diff --git a/compose-files/provider.yml b/compose-files/provider.yml
index 61445f5..48f7b5b 100644
--- a/compose-files/provider.yml
+++ b/compose-files/provider.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ services:
       ARTIFACTS_PATH: "/ocean-contracts/artifacts"
       NETWORK_URL: ${NETWORK_RPC_URL}
       PARITY_URL: ${NETWORK_RPC_URL}
-      PROVIDER_KEY: ${PROVIDER_PRIVATE_KEY}
       PROVIDER_PRIVATE_KEY: ${PROVIDER_PRIVATE_KEY}
-      PROVIDER_ADDRESS: ${PROVIDER_ADDRESS}
-      PROVIDER_PASSWORD: ${PROVIDER_PASSWORD}
-      PROVIDER_ENCRYPTED_KEY: ${PROVIDER_ENCRYPTED_KEY}
       LOG_LEVEL: ${PROVIDER_LOG_LEVEL}
       OCEAN_PROVIDER_URL: 'http://0.0.0.0:8030'
       OCEAN_PROVIDER_WORKERS: ${PROVIDER_WORKERS}
diff --git a/compose-files/provider2.yml b/compose-files/provider2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6766c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose-files/provider2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  provider2:
+    image: oceanprotocol/provider-py:${PROVIDER_VERSION:-latest}
+    ports:
+      - 8031:8030
+    networks:
+      backend:
+        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.7
+    depends_on:
+    - ocean-contracts
+    environment:
+      ARTIFACTS_PATH: "/ocean-contracts/artifacts"
+      NETWORK_URL: ${NETWORK_RPC_URL}
+      PARITY_URL: ${NETWORK_RPC_URL}
+      PROVIDER_PRIVATE_KEY: ${PROVIDER2_PRIVATE_KEY}
+      LOG_LEVEL: ${PROVIDER_LOG_LEVEL}
+      OCEAN_PROVIDER_URL: 'http://0.0.0.0:8030'
+      OCEAN_PROVIDER_WORKERS: ${PROVIDER_WORKERS}
+      IPFS_GATEWAY: ${PROVIDER_IPFS_GATEWAY}
+      OCEAN_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT: '9000'
+      OPERATOR_SERVICE_URL: ${OPERATOR_SERVICE_URL}
+      AQUARIUS_URL: ${AQUARIUS_URL:-http://172.15.0.5:5000}
+    volumes:
+    - ${OCEAN_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/ocean-contracts/artifacts/
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index 298ee8a..d8c153d 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ COMPOSE_DIR="${DIR}/compose-files"
 # Default versions of Aquarius, Provider
 
 export AQUARIUS_VERSION=${AQUARIUS_VERSION:-v2.1.13}
-export PROVIDER_VERSION=${PROVIDER_VERSION:-v0.4.6}
+export PROVIDER_VERSION=${PROVIDER_VERSION:-latest}
 export CONTRACTS_VERSION=${CONTRACTS_VERSION:-v0.5.9}
 export PROJECT_NAME="ocean"
 export FORCEPULL="false"
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@ CHECK_ELASTIC_VM_COUNT=true
 
 
 #Provider
-export PROVIDER_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
-export PROVIDER_WORKERS=1
+export PROVIDER_LOG_LEVEL=${PROVIDER_LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}
+export PROVIDER_WORKERS=10
 export PROVIDER_IPFS_GATEWAY=https://ipfs.oceanprotocol.com
 export PROVIDER_PRIVATE_KEY=0xfd5c1ccea015b6d663618850824154a3b3fb2882c46cefb05b9a93fea8c3d215
+export PROVIDER2_PRIVATE_KEY=0xc852b55146fd168ec3d392bbd70988c18463efa460a395dede376453aca1180e
 
 if [ ${IP} = "localhost" ]; then
     export AQUARIUS_URI=http://172.15.0.5:5000
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 #export OPERATOR_SERVICE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8050
-export OPERATOR_SERVICE_URL=https://operator-api.operator.dev-ocean.com
+export OPERATOR_SERVICE_URL=https://nextv.operator.dev-ocean.com/
 
 
 # Add aquarius to /etc/hosts
@@ -186,6 +187,10 @@ while :; do
             COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/provider.yml/}"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Provider...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
+	    --with-provider2)
+	        COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/provider2.yml"
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with a 2nd Provider...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            ;;
         --no-ganache)
             COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/ganache.yml/}"
             COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/ocean_contracts.yml/}"