diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-dev-api.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-dev-api.yml
index 70c9decae..02d700b52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-dev-api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-dev-api.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         run: flyctl deploy ../.. --app credbull-defi-api --env ENVIRONMENT=testnet --local-only -t ${{ secrets.FLY_DEPLOY_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Deploy fly.io credbull-defi-ci app
-        run: flyctl deploy ../.. --app credbull-defi-api-ci --env ENVIRONMENT=local --local-only -t ${{ secrets.CI_FLY_DEPLOY_TOKEN }}
+        run: flyctl deploy ../.. --app credbull-defi-api-ci --env ENVIRONMENT=ci --local-only -t ${{ secrets.CI_FLY_DEPLOY_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create Sentry release
         uses: getsentry/action-release@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-dev-ops.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-dev-ops.yml
index f707b5c91..99db26f73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-dev-ops.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-dev-ops.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
           cache: "yarn"
 
-      - name: Install foundry-toolchain
-        uses: foundry-rs/foundry-toolchain@v1.2.0
-        with:
-          version: nightly
-
       - name: Install Project Dependencies
         run: yarn install
 
@@ -72,10 +67,6 @@ jobs:
         run: supabase start
         working-directory: packages/api
 
-      - name: Deploy Credbull Contracts
-        run: yarn deploy
-        working-directory: packages/contracts
-
       - name: Logs
         run: docker logs api --tail all
 
diff --git a/packages/ops/resource/ops-ci.toml b/packages/ops/resource/ops-ci.toml
index 34d7d9892..6dfd75e95 100644
--- a/packages/ops/resource/ops-ci.toml
+++ b/packages/ops/resource/ops-ci.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 node_env = "development"
 
 [api]
-url = "https://credbull-defi-api.fly.dev/"
+url = "https://credbull-defi-api-ci.fly.dev"
 
 [app]
 url = "http://127.0.0.1:3000"
@@ -10,13 +10,17 @@ url = "http://127.0.0.1:3000"
 url = "https://iucsqvvjujqcncowypnr.supabase.co"
 
 [services.ethers]
-url = "http://127.0.0.1:8545"
+# settings for baseSepolia, see others: https://chainlist.org/
+url = "https://sepolia.base.org"
+wss = "https://sepolia.base.org"
 
 [evm.address]
-# Dev/Anvil Wallet, Account[0]
-owner = "0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266"
-# Dev/Anvil Wallet, Account[1]
-operator = "0x70997970C51812dc3A010C7d01b50e0d17dc79C8"
+# credbull-devops wallets.  wallet numbers are 1-based (as opposed to 0-based in anvil)
+# devops admin/owner (wallet 1) - public address, okay to share
+owner = "0xD79Be36f61fce3B8EF2FBF22b13B2b9a68eE15A2"
+# devops operator (wallet 2) - public address, okay to share
+operator = "0xaD3C004eE1f942BFDA2DA0D2DAaC94d6aC012F75"
+
 # Dev/Anvil Wallet, Account[2]
 custodian = "0x3C44CdDdB6a900fa2b585dd299e03d12FA4293BC"
 # Dev/Anvil Wallet, Account[3]
diff --git a/packages/ops/src/create-user.ts b/packages/ops/src/create-user.ts
index 2eab5443c..cbab66c86 100644
--- a/packages/ops/src/create-user.ts
+++ b/packages/ops/src/create-user.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ export const createUser = async (
     password: password,
     options: { emailRedirectTo: `${config.app.url}/forgot-password` },
   });
-  if (error) throw error;
+
+  if (error) {
+    if (error.message === 'User already registered') {
+      console.log('User already registered. Proceeding without error.');
+    } else {
+      // Throw other errors
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
 
   console.log('='.repeat(80));
   console.log(' Corporate Account created: ');
diff --git a/packages/ops/src/utils/config.ts b/packages/ops/src/utils/config.ts
index f3d099afc..5a58e712a 100644
--- a/packages/ops/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/packages/ops/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const loadConfiguration = (): Config => {
   const toml = fs.readFileSync(configFile, 'utf8');
   const config: Config = load(toml);
 
-  console.log(`Successfully loaded configuration from: '${configFile}'`);
+  console.log('Successfully loaded configuration:', JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
 
   // include Environment into config
   // NB - call this after the log statement to avoid logging keys!