diff --git a/shell-scripts/local-external-bch-service.sh b/shell-scripts/local-external-bch-service.sh
index 0bac59d..73f1d9e 100755
--- a/shell-scripts/local-external-bch-service.sh
+++ b/shell-scripts/local-external-bch-service.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ export IPFS_TCP_PORT=4001
 # MongoDB connection string.
 export DBURL=mongodb://localhost:27017/ipfs-service-dev
 
-export ENABLE_CIRCUIT_RELAY=true
+#export ENABLE_CIRCUIT_RELAY=true
 
 npm start
diff --git a/src/adapters/index.js b/src/adapters/index.js
index 9877375..f471c71 100644
--- a/src/adapters/index.js
+++ b/src/adapters/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Adapters {
       // Start the IPFS node.
       // Do not start these adapters if this is an e2e test.
       if (this.config.env !== 'test') {
-        await this.ipfs.start()
+        await this.ipfs.start({ bchjs: this.bchjs })
       }
 
       console.log('Async Adapters have been started.')