diff --git a/src/config/ConfigHelper.ts b/src/config/ConfigHelper.ts
index decc9049..6436dbc6 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigHelper.ts
+++ b/src/config/ConfigHelper.ts
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ export class ConfigHelper {
             fs.readFileSync(process.env.ADDRESS_FILE, 'utf8')
           )
         : null
+      // test
+      if (addresses) {
+        console.log('config adding addresses: ', addresses)
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(e)
       addresses = null
diff --git a/src/utils/Assets.ts b/src/utils/Assets.ts
index 7f669036..935c7245 100644
--- a/src/utils/Assets.ts
+++ b/src/utils/Assets.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { FreCreationParams } from '../@types/FixedPrice'
 import { getEventFromTx } from './ContractUtils'
 import { ProviderInstance } from '../services/Provider'
 
+export const DEVELOPMENT_CHAIN_ID = 8996
 // template address OR templateId
 export function isConfidentialEVM(network: string | number): boolean {
   const config = new ConfigHelper().getConfig(network)
@@ -140,10 +141,42 @@ export async function createAsset(
   const config = new ConfigHelper().getConfig(parseInt(String(chainID)))
 
   console.log('Config is:', config)
+  // Config is: {
+  //   chainId: 8996,
+  //   network: 'development',
+  //   metadataCacheUri: 'http://172.15.0.5:5000',
+  //   nodeUri: 'http://127.0.0.1:8545',
+  //   providerUri: 'http://172.15.0.4:8030',
+  //   subgraphUri: 'https://172.15.0.15:8000',
+  //   explorerUri: null,
+  //   oceanTokenAddress: '0x2473f4F7bf40ed9310838edFCA6262C17A59DF64',
+  //   oceanTokenSymbol: 'OCEAN',
+  //   fixedRateExchangeAddress: '0xefdcb16b16C7842ec27c6fdCf56adc316B9B29B8',
+  //   dispenserAddress: '0xfeA10BBb093d7fcb1EDf575Aa7e28d37b9DcFcE9',
+  //   startBlock: 15,
+  //   transactionBlockTimeout: 50,
+  //   transactionConfirmationBlocks: 1,
+  //   transactionPollingTimeout: 750,
+  //   gasFeeMultiplier: 1,
+  //   confidentialEVM: false,
+  //   nftFactoryAddress: '0xEEE56e2a630DD29F9A628d618E58bb173911F393',
+  //   opfCommunityFeeCollector: '0xFe0145Caf0EC55D23dc1b08431b071f6e1123a76',
+  //   veAllocate: '0x15338ade17C4b6F65E4ff7b3aCE22AAdED00aC4d',
+  //   veOCEAN: '0x17d55A3501999FFBF9b0623cDB258611419d01F5',
+  //   veDelegation: '0x4999A8428d1D42fc955FbBC2f1E22323a55B6f86',
+  //   veFeeDistributor: '0xE6E685823Ddd2e0D0B29917D84D687E5431136F6',
+  //   veDelegationProxy: undefined,
+  //   DFRewards: '0xc6eF91571a6d512985C885cb5EEB7aC8E6C47f4B',
+  //   DFStrategyV1: '0xE4f7c64C52085A6df2c7c2972466EEf3ba3aD081',
+  //   veFeeEstimate: '0x3Ef2ebF03002D828943EB1AbbFC470D1A53c6B21'
+  // }
 
-  const templateIndex = await calculateTemplateIndex(chainID, template)
+  let templateIndex = await calculateTemplateIndex(chainID, template)
   if (templateIndex < 1) {
-    throw new Error(`Invalid template index: ${templateIndex}`)
+    // for testing purposes only
+    if (chainID === DEVELOPMENT_CHAIN_ID) {
+      templateIndex = 1
+    } else throw new Error(`Invalid template index: ${templateIndex}`)
   }
 
   const nft = new Nft(owner, chainID)