diff --git a/service-provider-setup/deploy-backend.yml b/service-provider-setup/deploy-backend.yml
index ccc43e4..187bb72 100644
--- a/service-provider-setup/deploy-backend.yml
+++ b/service-provider-setup/deploy-backend.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     - name: Create laconic config file
       template:
         src: "./templates/laconic.yml.j2"
-        dest: "config/laconic.yml"
+        dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/config/laconic.yml"
 
     - name: Copy the gpg private key file to config dir
       copy:
diff --git a/service-provider-setup/run-laconicd.yml b/service-provider-setup/run-laconicd.yml
index c7be97b..35b76fc 100644
--- a/service-provider-setup/run-laconicd.yml
+++ b/service-provider-setup/run-laconicd.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     - name: Build container images
       command: laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/fixturenet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd build-containers --force-rebuild
 
-    - name: Generate over spec file for laconicd deployment
+    - name: Generate spec file for laconicd deployment
       template:
         src: "./templates/specs/fixturenet-laconicd-spec.yml.j2"
         dest: "fixturenet-laconicd-spec.yml"
diff --git a/service-provider-setup/templates/configs/laconicd-config.env.j2 b/service-provider-setup/templates/configs/laconicd-config.env.j2
index 617d214..ec68d16 100644
--- a/service-provider-setup/templates/configs/laconicd-config.env.j2
+++ b/service-provider-setup/templates/configs/laconicd-config.env.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-MONIKER=localtestnet-node
 CHAINID={{ chain_id }}