diff --git a/chains/evm/chain.go b/chains/evm/chain.go
index 9324129f..50c5ecc2 100644
--- a/chains/evm/chain.go
+++ b/chains/evm/chain.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 
-	"github.com/ChainSafe/chainbridge-core/config/chain"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/chainbridge-core/relayer/message"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/chainbridge-core/store"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -27,11 +26,23 @@ type EVMChain struct {
 	listener   EventListener
 	writer     ProposalExecutor
 	blockstore *store.BlockStore
-	config     *chain.EVMConfig
+
+	domainID    uint8
+	startBlock  *big.Int
+	freshStart  bool
+	latestBlock bool
 }
 
-func NewEVMChain(listener EventListener, writer ProposalExecutor, blockstore *store.BlockStore, config *chain.EVMConfig) *EVMChain {
-	return &EVMChain{listener: listener, writer: writer, blockstore: blockstore, config: config}
+func NewEVMChain(listener EventListener, writer ProposalExecutor, blockstore *store.BlockStore, domainID uint8, startBlock *big.Int, latestBlock bool, freshStart bool) *EVMChain {
+	return &EVMChain{
+		listener:    listener,
+		writer:      writer,
+		blockstore:  blockstore,
+		domainID:    domainID,
+		startBlock:  startBlock,
+		latestBlock: latestBlock,
+		freshStart:  freshStart,
+	}
 }
 
 // PollEvents is the goroutine that polls blocks and searches Deposit events in them.
@@ -40,10 +51,10 @@ func (c *EVMChain) PollEvents(ctx context.Context, sysErr chan<- error, msgChan
 	log.Info().Msg("Polling Blocks...")
 
 	startBlock, err := c.blockstore.GetStartBlock(
-		*c.config.GeneralChainConfig.Id,
-		c.config.StartBlock,
-		c.config.GeneralChainConfig.LatestBlock,
-		c.config.GeneralChainConfig.FreshStart,
+		c.domainID,
+		c.startBlock,
+		c.latestBlock,
+		c.freshStart,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		sysErr <- fmt.Errorf("error %w on getting last stored block", err)
@@ -65,5 +76,5 @@ func (c *EVMChain) Write(msg []*message.Message) {
 }
 
 func (c *EVMChain) DomainID() uint8 {
-	return *c.config.GeneralChainConfig.Id
+	return c.domainID
 }
diff --git a/chains/evm/listener/listener.go b/chains/evm/listener/listener.go
index f3cf44c6..5063d70b 100644
--- a/chains/evm/listener/listener.go
+++ b/chains/evm/listener/listener.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ChainSafe/chainbridge-core/config/chain"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/chainbridge-core/relayer/message"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/chainbridge-core/store"
 
@@ -36,15 +35,22 @@ type EVMListener struct {
 
 // NewEVMListener creates an EVMListener that listens to deposit events on chain
 // and calls event handler when one occurs
-func NewEVMListener(client ChainClient, eventHandlers []EventHandler, blockstore *store.BlockStore, config *chain.EVMConfig) *EVMListener {
+func NewEVMListener(
+	client ChainClient,
+	eventHandlers []EventHandler,
+	blockstore *store.BlockStore,
+	domainID uint8,
+	blockRetryInterval time.Duration,
+	blockConfirmations *big.Int,
+	blockInterval *big.Int) *EVMListener {
 	return &EVMListener{
 		client:             client,
 		eventHandlers:      eventHandlers,
 		blockstore:         blockstore,
-		domainID:           *config.GeneralChainConfig.Id,
-		blockRetryInterval: config.BlockRetryInterval,
-		blockConfirmations: config.BlockConfirmations,
-		blockInterval:      config.BlockInterval,
+		domainID:           domainID,
+		blockRetryInterval: blockRetryInterval,
+		blockConfirmations: blockConfirmations,
+		blockInterval:      blockInterval,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/example/app/app.go b/example/app/app.go
index 0bafbe92..b678048e 100644
--- a/example/app/app.go
+++ b/example/app/app.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func Run() error {
 				eventListener := events.NewListener(client)
 				eventHandlers := make([]listener.EventHandler, 0)
 				eventHandlers = append(eventHandlers, listener.NewDepositEventHandler(eventListener, depositHandler, common.HexToAddress(config.Bridge), *config.GeneralChainConfig.Id))
-				evmListener := listener.NewEVMListener(client, eventHandlers, blockstore, config)
+				evmListener := listener.NewEVMListener(client, eventHandlers, blockstore, *config.GeneralChainConfig.Id, config.BlockRetryInterval, config.BlockConfirmations, config.BlockInterval)
 
 				mh := executor.NewEVMMessageHandler(bridgeContract)
 				mh.RegisterMessageHandler(config.Erc20Handler, executor.ERC20MessageHandler)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func Run() error {
 					evmVoter = executor.NewVoter(mh, client, bridgeContract)
 				}
 
-				chain := evm.NewEVMChain(evmListener, evmVoter, blockstore, config)
+				chain := evm.NewEVMChain(evmListener, evmVoter, blockstore, *config.GeneralChainConfig.Id, config.StartBlock, config.GeneralChainConfig.LatestBlock, config.GeneralChainConfig.FreshStart)
 
 				chains = append(chains, chain)
 			}