
     "enableDebugInfo": true
   }
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh
index fbe2fbf9..578d86f9 100755
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT="${CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT:-${DEFAULT_CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRA
 CERC_RELAY_NODES="${CERC_RELAY_NODES:-${DEFAULT_CERC_RELAY_NODES}}"
 CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL="${CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL:-${DEFAULT_CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL}}"
 
+# If not set (or []), check the mounted volume for relay peer id
+if [ -z "$CERC_RELAY_NODES" ] || [ "$CERC_RELAY_NODES" = "[]" ]; then
+  echo "CERC_RELAY_NODES not provided, taking from the mounted volume"
+  CERC_RELAY_NODES="[\"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/$(jq -r '.id' /peers/relay-id.json)\"]"
+fi
+
+echo "Using CERC_RELAY_NODES $CERC_RELAY_NODES"
+
 # Use config from mounted volume if available (when running web-app along with watcher stack)
 if [ -f /server/config.json ]; then
   echo "Merging config for deployed contract from mounted volume"
@@ -19,7 +27,7 @@ else
 
   # Set config values from environment variables
   jq --arg address "$CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT" \
-    --argjson chainId $CERC_CHAIN_ID \
+    --argjson chainId "$CERC_CHAIN_ID" \
     --argjson relayNodes "$CERC_RELAY_NODES" \
     '.address = $address | .chainId = $chainId | .relayNodes = $relayNodes' \
     /app/src/mobymask-app-config.json > /app/src/config.json
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-params.env b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-params.env
index 7131003e..22681036 100644
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-params.env
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-params.env
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ DEFAULT_CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT=
 # Chain ID is used by mobymask web-app for txs
 DEFAULT_CERC_CHAIN_ID=42069
 
-# Set relay nodes to be used by web-apps
-DEFAULT_CERC_RELAY_NODES=["/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/12D3KooWSPCsVkHVyLQoCqhu2YRPvvM7o6r6NRYyLM5zeA6Uig5t"]
+# Set of relay nodes to be used by web-apps
+DEFAULT_CERC_RELAY_NODES=[]
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/peer-id.json b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/peer-id.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ceb55fc0..00000000
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/peer-id.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "id": "12D3KooWK6myjc8r1KBnfP9igp31qJkPaVfsKDjKrjoSefV5SDEo",
-  "privKey": "CAESQJMHbMaH+UEOtjGOzXYtoPO/cdHakCtN1hcnknIWzx/6ie1lxb+8kfzBjwt7apfj8fHlTCYSIVK8Q2AWu9a2h3g=",
-  "pubKey": "CAESIIntZcW/vJH8wY8Le2qX4/Hx5UwmEiFSvENgFrvWtod4"
-}
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/peer.env b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/peer.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cce4d9a..00000000
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/peer.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RELAY="/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/12D3KooWSPCsVkHVyLQoCqhu2YRPvvM7o6r6NRYyLM5zeA6Uig5t"
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/relay-id.json b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/relay-id.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d7edc6dc..00000000
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/relay-id.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "id": "12D3KooWSPCsVkHVyLQoCqhu2YRPvvM7o6r6NRYyLM5zeA6Uig5t",
-  "privKey": "CAESQGsqG5o4VlWJZM9XlA3MjabyZOXWQ2MLZU5AhBQsjXGt9iSlGtTuNOrHX5xSRgLBxLuMoqWsjGxE/dDB9c46RI8=",
-  "pubKey": "CAESIPYkpRrU7jTqx1+cUkYCwcS7jKKlrIxsRP3QwfXOOkSP"
-}
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/start-server.sh b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/start-server.sh
index 9cef1e58..3c23642b 100755
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/start-server.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/start-server.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,27 @@ CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT="${CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT:-${DEFAULT_CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRA
 
 echo "Using L2 RPC endpoint ${CERC_L2_GETH_RPC}"
 
+# Check for peer ids in ./peers folder, create if not present
+if [ -f ./peers/relay-id.json ]; then
+  echo "Using peer id for relay node from the mounted volume"
+else
+  echo "Creating a new peer id for relay node"
+  cd ../peer
+  yarn create-peer -f ../mobymask-v2-watcher/peers/relay-id.json
+  cd ../mobymask-v2-watcher
+fi
+
+if [ -f ./peers/peer-id.json ]; then
+  echo "Using peer id for peer node from the mounted volume"
+else
+  echo "Creating a new peer id for peer node"
+  cd ../peer
+  yarn create-peer -f ../mobymask-v2-watcher/peers/peer-id.json
+  cd ../mobymask-v2-watcher
+fi
+
+CERC_RELAY_MULTIADDR="/dns4/mobymask-watcher-server/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/$(jq -r '.id' ./peers/relay-id.json)"
+
 # Use contract address from environment variable or set from config.json in mounted volume
 if [ -n "$CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT" ]; then
   CONTRACT_ADDRESS="${CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT}"
@@ -30,12 +51,12 @@ else
   echo "Using CERC_PRIVATE_KEY_PEER from env"
 fi
 
-
 # Read in the config template TOML file and modify it
 WATCHER_CONFIG_TEMPLATE=$(cat environments/watcher-config-template.toml)
 WATCHER_CONFIG=$(echo "$WATCHER_CONFIG_TEMPLATE" | \
   sed -E "s/REPLACE_WITH_CERC_RELAY_PEERS/$(echo "${CERC_RELAY_PEERS}" | sed 's/\//\\\//g')/g; \
           s/REPLACE_WITH_CERC_RELAY_ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN/${CERC_RELAY_ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN}/g; \
+          s/REPLACE_WITH_CERC_RELAY_MULTIADDR/${CERC_RELAY_MULTIADDR}/g; \
           s/REPLACE_WITH_CERC_ENABLE_PEER_L2_TXS/${CERC_ENABLE_PEER_L2_TXS}/g; \
           s/REPLACE_WITH_CERC_PRIVATE_KEY_PEER/${CERC_PRIVATE_KEY_PEER}/g; \
           s/REPLACE_WITH_CONTRACT_ADDRESS/${CONTRACT_ADDRESS}/g; \
@@ -44,5 +65,8 @@ WATCHER_CONFIG=$(echo "$WATCHER_CONFIG_TEMPLATE" | \
 # Write the modified content to a new file
 echo "$WATCHER_CONFIG" > environments/local.toml
 
+# Write the relay node's multiaddr to /app/packages/peer/.env for running tests
+echo "RELAY=\"$CERC_RELAY_MULTIADDR\"" > /app/packages/peer/.env
+
 echo 'yarn server'
 yarn server
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-config.json b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-config.json
index 3b00674f..cce15fd8 100644
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-config.json
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "relayNodes": [
-    "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/12D3KooWSPCsVkHVyLQoCqhu2YRPvvM7o6r6NRYyLM5zeA6Uig5t"
-  ],
+  "relayNodes": [],
   "peer": {
     "enableDebugInfo": true
   }
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-start.sh b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-start.sh
index 2f45da03..a7934934 100755
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-start.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/test-app-start.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ fi
 
 CERC_RELAY_NODES="${CERC_RELAY_NODES:-${DEFAULT_CERC_RELAY_NODES}}"
 
+# If not set (or []), check the mounted volume for relay peer id
+if [ -z "$CERC_RELAY_NODES" ] || [ "$CERC_RELAY_NODES" = "[]" ]; then
+  echo "CERC_RELAY_NODES not provided, taking from the mounted volume"
+  CERC_RELAY_NODES="[\"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/$(jq -r '.id' /peers/relay-id.json)\"]"
+fi
+
+echo "Using CERC_RELAY_NODES $CERC_RELAY_NODES"
+
 # Set relay nodes in config from CERC_RELAY_NODES environment variable
 jq --argjson relayNodes "$CERC_RELAY_NODES" \
   '.relayNodes = $relayNodes' \
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/watcher-config-template.toml b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/watcher-config-template.toml
index cf05d6e2..e6ce0750 100644
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/watcher-config-template.toml
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/watcher-config-template.toml
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
       host = "0.0.0.0"
       port = 9090
       relayPeers = REPLACE_WITH_CERC_RELAY_PEERS
-      peerIdFile = './relay-id.json'
+      peerIdFile = './peers/relay-id.json'
       announce = 'REPLACE_WITH_CERC_RELAY_ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN'
       enableDebugInfo = true
 
     [server.p2p.peer]
-      relayMultiaddr = '/dns4/mobymask-watcher-server/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/12D3KooWSPCsVkHVyLQoCqhu2YRPvvM7o6r6NRYyLM5zeA6Uig5t'
+      relayMultiaddr = 'REPLACE_WITH_CERC_RELAY_MULTIADDR'
       pubSubTopic = 'mobymask'
-      peerIdFile = './peer-id.json'
+      peerIdFile = './peers/peer-id.json'
       enableDebugInfo = true
       enableL2Txs = REPLACE_WITH_CERC_ENABLE_PEER_L2_TXS
 
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/web-apps.md b/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/web-apps.md
index 2c1ed253..bfe08f93 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/web-apps.md
+++ b/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/web-apps.md
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ This should create the required docker images in the local image registry
 Create and update an env file to be used in the next step ([defaults](../../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-params.env)):
 
   ```bash
-  # Set relay nodes to be used by the web-app
-  CERC_RELAY_NODES=["/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/ws/p2p/12D3KooWSPCsVkHVyLQoCqhu2YRPvvM7o6r6NRYyLM5zeA6Uig5t"]
+  # Set of relay nodes to be used by the web-app
+  CERC_RELAY_NODES=[]
 
   # Also add if running MobyMask app: