diff --git a/cosmos/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go b/cosmos/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
index 56ac9808e..76e8161b5 100644
--- a/cosmos/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/cosmos/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ func (k *Keeper) Setup(
 
 	// Build the Polaris EVM Provider
 	cfg, err := polar.LoadConfigFromFilePath(polarisConfigPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("failed to load config", "falling back to defaults")
+	// TODO: fix properly
+	if err != nil || cfg.GPO == nil {
+		logger.Error("failed to load polaris config", "falling back to defaults")
 		cfg = polar.DefaultConfig()
 	}
 
diff --git a/eth/polar/backend.go b/eth/polar/backend.go
index 5ce864ce8..aa7f86ba4 100644
--- a/eth/polar/backend.go
+++ b/eth/polar/backend.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func NewBackend(
 		cfg:           cfg,
 		logger:        log.Root(),
 	}
-	b.gpo = gasprice.NewOracle(b, cfg.GPO)
+	b.gpo = gasprice.NewOracle(b, *cfg.GPO)
 	return b
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/polar/config.go b/eth/polar/config.go
index 658f530ad..291481fba 100644
--- a/eth/polar/config.go
+++ b/eth/polar/config.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	gpoConfig := ethconfig.FullNodeGPO
 	gpoConfig.Default = big.NewInt(gpoDefault)
 	return &Config{
-		GPO:           gpoConfig,
+		GPO:           &gpoConfig,
 		RPCGasCap:     ethconfig.Defaults.RPCGasCap,
 		RPCTxFeeCap:   ethconfig.Defaults.RPCTxFeeCap,
 		RPCEVMTimeout: ethconfig.Defaults.RPCEVMTimeout,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 // Config represents the configurable parameters for Polaris.
 type Config struct {
 	// Gas Price Oracle config.
-	GPO gasprice.Config
+	GPO *gasprice.Config
 
 	// RPCGasCap is the global gas cap for eth-call variants.
 	RPCGasCap uint64 `toml:""`