diff --git a/pkg/contract/chain.go b/pkg/contract/chain.go
index 3b423d3dc..584667dd0 100644
--- a/pkg/contract/chain.go
+++ b/pkg/contract/chain.go
@@ -99,18 +99,7 @@ func GetBlockchainEndpoints(
 		rpcEndpoint string
 		wsEndpoint  string
 	)
-	switch {
-	case chainSpec.CChain:
-		rpcEndpoint = network.CChainEndpoint()
-		wsEndpoint = network.CChainWSEndpoint()
-	case network.Kind == models.Local || network.Kind == models.Devnet:
-		blockchainID, err := GetBlockchainID(app, network, chainSpec)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
-		}
-		rpcEndpoint = network.BlockchainEndpoint(blockchainID.String())
-		wsEndpoint = network.BlockchainWSEndpoint(blockchainID.String())
-	case chainSpec.BlockchainName != "":
+	if chainSpec.BlockchainName != "" {
 		sc, err := app.LoadSidecar(chainSpec.BlockchainName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to load sidecar: %w", err)
@@ -125,6 +114,20 @@ func GetBlockchainEndpoints(
 			wsEndpoint = sc.Networks[network.Name()].WSEndpoints[0]
 		}
 	}
+	if rpcEndpoint == "" {
+		switch {
+		case chainSpec.CChain:
+			rpcEndpoint = network.CChainEndpoint()
+			wsEndpoint = network.CChainWSEndpoint()
+		case network.Kind == models.Local:
+			blockchainID, err := GetBlockchainID(app, network, chainSpec)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", "", err
+			}
+			rpcEndpoint = network.BlockchainEndpoint(blockchainID.String())
+			wsEndpoint = network.BlockchainWSEndpoint(blockchainID.String())
+		}
+	}
 	blockchainDesc, err := GetBlockchainDesc(chainSpec)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err