diff --git a/ant-bootstrap/src/initial_peers.rs b/ant-bootstrap/src/initial_peers.rs
index 946c60c07f..16f71890b0 100644
--- a/ant-bootstrap/src/initial_peers.rs
+++ b/ant-bootstrap/src/initial_peers.rs
@@ -121,16 +121,10 @@ impl PeersArgs {
 
         let mut bootstrap_addresses = vec![];
 
-        // Read from `ANT_PEERS` environment variable if present
-        if let Ok(addrs) = std::env::var(ANT_PEERS_ENV) {
-            for addr_str in addrs.split(',') {
-                if let Some(addr) = craft_valid_multiaddr_from_str(addr_str, false) {
-                    info!("Adding addr from environment variable: {addr}");
-                    bootstrap_addresses.push(BootstrapAddr::new(addr));
-                } else {
-                    warn!("Invalid multiaddress format from environment variable: {addr_str}");
-                }
-            }
+        // Read from ANT_PEERS environment variable if present
+        bootstrap_addresses.extend(Self::read_bootstrap_addr_from_env());
+
+        if !bootstrap_addresses.is_empty() {
             return Ok(bootstrap_addresses);
         }
 
@@ -150,9 +144,6 @@ impl PeersArgs {
             }
         }
 
-        // Read from ANT_PEERS environment variable if present
-        bootstrap_addresses.extend(Self::read_bootstrap_addr_from_env());
-
         if let Some(count) = count {
             if bootstrap_addresses.len() >= count {
                 bootstrap_addresses.sort_by_key(|addr| addr.failure_rate() as u64);
diff --git a/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs b/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
index 154ac3a04f..3f9fb81b94 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl Client {
         let peers = if let Some(peers) = config.peers {
             peers
         } else {
-            match peers_args.get_addrs(None).await {
+            match peers_args.get_addrs(None, None).await {
                 Ok(peers) => peers,
                 Err(e) => return Err(e),
             }