diff --git a/errors/index.js b/errors/index.js
index 7288d64..2fd06f8 100644
--- a/errors/index.js
+++ b/errors/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const parseAxiosError = error => {
       message || dataError.message || 'no message provided in the response, check the server logs'
   const {method, url} = basic
   const humanReadableMessage =
-      `${status} <-- ${method} ${url} || ${finalMessage}`
+      `${status} ${method} ${url} :: ${finalMessage}`
   // console.log({humanReadableMessage})
   return {
     status,
diff --git a/lnd/index.js b/lnd/index.js
index 8c11666..734f032 100644
--- a/lnd/index.js
+++ b/lnd/index.js
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ module.exports = {
   lndClients: require('./lnd-clients'),
   lndStreams: require('./lnd-streams'),
   lndPolarConfig: require('./lnd-polar-config'),
+  lndEnvConfig: require('./lnd-env-config'),
 }
diff --git a/lnd/lnd-env-config.js b/lnd/lnd-env-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fb2b8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lnd/lnd-env-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const {curry} = require('../fusto')
+
+module.exports = curry((future, {
+  host = '127.0.0.1',
+  port = 8080,
+  // username,
+  macaroonType = 'readonly',
+}) => {
+  // const macaroonPath = `${basePath}/${username}/data/chain/bitcoin/regtest/admin.macaroon`
+  const baseUrl = `${host}:${port}`
+  // const macaroon = process.env[`LND_${macaroonType.toUpperCase()}_MACAROON`]
+  const macaroon = process.env.LND_INVOICE_MACAROON
+  const cert = process.env.LND_TLS_CERT
+  return {macaroon, cert, baseUrl}
+})
diff --git a/lnd/lnd-polar-config.js b/lnd/lnd-polar-config.js
index 291b6fd..2a1aa7b 100644
--- a/lnd/lnd-polar-config.js
+++ b/lnd/lnd-polar-config.js
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ module.exports = curry((polarNetwork, {
   host = '127.0.0.1',
   port = 8080,
   username,
+  macaroonType = 'readonly',
 }) => {
   const basePath = polarBasePath(polarNetwork)
-  const macaroonPath = `${basePath}/${username}/data/chain/bitcoin/regtest/admin.macaroon`
+  // const macaroonPath = `${basePath}/${username}/data/chain/bitcoin/regtest/admin.macaroon`
+  const macaroonPath = `${basePath}/${username}/data/chain/bitcoin/regtest/${macaroonType}.macaroon`
   const tlsPath = `${basePath}/${username}/tls.cert`
   const baseUrl = `${host}:${port}`
   const macaroon = readFileSync(macaroonPath).toString('hex')
diff --git a/tests/lnd/lnd-env-config.test.js b/tests/lnd/lnd-env-config.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2be977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lnd/lnd-env-config.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// const assert = require('assert')
+// const {test} = require('node:test')
+
+const {lndEnvConfig} = require('../../lnd')
+
+test('calling network by id', () => {
+  const network = lndEnvConfig()
+  expect(network).toBeDefined()
+  // const alice = network({username: 'alice'})
+})
+
+test('load config', () => {
+  process.env.LND_INVOICE_MACAROON = 'a fake macaroon'
+  process.env.LND_TLS_CERT = 'a fake cert'
+  const network = lndEnvConfig(1)
+  const alice = network({username: 'alice', macaroonType: 'invoice'})
+  expect(alice).toHaveProperty('baseUrl', '127.0.0.1:8080')
+  expect(alice).toHaveProperty('cert', 'a fake cert')
+  expect(alice).toHaveProperty('macaroon', 'a fake macaroon')
+})
diff --git a/tests/lnd/lnd-polar-config.test.js b/tests/lnd/lnd-polar-config.test.js
index fedec21..9eb7ebc 100644
--- a/tests/lnd/lnd-polar-config.test.js
+++ b/tests/lnd/lnd-polar-config.test.js
@@ -3,10 +3,23 @@
 
 const lndPolarConfig = require('../../lnd/lnd-polar-config')
 
+const isHexString = string => {
+  const hexPattern = /^[0-9a-fA-F]+$/
+  return hexPattern.test(string)
+}
+
+const isValidUTF8 = str => {
+  try {
+    Buffer.from(str, 'utf8')
+    return true
+  } catch (error) {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
 test('calling network by id', () => {
-  const network = lndPolarConfig(2)
+  const network = lndPolarConfig(3)
   expect(network).toBeDefined()
-  // const alice = network({username: 'alice'})
 })
 
 test('load config', () => {
@@ -16,3 +29,22 @@ test('load config', () => {
   expect(alice).toHaveProperty('cert')
   expect(alice).toHaveProperty('baseUrl')
 })
+
+test('check content', () => {
+  const network = lndPolarConfig(3)
+  const {cert, macaroon} = network({username: 'alice'})
+
+  expect(isHexString(macaroon)).toBe(true)
+  expect(isHexString(cert)).toBe(false)
+
+  const certUtf8 = Buffer.from(cert).toString('utf8')
+  // console.log(certUtf8)
+  expect(isValidUTF8(certUtf8)).toBe(true)
+  expect(certUtf8.length).toBe(806)
+  expect(certUtf8.startsWith('-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----')).toBe(true)
+  expect(certUtf8.endsWith('-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n')).toBe(true)
+  expect(certUtf8.includes('MIICJzCCAc2gAwIBA')).toBe(true)
+  // expect(cert).toHaveProperty('data')
+  // expect(cert).toHaveProperty('type')
+  // expect(cert).toMatchObject({type: 'Buffer'})
+})