diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 1a37339..1cdae6a 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ RUN go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o /app/blockd cmd/main.go
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-CMD ["/app/blockd", "-log-level=info","-log-local=false","-log-add-source=true","-rest-address=0.0.0.0:8080","-db-host=blockd-db:5432","-db-database=blockd","-db-user=blockd","-db-secret=blockd","-db-enable-tls=false", "-cache-host=blockd-cache:6379"]
+CMD ["/app/blockd", "-log-level=info","-log-local=false","-log-add-source=true","-rest-address=0.0.0.0:8080","-db-host=blockd-db:5432","-db-database=blockd","-db-user=blockd","-db-secret=blockd","-db-enable-tls=false", "-cache-host=blockd-cache:6379", "--chain-api-url=chain-api:3000"]
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yaml b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
index 0113591..361c3ef 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,19 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       blockd-db:
         condition: service_healthy
+      chain-api:
+        condition: service_started
     profiles: [blockd]
 
+  chain-api:
+    container_name: chain-api
+    build:
+      context: ../chain-api
+      dockerfile: ../chain-api/Dockerfile
+    networks:
+      - blockd-net
+      - syslog
+
   blockd-db:
     container_name: blockd-db
     image: postgres:16
@@ -109,3 +120,4 @@ services:
     logging:
       driver: "json-file"
     profiles: [metrics]
+