diff --git a/base-service/lib/fiatrateproviders/ows.js b/base-service/lib/fiatrateproviders/ows.js
index 362ee0a..d172390 100644
--- a/base-service/lib/fiatrateproviders/ows.js
+++ b/base-service/lib/fiatrateproviders/ows.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const config = require('config');
 const owsCommon = require('@owstack/ows-common');
 const lodash = owsCommon.deps.lodash;
 
@@ -18,15 +19,15 @@ const provider = {
     name: 'OpenWalletStack',
     currency: {
         BCH: {
-            url: 'http://rates.owstack.org/buy/gdax,bitstamp/bchusd/1',
+            url: `${config.rateServiceOpts.url}/buy/gdax,bitstamp/bchusd/1`,
             parseFn: parseFn
         },
         BTC: {
-            url: 'http://rates.owstack.org/buy/gdax,bitstamp/btcusd/1',
+            url: `${config.rateServiceOpts.url}/buy/gdax,bitstamp/btcusd/1`,
             parseFn: parseFn
         },
         LTC: {
-            url: 'http://rates.owstack.org/buy/gdax,bitstamp/ltcusd/1',
+            url: `${config.rateServiceOpts.url}/buy/gdax,bitstamp/ltcusd/1`,
             parseFn: parseFn
         }
     }
diff --git a/config/default.js b/config/default.js
index 97ae04a..cc8c66d 100644
--- a/config/default.js
+++ b/config/default.js
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ const config = {
         from: process.env.EMAIL_FROM || 'wallet-service@owstack.com',
         templatePath: process.env.EMAIL_TEMPLATE_DIR || './base-service/lib/templates',
         publicTxUrlTemplate: {
-            livenet: process.env.EMAIL_EXPLORER_URL_TEMPLATE || 'http://explorer.owstack.org/explorer/tx/{{txid}}',
-            // testnet: 'http://explorer.owstack.org/explorer/tx/{{txid}}'
+            livenet: process.env.EMAIL_EXPLORER_URL_TEMPLATE || 'http://dev.owstack.org/explorer/btc/tx/{{txid}}',
         }
     },
 
@@ -61,6 +60,10 @@ const config = {
         fetchInterval: 60 // in minutes
     },
 
+    rateServiceOpts: {
+        url: process.env.RATE_SERVICE_URL || 'http://rate-service'
+    },
+
     // Each server (by coin network) has it's own configuration. Where the same services
     // run for each coin network the url's must be unique across all coin networks.
 
@@ -68,10 +71,8 @@ const config = {
         blockchainExplorerOpts: {
             defaultProvider: 'explorer',
             explorer: {
-                // Multiple servers (in priority order)
-                // url: ['http://a.b.c', 'https://test-explorer.owstack.com:443'],
                 livenet: {
-                    url: process.env.BTC_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API || 'https://btc.livenet.explorer-api.owstack.org',
+                    url: process.env.BTC_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API || 'http://btc-explorer-api',
                     apiPrefix: process.env.BTC_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API_PATH || ''
                 }
             }
@@ -82,10 +83,8 @@ const config = {
         blockchainExplorerOpts: {
             defaultProvider: 'explorer',
             explorer: {
-                // Multiple servers (in priority order)
-                // url: ['http://a.b.c', 'https://test-explorer.owstack.com:443'],
                 livenet: {
-                    url: process.env.BCH_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API || 'http://bch.livenet.explorer-api.owstack.org',
+                    url: process.env.BCH_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API || 'http://bch-explorer-api',
                     apiPrefix: process.env.BCH_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API_PATH || ''
                 }
             }
@@ -96,10 +95,8 @@ const config = {
         blockchainExplorerOpts: {
             defaultProvider: 'explorer',
             explorer: {
-                // Multiple servers (in priority order)
-                // url: ['http://a.b.c', 'https://test-explorer.owstack.com:443'],
                 livenet: {
-                    url: process.env.LTC_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API || 'http://ltc.livenet.explorer-api.owstack.org',
+                    url: process.env.LTC_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API || 'http://ltc-explorer-api',
                     apiPrefix: process.env.LTC_LIVENET_EXPLORER_API_PATH || ''
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/integration/fiatrateservice.js b/test/integration/fiatrateservice.js
index f04dcef..f203f90 100644
--- a/test/integration/fiatrateservice.js
+++ b/test/integration/fiatrateservice.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const config = require('config');
 const chai = require('chai');
 const sinon = require('sinon');
 const should = chai.should();
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ describe('Fiat rate service', function () {
                 json: true
             }).yields(null, null, bitstamp);
             request.get.withArgs({
-                url: 'http://rates.owstack.org/buy/gdax,bitstamp/btcusd/1',
+                url: `${config.rateServiceOpts.url  }/buy/gdax,bitstamp/btcusd/1`,
                 json: true
             }).yields(null, null, openwalletstack);
 
@@ -374,17 +375,17 @@ describe('Fiat rate service', function () {
             }];
 
             request.get.withArgs({
-                url: 'http://rates.owstack.org/buy/gdax,bitstamp/btcusd/1',
+                url: `${config.rateServiceOpts.url}/buy/gdax,bitstamp/btcusd/1`,
                 json: true
             }).yields(null, null, owsBTC);
 
             request.get.withArgs({
-                url: 'http://rates.owstack.org/buy/gdax,bitstamp/bchusd/1',
+                url: `${config.rateServiceOpts.url}/buy/gdax,bitstamp/bchusd/1`,
                 json: true
             }).yields(null, null, owsBCH);
 
             request.get.withArgs({
-                url: 'http://rates.owstack.org/buy/gdax,bitstamp/ltcusd/1',
+                url: `${config.rateServiceOpts.url}/buy/gdax,bitstamp/ltcusd/1`,
                 json: true
             }).yields(null, null, owsLTC);
 
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ describe('Fiat rate service', function () {
                 last: 120.00,
             };
             request.get.withArgs({
-                url: 'http://rates.owstack.org/buy/gdax,bitstamp/btcusd/1',
+                url: `${config.rateServiceOpts.url  }/buy/gdax,bitstamp/btcusd/1`,
                 json: true
             }).yields('dummy error', null, null);
             request.get.withArgs({