diff --git a/desktop_app/src/main/resources/desktop.conf b/desktop_app/src/main/resources/desktop.conf
index 3a731e2c7b..4980de87d5 100644
--- a/desktop_app/src/main/resources/desktop.conf
+++ b/desktop_app/src/main/resources/desktop.conf
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ application {
                 socketTimeout = 120
             }
             tor {
+                testNetwork = false
                 directoryAuthorities = []
                 torrcOverrides = {}
                 socketTimeout = 120
diff --git a/network/network/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/node/transport/TorTransport.java b/network/network/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/node/transport/TorTransport.java
index 53ee031d79..1277607b68 100644
--- a/network/network/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/node/transport/TorTransport.java
+++ b/network/network/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/node/transport/TorTransport.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class TorTransport implements Transport {
     public static final class Config implements Transport.Config {
         public static Config from(String baseDir, com.typesafe.config.Config config) {
             return new Config(
+                    config.getBoolean("testNetwork"),
                     baseDir,
                     (int) TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(config.getInt("socketTimeout")),
                     parseDirectoryAuthorities(config.getList("directoryAuthorities")),
@@ -78,12 +79,18 @@ private static String getStringFromConfigValue(ConfigValue configValue, String k
                     .unwrapped();
         }
 
+        private final boolean isTestNetwork;
         private final int socketTimeout;
         private final String baseDir;
         private final Set<DirectoryAuthority> directoryAuthorities;
         private final Map<String, String> torrcOverrides;
 
-        public Config(String baseDir, int socketTimeout, Set<DirectoryAuthority> directoryAuthorities, Map<String, String> torrcOverrides) {
+        public Config(boolean isTestNetwork,
+                      String baseDir,
+                      int socketTimeout,
+                      Set<DirectoryAuthority> directoryAuthorities,
+                      Map<String, String> torrcOverrides) {
+            this.isTestNetwork = isTestNetwork;
             this.baseDir = baseDir;
             this.socketTimeout = socketTimeout;
             this.directoryAuthorities = directoryAuthorities;
diff --git a/oracle_node_app/src/main/resources/oracle_node.conf b/oracle_node_app/src/main/resources/oracle_node.conf
index 23d44d8e4f..c9ab92b3cb 100644
--- a/oracle_node_app/src/main/resources/oracle_node.conf
+++ b/oracle_node_app/src/main/resources/oracle_node.conf
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ application {
                 socketTimeout = 120
             }
             tor {
+                testNetwork = false
                 directoryAuthorities = []
                 torrcOverrides = {}
                 socketTimeout = 120
diff --git a/rest_api_app/src/main/resources/rest_api.conf b/rest_api_app/src/main/resources/rest_api.conf
index 0377fc87a1..ef12c3f208 100644
--- a/rest_api_app/src/main/resources/rest_api.conf
+++ b/rest_api_app/src/main/resources/rest_api.conf
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ application {
                 socketTimeout = 120
             }
             tor {
+                testNetwork = false
                 torrcOverrides = {}
                 socketTimeout = 120
             }
diff --git a/seed_node_app/src/main/resources/seed_node.conf b/seed_node_app/src/main/resources/seed_node.conf
index 0e35eb0b3a..c93bc108f5 100644
--- a/seed_node_app/src/main/resources/seed_node.conf
+++ b/seed_node_app/src/main/resources/seed_node.conf
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ application {
                 socketTimeout = 120
             }
             tor {
+                testNetwork = false
                 directoryAuthorities = []
                 torrcOverrides = {}
                 socketTimeout = 120