diff --git a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
index 7ad25dff0..c2715153b 100644
--- a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
+++ b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@
     "API": "https://mempool.space/api/v1/services",
     "ACCELERATIONS": false
   },
+  "STRATUM": {
+    "ENABLED": false,
+    "API": "http://localhost:1234"
+  },
   "FIAT_PRICE": {
     "ENABLED": true,
     "PAID": false,
diff --git a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
index d3380a2ee..0ca5654a5 100644
--- a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
+++ b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
@@ -154,6 +154,6 @@
   },
   "STRATUM": {
     "ENABLED": false,
-    "API": "http://127.0.0.1:1234"
+    "API": "http://localhost:1234"
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
index e76d22545..e0437941f 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe('Mempool Backend Config', () => {
 
       expect(config.STRATUM).toStrictEqual({
         ENABLED: false,
-        API: 'http://127.0.0.1:1234',
+        API: 'http://localhost:1234',
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index 0f1f44369..a1050a7d5 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
   },
   'STRATUM': {
     'ENABLED': false,
-    'API': 'http://127.0.0.1:1234',
+    'API': 'http://localhost:1234',
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
index c7ade9b7b..ee8e329a6 100644
--- a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
+++ b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@
     "API": "__MEMPOOL_SERVICES_API__",
     "ACCELERATIONS": __MEMPOOL_SERVICES_ACCELERATIONS__
   },
+  "STRATUM": {
+    "ENABLED": __STRATUM_ENABLED__,
+    "API": "__STRATUM_API__"
+  },
   "REDIS": {
     "ENABLED": __REDIS_ENABLED__,
     "UNIX_SOCKET_PATH": "__REDIS_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__",
diff --git a/docker/backend/start.sh b/docker/backend/start.sh
index d4765972e..8adb631da 100755
--- a/docker/backend/start.sh
+++ b/docker/backend/start.sh
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ __REPLICATION_SERVERS__=${REPLICATION_SERVERS:=[]}
 __MEMPOOL_SERVICES_API__=${MEMPOOL_SERVICES_API:="https://mempool.space/api/v1/services"}
 __MEMPOOL_SERVICES_ACCELERATIONS__=${MEMPOOL_SERVICES_ACCELERATIONS:=false}
 
+# STRATUM
+__STRATUM_ENABLED__=${STRATUM_ENABLED:=false}
+__STRATUM_API__=${STRATUM_API:="http://localhost:1234"}
+
 # REDIS
 __REDIS_ENABLED__=${REDIS_ENABLED:=false}
 __REDIS_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__=${REDIS_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH:=""}
@@ -300,6 +304,10 @@ sed -i "s!__REPLICATION_SERVERS__!${__REPLICATION_SERVERS__}!g" mempool-config.j
 sed -i "s!__MEMPOOL_SERVICES_API__!${__MEMPOOL_SERVICES_API__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__MEMPOOL_SERVICES_ACCELERATIONS__!${__MEMPOOL_SERVICES_ACCELERATIONS__}!g" mempool-config.json
 
+# STRATUM
+sed -i "s!__STRATUM_ENABLED__!${__STRATUM_ENABLED__}!g" mempool-config.json
+sed -i "s!__STRATUM_API__!${__STRATUM_API__}!g" mempool-config.json
+
 # REDIS
 sed -i "s!__REDIS_ENABLED__!${__REDIS_ENABLED__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__REDIS_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__!${__REDIS_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__}!g" mempool-config.json