diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05ca099..94329d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Option                      | Description
 `--local-nile-node`         | Runs a node of the `nile` network and connects the node to the `nile` network.
 `--local-kovan-node`        | Runs a light node of the `kovan` network and connects the node to the `kovan` network.
 `--reuse-ganache-database`  | Configures a running `ganache` node to use a persistent database.
+`--acl-contract`            | Configures secret-store `acl_contract` option to enable secret-store authorization.
 `--purge`                   | Removes the containers, volumes, artifact folder and networks used by the script.
 
 ## Docker Building Blocks
diff --git a/compose-files/secret_store.yml b/compose-files/secret_store.yml
index 692873f..70d8a39 100644
--- a/compose-files/secret_store.yml
+++ b/compose-files/secret_store.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 version: '2.1'
 services:
   secret-store:
-    image: oceanprotocol/parity-ethereum:master
-    entrypoint: /opt/parity/parity
+    image: oceanprotocol/parity-ethereum:acl_docker
+    entrypoint: /entrypoint.sh
+    environment:
+      CONFIGURE_ACL: "${CONFIGURE_ACL}"
     command:
       --config /etc/parity/secretstore/config.toml
       --jsonrpc-cors all
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ services:
       - ../networks/secret-store/config/:/etc/parity/secretstore/
       - secret-store:/secret-store/
       - ../networks/secret-store/keys/:/secret-store/keys/secretstore/
+      - ${KEEPER_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/contracts
     ports:
       - 12000:12000
       - 12001
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index d0f0e12..df4bd50 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export KEEPER_RPC_HOST='keeper-node'
 export KEEPER_RPC_PORT='8545'
 export KEEPER_RPC_URL="http://"${KEEPER_RPC_HOST}:${KEEPER_RPC_PORT}
 
+# Enable acl-contract validation in Secret-store
+export CONFIGURE_ACL="false"
+
 # colors
 COLOR_R="\033[0;31m"    # red
 COLOR_G="\033[0;32m"    # green
@@ -95,7 +98,14 @@ while :; do
         #################################################
         --reuse-ganache-database)
             export GANACHE_REUSE_DATABASE="true"
-            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting and reusing the database ...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting and reusing the database...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
+            ;;
+        #################################################
+        # Secret-Store validation switch
+        #################################################
+        --acl-contract)
+            export CONFIGURE_ACL="true"
+            printf $COLOR_Y'Enabling acl validation in secret-store...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
         #################################################
         # Node type switches