diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3db735f..87e2e95 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ L1_FUNDED_PRIVATE_KEY=<DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY>
 L1_FUND_AMOUNT=1ether
 
 # L2
+L2_RPC_URL=http://localhost:9545
+L2_EXPLORER_URL=http://localhost
 L2_CHAIN_ID=11155420
 L2_CHAIN_NAME="L2 Devnet"
 L2_BLOCK_TIME=2
diff --git a/.env.explorer.example b/.env.explorer.example
index cf6420c..54b28a0 100644
--- a/.env.explorer.example
+++ b/.env.explorer.example
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# L2
-L2_RPC_URL=http://localhost:9545
-
 # blocscout - common configs
 COMMON_HOST=localhost
 DOCKER_TAG_BACKEND=6.8.1
diff --git a/scripts/l2-bridge/l2-bridge-deploy-l1-multicall.sh b/scripts/l2-bridge/l2-bridge-deploy-l1-multicall.sh
index 8ebd110..27805d0 100755
--- a/scripts/l2-bridge/l2-bridge-deploy-l1-multicall.sh
+++ b/scripts/l2-bridge/l2-bridge-deploy-l1-multicall.sh
@@ -6,33 +6,42 @@ set -a
 source $(pwd)/.env
 set +a
 
-cd "$(pwd)/multicall"
-forge build
+# Path to the .env.bridge file
+ENV_FILE=$(pwd)/.env.bridge
 
+echo "Checking if multicall contract is already deployed..."
 CHAIN_ID=$(cast chain-id --rpc-url "${L1_RPC_URL}")
-
-DEPLOYED_URL=$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mds1/multicall/main/deployments.json | grep -A 3 "\"chainId\": ${CHAIN_ID},"  | grep "\"url\":" | awk -F'"' '{print $4}')
+DEPLOYED_URL=$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mds1/multicall/main/deployments.json | jq -r ".[] | select(.chainId == $CHAIN_ID) | .url")
 if [ ! -z "${DEPLOYED_URL}" ]; then
     # Extract the Ethereum address from the URL
+    echo "Extracting multicall contract address from the deployed URL..."
     DEPLOYED_ADDRESS=$(echo "$DEPLOYED_URL" | grep -oE '0x[a-fA-F0-9]{40}')
     if [ -n "$DEPLOYED_ADDRESS" ]; then
         echo "Contract is already deployed. Exiting."
-        # Update the .env file with the deployed address
-        sed -i.bak "s/^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=.*/NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=${DEPLOYED_ADDRESS}/" ../.env
-        rm ../.env.bak
+        # Update the .env.bridge file with the deployed address
+        sed -i.bak "s/^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=.*/NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=${DEPLOYED_ADDRESS}/" $ENV_FILE
+        rm $ENV_FILE.bak
+        echo "Updated $ENV_FILE file with the deployed multicall contract address ${DEPLOYED_ADDRESS}"
         exit 0
     else
         echo "No Ethereum address found in the URL"
     fi
 fi
 
+echo "Building multicall contract..."
+cd "$(pwd)/multicall"
+forge build
+
+echo "Deploying multicall contract..."
 # Stream forge output in real-time
 forge create --rpc-url "${L1_RPC_URL}" --private-key "${L1_FUNDED_PRIVATE_KEY}" Multicall3 | tee forge_output.log
 
 # Extract the deployed address from the log file
+echo "Extracting multicall contract address from the log file..."
 DEPLOYED_ADDRESS=$(grep "Deployed to:" forge_output.log | awk '{print $3}')
 rm forge_output.log
 
 # Update the .env.bridge file with the deployed address
-sed -i.bak "s/^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=.*/NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=${DEPLOYED_ADDRESS}/" ../.env.bridge
-rm ../.env.bridge.bak
+sed -i.bak "s/^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=.*/NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=${DEPLOYED_ADDRESS}/" $ENV_FILE
+rm $ENV_FILE.bak
+echo "Updated $ENV_FILE file with the new deployed multicall contract address ${DEPLOYED_ADDRESS}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/l2-bridge/l2-bridge-set-env.sh b/scripts/l2-bridge/l2-bridge-set-env.sh
index f13725c..033bbe4 100755
--- a/scripts/l2-bridge/l2-bridge-set-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/l2-bridge/l2-bridge-set-env.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ set -a
 source $(pwd)/.env
 set +a
 
+if [ -z "$L2_RPC_URL" ]; then
+    echo "L2_RPC_URL is not set in the .env file"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Path to the .env.bridge file
 ENV_FILE=$(pwd)/.env.bridge
 # Path to the rollup.json file
@@ -20,10 +25,6 @@ L1_STANDARD_BRIDGE_PROXY=$(jq -r '.L1StandardBridgeProxy' "$OP_DEPLOYMENTS_JSON_
 L1_OPTIMISM_PORTAL_PROXY=$(jq -r '.OptimismPortalProxy' "$OP_DEPLOYMENTS_JSON_PATH")
 L2_OUTPUT_ORACLE_PROXY=$(jq -r '.L2OutputOracleProxy' "$OP_DEPLOYMENTS_JSON_PATH")
 
-# TODO: 9545 is now hardcoded in the docker-compose-l2.yml file and a few other places.
-#       we should make this more dynamic by defining a variable in the .env file
-L2_RPC_URL="http://localhost:9545"
-
 # Update .env.bridge file
 sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_CHAIN_ID=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_CHAIN_ID=$L1_CHAIN_ID|" "$ENV_FILE"
 sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_CHAIN_NAME=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_CHAIN_NAME=\"$L1_CHAIN_NAME\"|" "$ENV_FILE"
@@ -34,11 +35,8 @@ sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L2_RPC_URL=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L2_RPC_URL=$L2_RPC_URL|" "$ENV_
 sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_STANDARD_BRIDGE_PROXY=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_STANDARD_BRIDGE_PROXY=$L1_STANDARD_BRIDGE_PROXY|" "$ENV_FILE"
 sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_OPTIMISM_PORTAL_PROXY=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_OPTIMISM_PORTAL_PROXY=$L1_OPTIMISM_PORTAL_PROXY|" "$ENV_FILE"
 sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L2_OUTPUT_ORACLE_PROXY=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L2_OUTPUT_ORACLE_PROXY=$L2_OUTPUT_ORACLE_PROXY|" "$ENV_FILE"
-sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS=$NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_MULTICALL3_ADDRESS|" "$ENV_FILE"
-
 sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_EXPLORER_URL=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L1_EXPLORER_URL=$L1_EXPLORER_URL|" "$ENV_FILE"
-# TODO: we should change this when explorer is available
-sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L2_EXPLORER_URL=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L2_EXPLORER_URL=|" "$ENV_FILE"
+sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_L2_EXPLORER_URL=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_L2_EXPLORER_URL=$L2_EXPLORER_URL|" "$ENV_FILE"
 # TODO: we should change this when fault proof is enabled
 sed -i "s|^NEXT_PUBLIC_DISPUTE_GAME_FACTORY_PROXY=.*|NEXT_PUBLIC_DISPUTE_GAME_FACTORY_PROXY=|" "$ENV_FILE"