diff --git a/bootnode/bootnode.go b/bootnode/bootnode.go
index 1b3b0e10..6a29c3a1 100644
--- a/bootnode/bootnode.go
+++ b/bootnode/bootnode.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/common"
 	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/net"
 	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/rpc"
 
@@ -23,26 +23,27 @@ var log = logging.Logger("bootnode")
 
 // Config provides the configuration for a bootnode.
 type Config struct {
-	DataDir         string
-	Bootnodes       []string
-	HostListenIP    string
-	Libp2pPort      uint16
-	Libp2pKeyFile   string
-	RPCPort         uint16
-	EthereumChainID *big.Int
+	Env           common.Environment
+	DataDir       string
+	Bootnodes     []string
+	HostListenIP  string
+	Libp2pPort    uint16
+	Libp2pKeyFile string
+	RPCPort       uint16
 }
 
 // RunBootnode assembles and runs a bootnode instance, blocking until the node is
 // shut down. Typically, shutdown happens because a signal handler cancels the
 // passed in context, or when the shutdown RPC method is called.
 func RunBootnode(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) error {
+	chainID := common.ChainIDFromEnv(cfg.Env)
 	host, err := net.NewHost(&net.Config{
 		Ctx:            ctx,
 		DataDir:        cfg.DataDir,
 		Port:           cfg.Libp2pPort,
 		KeyFile:        cfg.Libp2pKeyFile,
 		Bootnodes:      cfg.Bootnodes,
-		ProtocolID:     fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", net.ProtocolID, cfg.EthereumChainID.Int64()),
+		ProtocolID:     fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", net.ProtocolID, chainID),
 		ListenIP:       cfg.HostListenIP,
 		IsRelayer:      false,
 		IsBootnodeOnly: true,
@@ -61,9 +62,14 @@ func RunBootnode(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) error {
 	}
 
 	rpcServer, err := rpc.NewServer(&rpc.Config{
-		Ctx:     ctx,
-		Address: fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", cfg.RPCPort),
-		Net:     host,
+		Ctx:             ctx,
+		Env:             cfg.Env,
+		Address:         fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", cfg.RPCPort),
+		Net:             host,
+		XMRTaker:        nil,
+		XMRMaker:        nil,
+		ProtocolBackend: nil,
+		RecoveryDB:      nil,
 		Namespaces: map[string]struct{}{
 			rpc.DaemonNamespace: {},
 			rpc.NetNamespace:    {},
diff --git a/cmd/bootnode/main.go b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
index 98dee6b1..bf40168f 100644
--- a/cmd/bootnode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ func runBootnode(c *cli.Context) error {
 
 	rpcPort := uint16(c.Uint(flagRPCPort))
 	return bootnode.RunBootnode(c.Context, &bootnode.Config{
-		DataDir:         config.DataDir,
-		Bootnodes:       config.Bootnodes,
-		HostListenIP:    hostListenIP,
-		Libp2pPort:      libp2pPort,
-		Libp2pKeyFile:   libp2pKeyFile,
-		RPCPort:         rpcPort,
-		EthereumChainID: config.EthereumChainID,
+		Env:           config.Env,
+		DataDir:       config.DataDir,
+		Bootnodes:     config.Bootnodes,
+		HostListenIP:  hostListenIP,
+		Libp2pPort:    libp2pPort,
+		Libp2pKeyFile: libp2pKeyFile,
+		RPCPort:       rpcPort,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/bootnode/main_test.go b/cmd/bootnode/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8ca90c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/bootnode/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The AthanorLabs/atomic-swap Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/cliutil"
+	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/common"
+	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/daemon"
+	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/rpcclient"
+)
+
+func getFreePort(t *testing.T) uint16 {
+	port, err := common.GetFreeTCPPort()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return uint16(port)
+}
+
+func TestBootnode(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	rpcPort := getFreePort(t)
+	dataDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	flags := []string{
+		"bootnode",
+		fmt.Sprintf("--%s=dev", flagEnv),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--%s=debug", cliutil.FlagLogLevel),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flagDataDir, dataDir),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%d", flagRPCPort, rpcPort),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--%s=0", flagLibp2pPort),
+	}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		err := cliApp().RunContext(ctx, flags)
+		// We may want to replace context.Cancelled with nil at some point in the code
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, context.Canceled, err)
+	}()
+
+	// Ensure the bootnode fully starts before some basic sanity checks
+	daemon.WaitForSwapdStart(t, rpcPort)
+
+	cli := rpcclient.NewClient(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", rpcPort))
+	versionResp, err := cli.Version()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, versionResp.P2PVersion)
+	t.Logf("Bootnode p2p version is: %s", versionResp.P2PVersion)
+	require.Nil(t, versionResp.SwapCreatorAddr) // bootnode does not know the address
+
+	addressResp, err := cli.Addresses()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Greater(t, len(addressResp.Addrs), 1)
+
+	// We check the contract code below, but we don't need the daemon for that
+	cli.Shutdown()
+	wg.Wait()
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swapd/contract.go b/cmd/swapd/contract.go
index c9b89189..53f56933 100644
--- a/cmd/swapd/contract.go
+++ b/cmd/swapd/contract.go
@@ -7,13 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/common"
-	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/common/vjson"
 	contracts "github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/ethereum"
 	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/ethereum/extethclient"
 
@@ -21,23 +17,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 )
 
-const (
-	contractAddressesFile = "contract-addresses.json"
-)
-
 var (
 	errNoEthPrivateKey = fmt.Errorf("must provide --%s file for non-development environment", flagEthPrivKey)
 )
 
-type contractAddresses struct {
-	SwapCreatorAddr ethcommon.Address `json:"swapCreatorAddr" validate:"required"`
-}
-
 func getOrDeploySwapCreator(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	swapCreatorAddr ethcommon.Address,
 	env common.Environment,
-	dataDir string,
 	ec extethclient.EthClient,
 ) (ethcommon.Address, error) {
 	var err error
@@ -47,7 +34,7 @@ func getOrDeploySwapCreator(
 			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 		}
 
-		swapCreatorAddr, err = deploySwapCreator(ctx, ec.Raw(), ec.PrivateKey(), dataDir)
+		swapCreatorAddr, err = deploySwapCreator(ctx, ec.Raw(), ec.PrivateKey())
 		if err != nil {
 			return ethcommon.Address{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to deploy swap creator: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -68,7 +55,6 @@ func deploySwapCreator(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	ec *ethclient.Client,
 	privkey *ecdsa.PrivateKey,
-	dataDir string,
 ) (ethcommon.Address, error) {
 	if privkey == nil {
 		return ethcommon.Address{}, errNoEthPrivateKey
@@ -79,25 +65,5 @@ func deploySwapCreator(
 		return ethcommon.Address{}, err
 	}
 
-	// store the contract addresses on disk
-	err = writeContractAddressesToFile(
-		path.Join(dataDir, contractAddressesFile),
-		&contractAddresses{
-			SwapCreatorAddr: swapCreatorAddr,
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ethcommon.Address{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to write contract address to file: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	return swapCreatorAddr, nil
 }
-
-// writeContractAddressesToFile writes the contract addresses to the given file
-func writeContractAddressesToFile(filePath string, addresses *contractAddresses) error {
-	jsonData, err := vjson.MarshalIndentStruct(addresses, "", "  ")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Clean(filePath), jsonData, 0600)
-}
diff --git a/cmd/swapd/contract_test.go b/cmd/swapd/contract_test.go
index d2936b99..0cbfbc0d 100644
--- a/cmd/swapd/contract_test.go
+++ b/cmd/swapd/contract_test.go
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@ import (
 func TestGetOrDeploySwapCreator_Deploy(t *testing.T) {
 	pk := tests.GetTakerTestKey(t)
 	ec := extethclient.CreateTestClient(t, pk)
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 
 	_, err := getOrDeploySwapCreator(
 		context.Background(),
 		ethcommon.Address{},
 		common.Development,
-		tmpDir,
 		ec,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -33,14 +31,12 @@ func TestGetOrDeploySwapCreator_Deploy(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetOrDeploySwapCreator_Get(t *testing.T) {
 	pk := tests.GetTakerTestKey(t)
 	ec := extethclient.CreateTestClient(t, pk)
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 
 	// deploy and get address
 	address, err := getOrDeploySwapCreator(
 		context.Background(),
 		ethcommon.Address{},
 		common.Development,
-		tmpDir,
 		ec,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -49,7 +45,6 @@ func TestGetOrDeploySwapCreator_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		context.Background(),
 		address,
 		common.Development,
-		tmpDir,
 		ec,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/cmd/swapd/main.go b/cmd/swapd/main.go
index 312711d5..d3fd7215 100644
--- a/cmd/swapd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/swapd/main.go
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ func validateOrDeployContracts(c *cli.Context, envConf *common.Config, ec exteth
 		c.Context,
 		envConf.SwapCreatorAddr,
 		envConf.Env,
-		envConf.DataDir,
 		ec,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/swapd/main_test.go b/cmd/swapd/main_test.go
index d319877c..25e27acd 100644
--- a/cmd/swapd/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/swapd/main_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -78,8 +77,14 @@ func TestDaemon_DevXMRTaker(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}()
 
-	// Ensure the daemon fully started before we cancel the context
+	// Ensure the daemon fully before we query the contract address
 	daemon.WaitForSwapdStart(t, rpcPort)
+
+	cli := rpcclient.NewClient(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", rpcPort))
+	versionResp, err := cli.Version()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// We check the contract code below, but we don't need the daemon for that
 	cancel()
 	wg.Wait()
 
@@ -87,21 +92,9 @@ func TestDaemon_DevXMRTaker(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	//
-	// Validate that --deploy created a contract address file.
-	// At some future point, we will ask the RPC endpoint
-	// what the contract addresses are instead of using this file.
-	//
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(dataDir, contractAddressesFile))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	m := make(map[string]string)
-	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(data, &m))
-	swapCreatorAddr, ok := m["swapCreatorAddr"]
-	require.True(t, ok)
-
 	ec, _ := tests.NewEthClient(t)
 	ecCtx := context.Background()
-	err = contracts.CheckSwapCreatorContractCode(ecCtx, ec, ethcommon.HexToAddress(swapCreatorAddr))
+	err = contracts.CheckSwapCreatorContractCode(ecCtx, ec, *versionResp.SwapCreatorAddr)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -111,7 +104,7 @@ func TestDaemon_DevXMRMaker(t *testing.T) {
 	ec, _ := tests.NewEthClient(t)
 
 	// We tested --deploy with the taker, so test passing the contract address here
-	swapCreatorAddr, err := deploySwapCreator(context.Background(), ec, key, t.TempDir())
+	swapCreatorAddr, err := deploySwapCreator(context.Background(), ec, key)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	flags := []string{
@@ -148,7 +141,7 @@ func TestDaemon_BadFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	ec, _ := tests.NewEthClient(t)
 	ctx, _ := newTestContext(t)
 
-	swapCreatorAddr, err := deploySwapCreator(ctx, ec, key, t.TempDir())
+	swapCreatorAddr, err := deploySwapCreator(ctx, ec, key)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	baseFlags := []string{
diff --git a/common/config.go b/common/config.go
index 879e8100..193ece1c 100644
--- a/common/config.go
+++ b/common/config.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type MoneroNode struct {
 type Config struct {
 	Env             Environment
 	DataDir         string
-	EthereumChainID *big.Int
 	EthEndpoint     string
 	MoneroNodes     []*MoneroNode
 	SwapCreatorAddr ethcommon.Address
@@ -46,10 +45,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // MainnetConfig is the mainnet ethereum and monero configuration
 func MainnetConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Env:             Mainnet,
-		DataDir:         path.Join(baseDir, "mainnet"),
-		EthereumChainID: big.NewInt(MainnetChainID),
-		EthEndpoint:     "", // No mainnet default (permissionless URLs are not reliable)
+		Env:         Mainnet,
+		DataDir:     path.Join(baseDir, "mainnet"),
+		EthEndpoint: "", // No mainnet default (permissionless URLs are not reliable)
 		MoneroNodes: []*MoneroNode{
 			{
 				Host: "node.sethforprivacy.com",
@@ -84,10 +82,9 @@ func MainnetConfig() *Config {
 // StagenetConfig is the monero stagenet and ethereum Sepolia configuration
 func StagenetConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Env:             Stagenet,
-		DataDir:         path.Join(baseDir, "stagenet"),
-		EthereumChainID: big.NewInt(SepoliaChainID),
-		EthEndpoint:     "https://rpc.sepolia.org/",
+		Env:         Stagenet,
+		DataDir:     path.Join(baseDir, "stagenet"),
+		EthEndpoint: "https://rpc.sepolia.org/",
 		MoneroNodes: []*MoneroNode{
 			{
 				Host: "node.sethforprivacy.com",
@@ -119,10 +116,9 @@ func StagenetConfig() *Config {
 // DevelopmentConfig is the monero and ethereum development environment configuration
 func DevelopmentConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		Env:             Development,
-		EthereumChainID: big.NewInt(1337),
-		DataDir:         path.Join(baseDir, "dev"),
-		EthEndpoint:     DefaultGanacheEndpoint,
+		Env:         Development,
+		DataDir:     path.Join(baseDir, "dev"),
+		EthEndpoint: DefaultGanacheEndpoint,
 		MoneroNodes: []*MoneroNode{
 			{
 				Host: "127.0.0.1",
@@ -190,3 +186,18 @@ func DefaultMoneroPortFromEnv(env Environment) uint {
 		panic("invalid environment")
 	}
 }
+
+// ChainIDFromEnv returns the expected chainID that we should find on the
+// ethereum endpoint when running int the passed environment.
+func ChainIDFromEnv(env Environment) *big.Int {
+	switch env {
+	case Development:
+		return big.NewInt(GanacheChainID)
+	case Stagenet:
+		return big.NewInt(SepoliaChainID)
+	case Mainnet:
+		return big.NewInt(MainnetChainID)
+	default:
+		panic("invalid environment")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/daemon/swap_daemon.go b/daemon/swap_daemon.go
index d3ce04ae..e2c00ab0 100644
--- a/daemon/swap_daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/swap_daemon.go
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ func RunSwapDaemon(ctx context.Context, conf *SwapdConfig) (err error) {
 
 	rpcServer, err := rpc.NewServer(&rpc.Config{
 		Ctx:             ctx,
+		Env:             conf.EnvConf.Env,
 		Address:         fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", conf.RPCPort),
 		Net:             host,
 		XMRTaker:        xmrTaker,
diff --git a/daemon/swap_daemon_test.go b/daemon/swap_daemon_test.go
index 4cc09958..720bcd28 100644
--- a/daemon/swap_daemon_test.go
+++ b/daemon/swap_daemon_test.go
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func TestRunSwapDaemon_RPC_Version(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, conf.EnvConf.Env, versionResp.Env)
 	require.NotEmpty(t, versionResp.SwapdVersion)
-	require.Equal(t, conf.EnvConf.SwapCreatorAddr, versionResp.SwapCreatorAddr)
+	require.Equal(t, conf.EnvConf.SwapCreatorAddr, *versionResp.SwapCreatorAddr)
 	require.Equal(t, protocolVersion, versionResp.P2PVersion)
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/local.md b/docs/local.md
index 8e65607b..b0a02882 100644
--- a/docs/local.md
+++ b/docs/local.md
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ example below:
 ```bash
 BOOT_NODE=/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/9933/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWHRi24PVZ6TBnQJHdVyewDRcKFZtYV3qmB4KQo8iMyqik
 ```
-Now get the ethereum contract address that Alice deployed to. This can be pulled from the Alice's logs,
-the file ..., or if you have `jq` installed (available via `sudo apt install jq`), you can set a
-variable like this:
+Now get the ethereum contract address that Alice deployed to. This can be pulled
+from the Alice's logs, or from a `version` RPC request.
 ```bash
-CONTRACT_ADDR=$(jq -r .swapCreatorAddr "${TMPDIR-/tmp}"/xmrtaker-*/contract-addresses.json)
+CONTRACT_ADDR=$(./bin/swapcli version | grep '^swap creator address' | sed 's/.*: //')
 ```
 
 Now start Bob's swapd instance:
diff --git a/rpc/daemon.go b/rpc/daemon.go
index 64a11353..88a810fc 100644
--- a/rpc/daemon.go
+++ b/rpc/daemon.go
@@ -13,13 +13,19 @@ import (
 
 // DaemonService handles RPC requests for swapd version, administration and (in the future) status requests.
 type DaemonService struct {
-	stopServer func()
-	pb         ProtocolBackend
+	stopServer      func()
+	env             common.Environment
+	swapCreatorAddr *ethcommon.Address
 }
 
-// NewDaemonService ...
-func NewDaemonService(stopServer func(), pb ProtocolBackend) *DaemonService {
-	return &DaemonService{stopServer, pb}
+// NewDaemonService creates a new daemon service. `swapCreatorAddr` is optional
+// and not set by bootnodes.
+func NewDaemonService(stopServer func(), env common.Environment, swapCreatorAddr *ethcommon.Address) *DaemonService {
+	return &DaemonService{
+		stopServer:      stopServer,
+		env:             env,
+		swapCreatorAddr: swapCreatorAddr,
+	}
 }
 
 // Shutdown swapd
@@ -28,19 +34,20 @@ func (s *DaemonService) Shutdown(_ *http.Request, _ *any, _ *any) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// VersionResponse ...
+// VersionResponse contains the version response provided by both swapd and
+// bootnodes. In the case of bootnodes, the swapCreatorAddress is nil.
 type VersionResponse struct {
 	SwapdVersion    string             `json:"swapdVersion" validate:"required"`
 	P2PVersion      string             `json:"p2pVersion" validate:"required"`
 	Env             common.Environment `json:"env" validate:"required"`
-	SwapCreatorAddr ethcommon.Address  `json:"swapCreatorAddress" validate:"required"`
+	SwapCreatorAddr *ethcommon.Address `json:"swapCreatorAddress,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Version returns version & misc info about swapd and its dependencies
 func (s *DaemonService) Version(_ *http.Request, _ *any, resp *VersionResponse) error {
 	resp.SwapdVersion = cliutil.GetVersion()
-	resp.P2PVersion = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", net.ProtocolID, s.pb.ETHClient().ChainID())
-	resp.Env = s.pb.Env()
-	resp.SwapCreatorAddr = s.pb.SwapCreatorAddr()
+	resp.P2PVersion = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", net.ProtocolID, common.ChainIDFromEnv(s.env))
+	resp.Env = s.env
+	resp.SwapCreatorAddr = s.swapCreatorAddr
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/rpc/mocks_test.go b/rpc/mocks_test.go
index 589fff83..0f03353e 100644
--- a/rpc/mocks_test.go
+++ b/rpc/mocks_test.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (*mockProtocolBackend) ETHClient() extethclient.EthClient {
 }
 
 func (*mockProtocolBackend) SwapCreatorAddr() ethcommon.Address {
-	panic("not implemented")
+	return ethcommon.Address{}
 }
 
 func (*mockProtocolBackend) TransferXMR(_ *mcrypto.Address, _ *coins.PiconeroAmount) (string, error) {
diff --git a/rpc/server.go b/rpc/server.go
index 2b03f34f..e5c8ce93 100644
--- a/rpc/server.go
+++ b/rpc/server.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/rpc/v2"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
-
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 
 	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/coins"
@@ -54,12 +53,13 @@ type Server struct {
 // Config ...
 type Config struct {
 	Ctx             context.Context
+	Env             common.Environment
 	Address         string // "IP:port"
 	Net             Net
-	XMRTaker        XMRTaker
-	XMRMaker        XMRMaker
-	ProtocolBackend ProtocolBackend
-	RecoveryDB      RecoveryDB
+	XMRTaker        XMRTaker        // nil on bootnodes
+	XMRMaker        XMRMaker        // nil on bootnodes
+	ProtocolBackend ProtocolBackend // nil on bootnodes
+	RecoveryDB      RecoveryDB      // nil on bootnodes
 	Namespaces      map[string]struct{}
 	IsBootnodeOnly  bool
 }
@@ -81,13 +81,19 @@ func NewServer(cfg *Config) (*Server, error) {
 	rpcServer.RegisterCodec(NewCodec(), "application/json")
 
 	serverCtx, serverCancel := context.WithCancel(cfg.Ctx)
-	err := rpcServer.RegisterService(NewDaemonService(serverCancel, cfg.ProtocolBackend), "daemon")
+	var swapCreatorAddr *ethcommon.Address
+	if !cfg.IsBootnodeOnly {
+		addr := cfg.ProtocolBackend.SwapCreatorAddr()
+		swapCreatorAddr = &addr
+	}
+	daemonService := NewDaemonService(serverCancel, cfg.Env, swapCreatorAddr)
+	err := rpcServer.RegisterService(daemonService, "daemon")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var swapManager swap.Manager
-	if cfg.ProtocolBackend != nil {
+	if !cfg.IsBootnodeOnly {
 		swapManager = cfg.ProtocolBackend.SwapManager()
 	}
 
@@ -139,13 +145,15 @@ func NewServer(cfg *Config) (*Server, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	SetupMetrics(serverCtx, reg, cfg.Net, cfg.ProtocolBackend, cfg.XMRMaker)
-
+	if !cfg.IsBootnodeOnly {
+		SetupMetrics(serverCtx, reg, cfg.Net, cfg.ProtocolBackend, cfg.XMRMaker)
+	}
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 	r.Handle("/", rpcServer)
 	r.Handle("/ws", wsServer)
-	r.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.HandlerFor(reg, promhttp.HandlerOpts{}))
-
+	if !cfg.IsBootnodeOnly {
+		r.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.HandlerFor(reg, promhttp.HandlerOpts{}))
+	}
 	headersOk := handlers.AllowedHeaders([]string{"content-type", "username", "password"})
 	methodsOk := handlers.AllowedMethods([]string{"GET", "HEAD", "POST", "PUT", "OPTIONS"})
 	originsOk := handlers.AllowedOrigins([]string{"*"})
diff --git a/rpc/ws_test.go b/rpc/ws_test.go
index 553c336c..c2c20ed7 100644
--- a/rpc/ws_test.go
+++ b/rpc/ws_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/coins"
+	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/common"
 	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/common/types"
 	"github.com/athanorlabs/atomic-swap/rpcclient/wsclient"
 )
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func newServer(t *testing.T) *Server {
 
 	cfg := &Config{
 		Ctx:             ctx,
+		Env:             common.Development,
 		Address:         "127.0.0.1:0", // OS assigned port
 		Net:             new(mockNet),
 		ProtocolBackend: newMockProtocolBackend(),
diff --git a/scripts/cleanup-test-processes.sh b/scripts/cleanup-test-processes.sh
index 06a37d0c..7a5839ff 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanup-test-processes.sh
+++ b/scripts/cleanup-test-processes.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ fi
 echo "Stopping any monero-wallet-rpc instances"
 "${pkill_cmd[@]}" '/monero-wallet-rpc '
 
+echo "Stopping any bootnode instances"
+"${pkill_cmd[@]}" '/bootnode '
+
 echo "Stopping any monerod regest instances"
 if "${pkill_cmd[@]}" '/monerod .* --regtest '; then
 	sleep 2 # we don't want to exit the script while it is still running
diff --git a/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh b/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
index cb625b73..156559ed 100755
--- a/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
@@ -32,41 +32,62 @@ create-eth-keys() {
 		echo "${GANACHE_KEYS[${i}]}" >"${key_file}"
 	done
 }
-# This is the local multiaddr created when using ./tests/alice-libp2p.key on the default libp2p port
-ALICE_MULTIADDR=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9933/p2p/12D3KooWAAxG7eTEHr2uBVw3BDMxYsxyqfKvj3qqqpRGtTfuzTuH
-ALICE_LIBP2PKEY=./tests/alice-libp2p.key
+
 LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
+BOOTNODE_RPC_PORT=4999
 ALICE_RPC_PORT=5000
 BOB_RPC_PORT=5001
 CHARLIE_RPC_PORT=5002
 
+start-bootnode() {
+	local flags=(
+		"--rpc-port=${BOOTNODE_RPC_PORT}"
+		--env=dev
+		"--log-level=${LOG_LEVEL}"
+	)
+	local log_file="${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/bootnode.log"
+
+	echo "Starting bootnode, logs in ${log_file}"
+	./bin/bootnode "${flags[@]}" &>"${log_file}" &
+	local pid="${!}"
+	echo "${pid}" >"${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/bootnode.pid"
+
+	if wait-rpc-started "bootnode" "${pid}" "${BOOTNODE_RPC_PORT}"; then
+		return 0 # success
+	fi
+
+	echo "Failed to start bootnode"
+	echo "=============== Failed logs  ==============="
+	cat "${log_file}"
+	echo "============================================"
+	stop-daemons
+	exit 1
+}
+
+stop-bootnode() {
+	stop-program "bootnode"
+}
+
 start-swapd() {
 	local swapd_user="${1:?}"
 	local rpc_port="${2:?}"
-	local swapd_flags=("${@:3}" "--rpc-port=${rpc_port}")
+	local swapd_flags=(
+		"${@:3}"
+		--env=dev
+		"--rpc-port=${rpc_port}"
+		"--log-level=${LOG_LEVEL}"
+	)
 	local log_file="${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/${swapd_user}-swapd.log"
 
-	echo "Starting ${swapd_user^}'s swapd, logs in ${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/${swapd_user}-swapd.log"
+	echo "Starting ${swapd_user^}'s swapd, logs in ${log_file}"
 	./bin/swapd "${swapd_flags[@]}" &>"${log_file}" &
 	local swapd_pid="${!}"
 	echo "${swapd_pid}" >"${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/${swapd_user}-swapd.pid"
 
-	# Wait up to 60 seconds for the daemon's port to be listening
-	for i in {1..60}; do
-		sleep 1
-
-		# Test if pid is still alive, leave loop if it is not
-		if ! kill -0 "${swapd_pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
-			break
-		fi
-
-		# Test if RPC port is listening, exit success if it is
-		if is-port-open "${rpc_port}"; then
-			echo "${swapd_user^}'s swapd instance is listening after ${i} seconds"
-			return
-		fi
-	done
+	if wait-rpc-started "${swapd_user}" "${swapd_pid}" "${rpc_port}"; then
+		return 0 # success, bypass failure code below
+	fi
 
 	echo "Failed to start ${swapd_user^}'s swapd"
 	echo "=============== Failed logs  ==============="
@@ -81,32 +102,49 @@ stop-swapd() {
 	stop-program "${swapd_user}-swapd"
 }
 
+# Waits for up to 60 seconds for the RPC port to be listening.
+# If the passed PID exits, we stop waiting. This method only
+# returns success(0)/failure(1) and will not exit the script.
 wait-rpc-started() {
-	local swapd_user="${1}"
-	local rpc_port="${1}"
+	local user="${1}"
+	local pid="${2}"
+	local port="${3}"
 
+	# Wait up to 60 seconds for the daemon's port to be listening
+	for i in {1..60}; do
+		sleep 1
+
+		# Test if pid is still alive, fail if it isn't
+		if ! kill -0 "${pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+			return 1 # fail
+		fi
+
+		# Test if RPC port is listening, return success if it is
+		if is-port-open "${port}"; then
+			echo "${user^}'s instance is listening after ${i} seconds"
+			return 0 # success
+		fi
+	done
+
+	return 1 # fail
 }
 
 start-daemons() {
 	start-monerod-regtest
 	start-ganache
+	start-bootnode
 
+	local bootnode_addr
+	bootnode_addr="$(./bin/swapcli addresses --swapd-port ${BOOTNODE_RPC_PORT} | grep '^1:' | sed 's/.* //')"
 	start-swapd alice "${ALICE_RPC_PORT}" \
 		--dev-xmrtaker \
-		"--log-level=${LOG_LEVEL}" \
+		"--bootnodes=${bootnode_addr}" \
 		"--data-dir=${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/alice" \
-		"--libp2p-key=${ALICE_LIBP2PKEY}" \
 		--deploy
 
-	CONTRACT_ADDR_FILE="${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/alice/contract-addresses.json"
-	if [[ ! -f "${CONTRACT_ADDR_FILE}" ]]; then
-		echo "Failed to get Alice's deployed contract address file"
-		stop-daemons
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	SWAP_CREATOR_ADDR="$(jq -r .swapCreatorAddr "${CONTRACT_ADDR_FILE}")"
-	if [[ -z "${SWAP_CREATOR_ADDR}" ]]; then
+	local contract_addr
+	contract_addr="$(./bin/swapcli version | grep '^swap creator address' | sed 's/.*: //')"
+	if [[ -z "${contract_addr}" ]]; then
 		echo "Failed to get Alice's deployed contract addresses"
 		stop-daemons
 		exit 1
@@ -114,19 +152,16 @@ start-daemons() {
 
 	start-swapd bob "${BOB_RPC_PORT}" \
 		--dev-xmrmaker \
-		"--log-level=${LOG_LEVEL}" \
+		"--bootnodes=${bootnode_addr}" \
 		"--data-dir=${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/bob" \
 		--libp2p-port=9944 \
-		"--bootnodes=${ALICE_MULTIADDR}" \
-		"--contract-address=${SWAP_CREATOR_ADDR}"
+		"--contract-address=${contract_addr}"
 
 	start-swapd charlie "${CHARLIE_RPC_PORT}" \
-		"--env=dev" \
-		"--log-level=${LOG_LEVEL}" \
+		"--bootnodes=${bootnode_addr}" \
 		--data-dir "${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/charlie" \
 		--libp2p-port=9955 \
-		"--bootnodes=${ALICE_MULTIADDR}" \
-		"--contract-address=${SWAP_CREATOR_ADDR}" \
+		"--contract-address=${contract_addr}" \
 		"--relayer"
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +169,7 @@ stop-daemons() {
 	stop-swapd charlie
 	stop-swapd bob
 	stop-swapd alice
+	stop-bootnode
 	stop-monerod-regtest
 	stop-ganache
 }
@@ -142,14 +178,14 @@ stop-daemons() {
 echo "running integration tests..."
 create-eth-keys
 start-daemons
-TESTS=integration CONTRACT_ADDR=${SWAP_CREATOR_ADDR} go test ./tests -v -count=1 -timeout=30m
+TESTS=integration go test ./tests -v -count=1 -timeout=30m
 OK="${?}"
 KEEP_TEST_DATA="${OK}" stop-daemons
 
 # Cleanup test files if we succeeded
 if [[ "${OK}" -eq 0 ]]; then
 	rm -f "${CHARLIE_ETH_KEY}"
-	rm -f "${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/"{alice,bob,charlie}/{contract-addresses.json,monero-wallet-rpc.log}
+	rm -f "${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/"{alice,bob,charlie}/monero-wallet-rpc.log
 	rm -f "${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/"{alice,bob,charlie}/{net,eth}.key
 	rm -rf "${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/"{alice,bob,charlie}/{wallet,libp2p-datastore,db}
 	rmdir "${SWAP_TEST_DATA_DIR}/"{alice,bob,charlie}
diff --git a/tests/alice-libp2p.key b/tests/alice-libp2p.key
deleted file mode 100644
index af0af442..00000000
--- a/tests/alice-libp2p.key
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-d97f10b75b1d5772fa07468f20329b13489b2bf9165e57ae0fe777630830ee9405462a30fedaaa5ebe0f30d8a8c4dc8f141876cd3fc1c8b95a898ec64bc70668
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