diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/BisqSetup.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/BisqSetup.java
index 1bc8fe2dca..f47d77cc41 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/BisqSetup.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/BisqSetup.java
@@ -790,6 +790,10 @@ public class BisqSetup {
                 preferences.getBsqBlockChainExplorers().size() > 0) {
             preferences.setBsqBlockChainExplorer(preferences.getBsqBlockChainExplorers().get(0));
         }
+        if (preferences.getBsqBlockChainExplorer().name.equalsIgnoreCase("bisq.mempool.emzy.de (@emzy)") &&
+                preferences.getBsqBlockChainExplorers().size() > 0) {
+            preferences.setBsqBlockChainExplorer(preferences.getBsqBlockChainExplorers().get(0));
+        }
     }
 
     private void maybeShowTorAddressUpgradeInformation() {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/user/Preferences.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/user/Preferences.java
index 890e531571..4af2385b6f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/user/Preferences.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/user/Preferences.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public final class Preferences implements PersistedDataHost, BridgeAddressProvid
     ));
 
     public static final ArrayList<BlockChainExplorer> BSQ_MAIN_NET_EXPLORERS = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
-            new BlockChainExplorer("bisq.mempool.emzy.de (@emzy)", "https://bisq.mempool.emzy.de/tx/", "https://bisq.mempool.emzy.de/address/")
+            new BlockChainExplorer("mempool.bisq.services (@devinbileck)", "https://mempool.bisq.services/bisq/tx/", "https://mempool.bisq.services/bisq/address/")
     ));
 
     private static final ArrayList<String> XMR_TX_PROOF_SERVICES_CLEAR_NET = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(