diff --git a/seednode/bisq.env b/seednode/bisq.env
index f7109c0a6f..fb21ca65cb 100644
--- a/seednode/bisq.env
+++ b/seednode/bisq.env
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ BITCOIN_P2P_PORT=__BITCOIN_P2P_PORT__
 # bitcoind rpc ports
 BITCOIN_RPC_HOST=__BITCOIN_RPC_HOST__
 BITCOIN_RPC_PORT=__BITCOIN_RPC_PORT__
-BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_HOST=127.0.0.1
-BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_PORT=5120
+BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_HOST=__BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_HOST__
+BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_PORT=__BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_PORT__
 
 # bisq pathnames
 BISQ_HOME=__BISQ_HOME__
diff --git a/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh b/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh
index e3eb79798f..40fd8d2159 100755
--- a/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh
+++ b/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ BITCOIN_P2P_HOST=127.0.0.1
 BITCOIN_P2P_PORT=8333
 BITCOIN_RPC_HOST=127.0.0.1
 BITCOIN_RPC_PORT=8332
+BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_HOST=127.0.0.1
+BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_PORT=5120
 
 # set below settings to use existing bitcoin node
 #BITCOIN_INSTALL=false
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ BITCOIN_RPC_PORT=8332
 #BITCOIN_RPC_PORT=8332
 #BITCOIN_RPC_USER=foo
 #BITCOIN_RPC_PASS=bar
+#BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_HOST=0.0.0.0
+#BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_PORT=5120
 
 TOR_PKG="tor"
 TOR_USER=debian-tor
@@ -137,6 +141,8 @@ sudo sed -i -e "s/__BITCOIN_RPC_HOST__/${BITCOIN_RPC_HOST}/" "${SYSTEMD_ENV_HOME
 sudo sed -i -e "s/__BITCOIN_RPC_PORT__/${BITCOIN_RPC_PORT}/" "${SYSTEMD_ENV_HOME}/bisq.env"
 sudo sed -i -e "s/__BITCOIN_RPC_USER__/${BITCOIN_RPC_USER}/" "${SYSTEMD_ENV_HOME}/bisq.env"
 sudo sed -i -e "s/__BITCOIN_RPC_PASS__/${BITCOIN_RPC_PASS}/" "${SYSTEMD_ENV_HOME}/bisq.env"
+sudo sed -i -e "s/__BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_HOST__/${BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_HOST}/" "${SYSTEMD_ENV_HOME}/bisq.env"
+sudo sed -i -e "s/__BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_PORT__/${BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_PORT}/" "${SYSTEMD_ENV_HOME}/bisq.env"
 sudo sed -i -e "s!__BISQ_APP_NAME__!${BISQ_APP_NAME}!" "${SYSTEMD_ENV_HOME}/bisq.env"
 sudo sed -i -e "s!__BISQ_HOME__!${BISQ_HOME}!" "${SYSTEMD_ENV_HOME}/bisq.env"