diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/chain_scraper/mod.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/chain_scraper/mod.rs
index 93f768a236..fd4f0c6854 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/chain_scraper/mod.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/chain_scraper/mod.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_chain_scraper(
     })
     .with_tx_module(EventScraperModule::new(
         db_pool,
-        config.payment_watcher_config.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+        config.payment_watcher_config.clone(),
     ));
 
     let instance = scraper.build_and_start().await?;
diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/cli/commands/run/mod.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/cli/commands/run/mod.rs
index 65f5de15d5..2e16a1788d 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/cli/commands/run/mod.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/cli/commands/run/mod.rs
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: Args, http_port: u16) -> Result<(), NyxChainWa
 
     // 2. payment listener
     let token = cancellation_token.clone();
+    let payment_watcher_config = config.payment_watcher_config.clone();
     {
         tasks.spawn(async move {
             token
                 .run_until_cancelled(async move {
-                    let payment_watcher_config = config.payment_watcher_config.unwrap_or_default();
                     payment_listener::run_payment_listener(
                         payment_watcher_config,
                         price_scraper_pool,
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: Args, http_port: u16) -> Result<(), NyxChainWa
     }
 
     // 4. http api
-    let http_server = http::server::build_http_api(storage.pool_owned(), http_port).await?;
+    let http_server =
+        http::server::build_http_api(storage.pool_owned(), &config, http_port).await?;
     {
         let token = cancellation_token.clone();
         tasks.spawn(async move {
diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/config/mod.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/config/mod.rs
index 73419a2e9e..3535acce18 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl ConfigBuilder {
         Config {
             logging: self.logging.unwrap_or_default(),
             save_path: Some(self.config_path),
-            payment_watcher_config: self.payment_watcher_config,
+            payment_watcher_config: self.payment_watcher_config.unwrap_or_default(),
             data_dir: self.data_dir,
             db_path: self.db_path,
             chain_scraper_db_path: self.chain_scraper_db_path,
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     #[serde(skip)]
     chain_scraper_db_path: Option<String>,
 
-    pub payment_watcher_config: Option<PaymentWatcherConfig>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub payment_watcher_config: PaymentWatcherConfig,
 
     #[serde(default)]
     pub logging: LoggingSettings,
diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/config/payments_watcher.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/config/payments_watcher.rs
index a335830a85..78956d5762 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/config/payments_watcher.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/config/payments_watcher.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::AccountId;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct PaymentWatcherConfig {
     pub watchers: Vec<PaymentWatcherEntry>,
 }
 
+impl PaymentWatcherConfig {
+    pub fn watched_transfer_accounts(&self) -> Vec<&AccountId> {
+        self.watchers
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|e| e.watch_for_transfer_recipient_accounts.as_ref())
+            .flat_map(|a| a)
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct PaymentWatcherEntry {
     pub id: String,
diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/api/watcher.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/api/watcher.rs
index 68e6f4f91c..121c86b91c 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/api/watcher.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/api/watcher.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::env;
 use crate::http::error::HttpResult;
 use crate::http::state::AppState;
+use axum::extract::State;
 use axum::{Json, Router};
-use std::env::var;
 
 pub(crate) fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
     Router::new().route("/addresses", axum::routing::get(get_addresses))
@@ -19,30 +17,6 @@ pub(crate) fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
 )]
 
 /// Fetch the addresses being watched by the chain watcher
-async fn get_addresses() -> HttpResult<Json<Vec<String>>> {
-    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(),
-        // 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))
+async fn get_addresses(State(state): State<AppState>) -> HttpResult<Json<Vec<String>>> {
+    Ok(Json(state.watched_addresses.clone()))
 }
diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/server.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/server.rs
index a328d86b5d..20aa7042c4 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/server.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/server.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,27 @@ use core::net::SocketAddr;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use tokio_util::sync::WaitForCancellationFutureOwned;
 
+use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::{
     db::DbPool,
     http::{api::RouterBuilder, state::AppState},
 };
 
-pub(crate) async fn build_http_api(db_pool: DbPool, http_port: u16) -> anyhow::Result<HttpServer> {
+pub(crate) async fn build_http_api(
+    db_pool: DbPool,
+    config: &Config,
+    http_port: u16,
+) -> anyhow::Result<HttpServer> {
     let router_builder = RouterBuilder::with_default_routes();
 
-    let state = AppState::new(db_pool);
+    let watched_accounts = config
+        .payment_watcher_config
+        .watched_transfer_accounts()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|a| a.to_string())
+        .collect();
+
+    let state = AppState::new(db_pool, watched_accounts);
     let router = router_builder.with_state(state);
 
     let bind_addr = format!("0.0.0.0:{}", http_port);
diff --git a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/state.rs b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/state.rs
index 3f72135cf1..99fc155b74 100644
--- a/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/state.rs
+++ b/nyx-chain-watcher/src/http/state.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ use crate::db::DbPool;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct AppState {
     db_pool: DbPool,
+    pub(crate) watched_addresses: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl AppState {
-    pub(crate) fn new(db_pool: DbPool) -> Self {
-        Self { db_pool }
+    pub(crate) fn new(db_pool: DbPool, watched_addresses: Vec<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            db_pool,
+            watched_addresses,
+        }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn db_pool(&self) -> &DbPool {