diff --git a/frontend/sync-assets.js b/frontend/sync-assets.js
index f7c8a455d..a92c3b21d 100644
--- a/frontend/sync-assets.js
+++ b/frontend/sync-assets.js
@@ -281,30 +281,29 @@ function downloadPromoVideo$() {
 }
 
 
-
-let assetsJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mempool/asset_registry_db/master/index.json';
-let assetsMinimalJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mempool/asset_registry_db/master/index.minimal.json';
-
 if (configContent.BASE_MODULE && configContent.BASE_MODULE === 'liquid') {
-  assetsJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blockstream/asset_registry_db/master/index.json';
-  assetsMinimalJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blockstream/asset_registry_db/master/index.minimal.json';
+  const assetsJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blockstream/asset_registry_db/master/index.json';
+  const assetsMinimalJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blockstream/asset_registry_db/master/index.minimal.json';
+  const testnetAssetsJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blockstream/asset_registry_testnet_db/master/index.json';
+  const testnetAssetsMinimalJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blockstream/asset_registry_testnet_db/master/index.minimal.json';
+
+  console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading assets`);
+  download(PATH + 'assets.json', assetsJsonUrl);
+
+  console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading assets minimal`);
+  download(PATH + 'assets.minimal.json', assetsMinimalJsonUrl);
+
+  console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading testnet assets`);
+  download(PATH + 'assets-testnet.json', testnetAssetsJsonUrl);
+
+  console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading testnet assets minimal`);
+  download(PATH + 'assets-testnet.minimal.json', testnetAssetsMinimalJsonUrl);
+} else {
+  if (verbose) {
+    console.log(`${LOG_TAG} BASE_MODULE is not set to Liquid (${configContent.BASE_MODULE}), skipping downloading assets`);
+  }
 }
 
-const testnetAssetsJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blockstream/asset_registry_testnet_db/master/index.json';
-const testnetAssetsMinimalJsonUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Blockstream/asset_registry_testnet_db/master/index.minimal.json';
-
-console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading assets`);
-download(PATH + 'assets.json', assetsJsonUrl);
-
-console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading assets minimal`);
-download(PATH + 'assets.minimal.json', assetsMinimalJsonUrl);
-
-console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading testnet assets`);
-download(PATH + 'assets-testnet.json', testnetAssetsJsonUrl);
-
-console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading testnet assets minimal`);
-download(PATH + 'assets-testnet.minimal.json', testnetAssetsMinimalJsonUrl);
-
 (() => {
   if (verbose) {
     console.log(`${LOG_TAG} Downloading mining pool logos`);