diff --git a/compose-files/brizo.yml b/compose-files/brizo.yml
index 1f03575..5495d3a 100644
--- a/compose-files/brizo.yml
+++ b/compose-files/brizo.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
     - keeper-contracts
     - parity-node
     environment:
-      KEEPER_URL: http://parity-node:8545
+      KEEPER_URL: http://${RPC_URL}:8545
       LOCAL_CONTRACTS: "true"
       KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME: ${KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME}
       AQUARIUS_URL: http://aquarius:5000
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index f8397a5..8d73594 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export REUSE_DATABASE="false"
 export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="ganache"
 export ARTIFACTS_FOLDER=$HOME/.ocean/keeper-contracts/artifacts
 export BRIZO_ENV_FILE=$DIR/brizo.env
+# Specify the ethereum default RPC container provider
+RPC_URL='keeper-contracts'
 
 # colors
 COLOR_R="\033[0;31m"    # red
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ while :; do
         --local-parity-node)
             COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/parity_client.yml"
             COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/secret_store.yml"
+            RPC_URL='parity-node'
             export KEEPER_NETWORK_NAME="ocean_poa_net_local"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with local Parity node...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;