diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/chain_scraper/mod.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/chain_scraper/mod.rs
index 2835a8d105..93f768a236 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/chain_scraper/mod.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/chain_scraper/mod.rs
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_chain_scraper(
         fs::remove_file(config.chain_scraper_database_path())?;
     }
 
-    if config.payment_watcher_config.is_none() {
-        anyhow::bail!("No payment watcher config found, not running chain scraper");
-    }
-
     let scraper = NyxdScraper::builder(nyxd_scraper::Config {
         websocket_url,
         rpc_url,
diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/api/watcher.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/api/watcher.rs
index 07c2d9c422..68e6f4f91c 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/api/watcher.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/api/watcher.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::http::error::Error;
+use crate::env;
 use crate::http::error::HttpResult;
 use crate::http::state::AppState;
 use axum::{Json, Router};
+use std::env::var;
 
 pub(crate) fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
     Router::new().route("/addresses", axum::routing::get(get_addresses))
@@ -19,26 +20,29 @@ pub(crate) fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
 
 /// Fetch the addresses being watched by the chain watcher
 async fn get_addresses() -> HttpResult<Json<Vec<String>>> {
-    let config =
-        Config::read_from_toml_file_in_default_location().map_err(|_| Error::internal())?;
-
-    let addresses = config
-        .payment_watcher_config
-        .as_ref()
-        .and_then(|config| {
-            config.watchers.iter().find_map(|watcher| {
-                watcher
-                    .watch_for_transfer_recipient_accounts
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .map(|accounts| {
-                        accounts
-                            .iter()
-                            .map(|account| account.to_string())
-                            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                    })
+    let addresses = match Config::read_from_toml_file_in_default_location() {
+        Ok(config) => config
+            .payment_watcher_config
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|config| {
+                config.watchers.iter().find_map(|watcher| {
+                    watcher
+                        .watch_for_transfer_recipient_accounts
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .map(|accounts| {
+                            accounts
+                                .iter()
+                                .map(|account| account.to_string())
+                                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                        })
+                })
             })
-        })
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+            .unwrap_or_default(),
+        // If the config file doesn't exist, fall back to env variable
+        Err(_) => var(env::vars::NYX_CHAIN_WATCHER_WATCH_ACCOUNTS)
+            .map(|accounts| accounts.split(',').map(String::from).collect())
+            .unwrap_or_default(),
+    };
 
     Ok(Json(addresses))
 }