diff --git a/api/config/default.yml b/api/config/default.yml
index 7d5332ac..35e47ea2 100644
--- a/api/config/default.yml
+++ b/api/config/default.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ BitcoreHTTP:
   port: 8080
   logging: true
   BitcoreNode:
-    LevelUp: ./testnet-db
-    network: testnet
+    LevelUp: ./db
+    network: livenet
     NetworkMonitor:
       host: localhost
-      port: 18333
+      port: 8333
   Reporter: none # none, simple, matrix
   RPC:
     user: user
     pass: password
     protocol: http
     host: 127.0.0.1
-    port: 18332
+    port: 8332
diff --git a/api/config/livenet.yml b/api/config/livenet.yml
index 1ba65a51..35e47ea2 100644
--- a/api/config/livenet.yml
+++ b/api/config/livenet.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ BitcoreHTTP:
   port: 8080
   logging: true
   BitcoreNode:
+    LevelUp: ./db
+    network: livenet
     NetworkMonitor:
-      network: livenet
       host: localhost
       port: 8333
+  Reporter: none # none, simple, matrix
+  RPC:
+    user: user
+    pass: password
+    protocol: http
+    host: 127.0.0.1
+    port: 8332
diff --git a/api/config/testnet.yml b/api/config/testnet.yml
index 1ba65a51..7d5332ac 100644
--- a/api/config/testnet.yml
+++ b/api/config/testnet.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ BitcoreHTTP:
   port: 8080
   logging: true
   BitcoreNode:
+    LevelUp: ./testnet-db
+    network: testnet
     NetworkMonitor:
-      network: livenet
       host: localhost
-      port: 8333
+      port: 18333
+  Reporter: none # none, simple, matrix
+  RPC:
+    user: user
+    pass: password
+    protocol: http
+    host: 127.0.0.1
+    port: 18332
diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index d0a21153..e6759cc5 100755
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var BitcoreHTTP = require('./lib/http');
+var bitcore = require('bitcore');
 
 if (require.main === module) {
   var config = require('config');
+  var network = config.get('BitcoreHTTP.BitcoreNode').network;
+  console.log('Starting bitcore-node-http', network, 'network');
+  bitcore.Networks.defaultNetwork = bitcore.Networks.get(network);
   var http = BitcoreHTTP.create(config.get('BitcoreHTTP'));
   http.start();
 }
diff --git a/api/test/v1/node.js b/api/test/v1/node.js
index ff45b99c..16ebcad6 100644
--- a/api/test/v1/node.js
+++ b/api/test/v1/node.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ describe('BitcoreHTTP v1 node routes', function() {
     nodeMock.status = {
       sync: 0.75,
       peerCount: 8,
-      version: 'test'
+      version: 'test',
+      network: 'test',
     };
     nodeMock.getStatus = function() {
       return Promise.resolve(nodeMock.status);
diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 14ae583d..b0965207 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ BitcoreNode.prototype.getStatus = function() {
     sync: this.getSyncProgress(),
     peerCount: this.networkMonitor.getConnectedPeers(),
     version: pjson.version,
+    network: bitcore.Networks.defaultNetwork.name,
   });
 };