diff --git a/main.star b/main.star
index 55654c4..69678d2 100644
--- a/main.star
+++ b/main.star
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ def run(plan, args):
     """
     plan.print("Parsing the L1 input args")
     # If no args are provided, use the default values with minimal preset
-    ethereum_args = args.get("ethereum_package", input_parser.default_ethereum_config())
+    ethereum_args = args.get("ethereum_package", {})
+    if "network_params" not in ethereum_args:
+        ethereum_args.update(input_parser.default_ethereum_package_network_params())
 
     # need to do a raw get here in case only optimism_package is provided.
     # .get will return None if the key is in the config with a None value.
diff --git a/src/package_io/input_parser.star b/src/package_io/input_parser.star
index b79a6f5..24d681d 100644
--- a/src/package_io/input_parser.star
+++ b/src/package_io/input_parser.star
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def default_op_contract_deployer_params():
     }
 
 
-def default_ethereum_config():
+def default_ethereum_package_network_params():
     return {
         "network_params": {
             "preset": "minimal",
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ def default_ethereum_config():
                         "balance": "0ETH",
                         "code": "0x7fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffe03601600081602082378035828234f58015156039578182fd5b8082525050506014600cf3",
                         "storage": {},
-                        "nonce": 0,
-                        "secretKey": "0x",
+                        "nonce": "1",
                     }
                 }
             ),