diff --git a/docker/config.ini b/docker/config.ini
index 983b73c5..9db94926 100644
--- a/docker/config.ini
+++ b/docker/config.ini
@@ -9,25 +9,14 @@ enable_sync=true
 [lnd]
 host=lnd
 external_host=
-port=9735
-rpc_port=10009
 tls_cert_path=/root/.lnd/tls.cert
 macaroon_path=/root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/testnet/admin.macaroon
 
 [bitcoin]
 rpc_host=btcd
-rpc_port=18334
 rpc_user=devuser
 rpc_pass=devpass
 
-[server]
-rpc_host=0.0.0.0
-rpc_port=8774
-
-[admin]
-rpc_host=0.0.0.0
-rpc_port=8994
-
 [webadmin]
 enabled=true
 host=0.0.0.0
diff --git a/itests/config.ini b/itests/config.ini
index 0ddb5845..4876c6fb 100644
--- a/itests/config.ini
+++ b/itests/config.ini
@@ -9,27 +9,15 @@ enable_sync=false
 [lnd]
 host=lnd
 external_host=lnd_server
-port=9735
-rpc_port=10009
 tls_cert_path=/root/.lnd/tls.cert
 macaroon_path=/root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/simnet/admin.macaroon
 
 [bitcoin]
 rpc_host=btcd
-rpc_port=18556
 rpc_user=devuser
 rpc_pass=devpass
 
-[server]
-rpc_host=0.0.0.0
-rpc_port=8774
-
-[admin]
-rpc_host=0.0.0.0
-rpc_port=8994
-
 [postgresql]
 host=db
-database=squeaknode
 user=postgres
 password=postgres
diff --git a/itests/run_itest.sh b/itests/run_itest.sh
index 0cc74c54..228e69ca 100755
--- a/itests/run_itest.sh
+++ b/itests/run_itest.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ do
     echo "new_address_output:"
     echo $new_address_output
     client_address=$(echo $new_address_output | jq .address -r)
-    sleep 1
+    sleep 2
 done
 
 MINING_ADDRESS=$client_address docker-compose up -d btcd
diff --git a/squeaknode/config/config.py b/squeaknode/config/config.py
index 1c2af5f1..874f008c 100644
--- a/squeaknode/config/config.py
+++ b/squeaknode/config/config.py
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ import pprint
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+SERVER_RPC_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
+SERVER_RPC_PORT = 8774
+ADMIN_RPC_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
+ADMIN_RPC_PORT = 8994
+DEFAULT_BITCOIN_RPC_PORT = 8334
+BITCOIN_RPC_PORT = {
+    'mainnet': 8334,
+    'testnet': 18334,
+    'simnet': 18556,
+}
+DEFAULT_LND_PORT = 9735
+DEFAULT_LND_RPC_PORT = 10009
+POSTGRES_HOST = "localhost"
+POSTGRES_DATABASE = "squeaknode"
+
+
 class Config:
 
     def __init__(self, config_path):
@@ -72,10 +88,12 @@ class Config:
         return pprint.pformat(self._configs)
 
     def _get_bitcoin_rpc_host(self):
-        return self.parser.get("bitcoin", "rpc_host")
+        return self.parser.get("bitcoin", "rpc_host", fallback="localhost")
 
     def _get_bitcoin_rpc_port(self):
-        return self.parser.get("bitcoin", "rpc_port")
+        network = self._get_squeaknode_network()
+        default_rpc_port = BITCOIN_RPC_PORT.get(network, DEFAULT_BITCOIN_RPC_PORT)
+        return self.parser.getint("bitcoin", "rpc_port", fallback=default_rpc_port)
 
     def _get_bitcoin_rpc_user(self):
         return self.parser.get("bitcoin", "rpc_user")
@@ -91,10 +109,10 @@ class Config:
             or self.parser.get("lnd", "external_host", fallback=None)
 
     def _get_lnd_port(self):
-        return int(self.parser.get("lnd", "port"))
+        return self.parser.getint("lnd", "port", fallback=DEFAULT_LND_PORT)
 
     def _get_lnd_rpc_port(self):
-        return self.parser.get("lnd", "rpc_port")
+        return self.parser.getint("lnd", "rpc_port", fallback=DEFAULT_LND_RPC_PORT)
 
     def _get_lnd_tls_cert_path(self):
         return self.parser.get("lnd", "tls_cert_path")
@@ -103,16 +121,16 @@ class Config:
         return self.parser.get("lnd", "macaroon_path")
 
     def _get_server_rpc_host(self):
-        return self.parser.get("server", "rpc_host")
+        return self.parser.get("server", "rpc_host", fallback=SERVER_RPC_HOST)
 
     def _get_server_rpc_port(self):
-        return self.parser.get("server", "rpc_port")
+        return self.parser.get("server", "rpc_port", fallback=SERVER_RPC_PORT)
 
     def _get_admin_rpc_host(self):
-        return self.parser.get("admin", "rpc_host")
+        return self.parser.get("admin", "rpc_host", fallback=ADMIN_RPC_HOST)
 
     def _get_admin_rpc_port(self):
-        return self.parser.get("admin", "rpc_port")
+        return self.parser.get("admin", "rpc_port", fallback=ADMIN_RPC_PORT)
 
     def _get_webadmin_enabled(self):
         return self.parser.getboolean("webadmin", "enabled", fallback=False)
@@ -166,7 +184,7 @@ class Config:
         return self.parser.get("postgresql", "password")
 
     def _get_postgresql_host(self):
-        return self.parser.get("postgresql", "host")
+        return self.parser.get("postgresql", "host", fallback=POSTGRES_HOST)
 
     def _get_postgresql_database(self):
-        return self.parser.get("postgresql", "database")
+        return self.parser.get("postgresql", "database", fallback=POSTGRES_DATABASE)