diff --git a/dockerfiles/evmapp/entrypoint.sh b/dockerfiles/evmapp/entrypoint.sh
index cec69bb..addffd6 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/evmapp/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/evmapp/entrypoint.sh
@@ -114,12 +114,22 @@ if [ "${SCNODE_CERT_SIGNING_ENABLED:-}" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Error: When SCNODE_CERT_SIGNING_ENABLED=true and SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED=true SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT needs to be set."
     sleep 5
     exit 1
+  else 
+  # setting SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT if provided
+    REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=""
+    REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT="$(echo -en "\n        requestTimeout = ${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT}")"
+    export REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
   fi
 
   if  [ "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED:-}" = "true" ] && [ -z "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS:-}" ]; then
     echo "Error: When SCNODE_CERT_SIGNING_ENABLED=true and SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED=true SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS needs to be set."
     sleep 5
     exit 1
+  else
+  # setting SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS if provided
+    REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS=""
+    REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS="$(echo -en "\n        numOfParallelRequests = ${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS}")"
+    export REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS
   fi
 
   if [ "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED:-}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ADDRESS:-}" ]; then
@@ -272,7 +282,7 @@ SUBST='$SCNODE_CERT_MASTERS_PUBKEYS:$SCNODE_CERT_SIGNERS_MAXPKS:$SCNODE_CERT_SIG
 '$SCNODE_GENESIS_WITHDRAWALEPOCHLENGTH:$SCNODE_GENESIS_COMMTREEHASH:$SCNODE_GENESIS_ISNONCEASING:$SCNODE_ALLOWED_FORGERS:$SCNODE_FORGER_ENABLED:$SCNODE_FORGER_RESTRICT:'\
 '$SCNODE_NET_DECLAREDADDRESS:$SCNODE_NET_KNOWNPEERS:$SCNODE_NET_MAGICBYTES:$SCNODE_NET_NODENAME:$SCNODE_NET_P2P_PORT:$SCNODE_NET_API_LIMITER_ENABLED:$SCNODE_NET_SLOW_MODE:$SCNODE_NET_REBROADCAST_TXS:$SCNODE_NET_HANDLING_TXS:'\
 '$SCNODE_WALLET_GENESIS_SECRETS:$SCNODE_WALLET_MAXTX_FEE:$SCNODE_WALLET_SEED:$WS_ADDRESS:$MAX_INCOMING_CONNECTIONS:$MAX_OUTGOING_CONNECTIONS:$SCNODE_WS_SERVER_PORT:'\
-'$SCNODE_WS_CLIENT_ENABLED:$SCNODE_WS_SERVER_ENABLED:$SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED:$SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ADDRESS:$SCNODE_LOG_FILE_LEVEL:$SCNODE_LOG_CONSOLE_LEVEL:$SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT:$SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS:'\
+'$SCNODE_WS_CLIENT_ENABLED:$SCNODE_WS_SERVER_ENABLED:$SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED:$SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ADDRESS:$SCNODE_LOG_FILE_LEVEL:$SCNODE_LOG_CONSOLE_LEVEL:$REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT:$REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS:'\
 '$SCNODE_REST_APIKEYHASH:$SCNODE_REST_PORT'\
 
 export SUBST
diff --git a/dockerfiles/evmapp/sc_settings.conf.tmpl b/dockerfiles/evmapp/sc_settings.conf.tmpl
index 9340f37..c8ea0f0 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/evmapp/sc_settings.conf.tmpl
+++ b/dockerfiles/evmapp/sc_settings.conf.tmpl
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ sparkz {
 
     remoteKeysManager {
         enabled = $SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED
-        address = "$SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ADDRESS"
-        requestTimeout = $SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
-        numOfParallelRequests = $SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS
+        address = "$SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ADDRESS"$REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT$REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS
     }
 
     genesis {