diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
index f4cf719c6..d1d8222bd 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('Mempool Backend Config', () => {
         PASSWORD: 'mempool',
         TIMEOUT: 60000,
         COOKIE: false,
-        COOKIE_PATH: ''
+        COOKIE_PATH: '/bitcoin/.cookie'
       });
 
       expect(config.SECOND_CORE_RPC).toStrictEqual({
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('Mempool Backend Config', () => {
         PASSWORD: 'mempool',
         TIMEOUT: 60000,
         COOKIE: false,
-        COOKIE_PATH: ''
+        COOKIE_PATH: '/bitcoin/.cookie'
       });
 
       expect(config.DATABASE).toStrictEqual({
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-client.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-client.ts
index f0dab4441..e8b30a888 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-client.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-client.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ import config from '../../config';
 const bitcoin = require('../../rpc-api/index');
 import { BitcoinRpcCredentials } from './bitcoin-api-abstract-factory';
 
-export const defaultCookiePath = `${process.env.HOME}/.bitcoin/${{mainnet:'',testnet:'testnet3/',signet:'signet/'}[config.MEMPOOL.NETWORK]}.cookie`;
-
 const nodeRpcCredentials: BitcoinRpcCredentials = {
   host: config.CORE_RPC.HOST,
   port: config.CORE_RPC.PORT,
   user: config.CORE_RPC.USERNAME,
   pass: config.CORE_RPC.PASSWORD,
   timeout: config.CORE_RPC.TIMEOUT,
-  cookie: config.CORE_RPC.COOKIE ? config.CORE_RPC.COOKIE_PATH || defaultCookiePath : undefined,
+  cookie: config.CORE_RPC.COOKIE ? config.CORE_RPC.COOKIE_PATH : undefined,
 };
 
 export default new bitcoin.Client(nodeRpcCredentials);
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-second-client.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-second-client.ts
index 85d05556e..6ae9cefb0 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-second-client.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-second-client.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ import config from '../../config';
 const bitcoin = require('../../rpc-api/index');
 import { BitcoinRpcCredentials } from './bitcoin-api-abstract-factory';
 
-import { defaultCookiePath } from './bitcoin-client';
-
 const nodeRpcCredentials: BitcoinRpcCredentials = {
   host: config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.HOST,
   port: config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.PORT,
   user: config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.USERNAME,
   pass: config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.PASSWORD,
   timeout: config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.TIMEOUT,
-  cookie: config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.COOKIE ? config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.COOKIE_PATH || defaultCookiePath : undefined,
+  cookie: config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.COOKIE ? config.SECOND_CORE_RPC.COOKIE_PATH : undefined,
 };
 
 export default new bitcoin.Client(nodeRpcCredentials);
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index b9a3f366a..eb1b0af21 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
     'PASSWORD': 'mempool',
     'TIMEOUT': 60000,
     'COOKIE': false,
-    'COOKIE_PATH': '' // default value depends on network, see src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-client
+    'COOKIE_PATH': '/bitcoin/.cookie'
   },
   'SECOND_CORE_RPC': {
     'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
     'PASSWORD': 'mempool',
     'TIMEOUT': 60000,
     'COOKIE': false,
-    'COOKIE_PATH': ''
+    'COOKIE_PATH': '/bitcoin/.cookie'
   },
   'DATABASE': {
     'ENABLED': true,