diff --git a/compose-files/keeper_contracts.yml b/compose-files/keeper_contracts.yml
index a3b67db..0c4dd5b 100644
--- a/compose-files/keeper_contracts.yml
+++ b/compose-files/keeper_contracts.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ version: '2.1'
 services:
   keeper-contracts:
     image: oceanprotocol/keeper-contracts:${OCEAN_VERSION:-stable}
+    ports:
+      - "${KEEPER_PORT}:8545"
     networks:
       backend:
         ipv4_address: 172.15.0.14
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index b967ccd..8220dfd 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export BRIZO_ENV_FILE=$DIR/brizo.env
 export PROJECT_NAME="ocean"
 # Specify the ethereum default RPC container provider
 export RPC_URL='keeper-contracts'
+export KEEPER_PORT='8545'
+
 
 # colors
 COLOR_R="\033[0;31m"    # red
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ while :; do
             COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/secret_store.yml"
             export RPC_URL='parity-node'
             export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="ocean_poa_net_local"
+            export KEEPER_PORT='8546'
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Parity node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
         --purge)