diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index afd8dd594e..ac0217265d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -248,20 +248,13 @@ stop-stateful-upgrade:
 	cd contrib/localnet/ && $(DOCKER) compose -f docker-compose-stateful.yml down --remove-orphans
 
 ###############################################################################
-###                        Monitoring and Blockscout                        ###
+###                              Monitoring                                 ###
 ###############################################################################
 
-start-blockscout:
-	@echo "Starting blockscout"
-	cd contrib/localnet/blockscout && $(DOCKER) compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
-
-stop-blockscout:
-	@echo "Stopping blockscout"
-	cd contrib/localnet/blockscout && $(DOCKER) compose -f docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
-
 start-monitoring:
 	@echo "Starting monitoring services"
-	cd contrib/localnet/ && $(DOCKER) compose -f docker-compose-monitoring.yml up -d
+	cd contrib/localnet/ && ./grafana/get-tss-address.sh
+	$(DOCKER) compose -f docker-compose-monitoring.yml up -d
 
 stop-monitoring:
 	@echo "Stopping monitoring services"
diff --git a/contrib/localnet/README.md b/contrib/localnet/README.md
index 5d13e6dec1..96143b06d5 100644
--- a/contrib/localnet/README.md
+++ b/contrib/localnet/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ which does the following docker compose command:
 $ docker compose down --remove-orphans
 ```
 ### Run monitoring setup
-Before starting the monitoring setup, make sure you have added the eth addresses of interest to the grafana/addresses.txt file
+Before starting the monitoring setup, make sure the Zetacore API is up at http://localhost:1317.
+You can also add any additional ETH addresses to monitor in zeta-node/contrib/localnet/grafana/addresses.txt file
 ```bash
 # in zeta-node/
 make start-monitoring
diff --git a/contrib/localnet/grafana/addresses.txt b/contrib/localnet/grafana/addresses.txt
index 47b6e974e6..28064b6d43 100644
--- a/contrib/localnet/grafana/addresses.txt
+++ b/contrib/localnet/grafana/addresses.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ethTSS:0x5517d89798EC0cfD19a756398c81C12fbd26CD33
\ No newline at end of file
+ethTSS:0xB2E31B27E6114B0E2E37C3B74B097f7f340cC6aa
diff --git a/contrib/localnet/grafana/get-tss-address.sh b/contrib/localnet/grafana/get-tss-address.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..eae4b031af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/localnet/grafana/get-tss-address.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+/usr/sbin/sshd
+
+#retrieve value of ETH TSS Address from localnet
+ethTSS_address=$(curl 'http://localhost:1317/zeta-chain/observer/get_tss_address' | jq -r '.eth')
+
+#write value of ETH TSS Address to addresses.txt file
+printf "ethTSS:$ethTSS_address\n" > addresses.txt
\ No newline at end of file