diff --git a/compose-files/nodes/kovan_node.yml b/compose-files/nodes/kovan_node.yml
index 295b250..1d78f7a 100644
--- a/compose-files/nodes/kovan_node.yml
+++ b/compose-files/nodes/kovan_node.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ services:
       --jsonrpc-hosts all
       --jsonrpc-apis all
       --unsafe-expose
-      --node-key 0xb3244c104fb56d28d3979f6cd14a8b5cf5b109171d293f4454c97c173a9f9374
     volumes:
       - ../networks/kovan/keys:/home/parity/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys/kovan
     ports:
diff --git a/compose-files/nodes/nile_node.yml b/compose-files/nodes/nile_node.yml
index 2880e51..9b53c1e 100644
--- a/compose-files/nodes/nile_node.yml
+++ b/compose-files/nodes/nile_node.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ services:
       --jsonrpc-apis all
       --unsafe-expose
       --unlock 0x00bd138abd70e2f00903268f3db08f2d25677c9e
-      --node-key 0xb3244c104fb56d28d3979f6cd14a8b5cf5b109171d293f4454c97c173a9f9374
     volumes:
       - ../networks/nile/config:/home/parity/parity/config
       - keeper-node:/home/parity/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index ccf4750..210dae4 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -191,9 +191,11 @@ while :; do
         # connects you to kovan
         --local-kovan-node)
             export NODE_COMPOSE_FILE="${COMPOSE_DIR}/nodes/kovan_node.yml"
+            COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/secret_store.yml/}"
             export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="kovan"
             export ACL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS="$(get_acl_address ${KEEPER_VERSION})"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Kovan node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Secret Store...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
         # spins up a new ganache blockchain
         --local-ganache-node)
@@ -208,9 +210,11 @@ while :; do
         # connects you to nile ocean testnet
         --local-nile-node)
             export NODE_COMPOSE_FILE="${COMPOSE_DIR}/nodes/nile_node.yml"
+            COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/secret_store.yml/}"
             export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="nile"
             export ACL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS="$(get_acl_address ${KEEPER_VERSION})"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Nile node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Secret Store...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
         # spins up spree local testnet
         --local-spree-node)