diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
index 2455014..aae7d41 100644
--- a/config.example.json
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
     {
       "alias": "demo_1",
       "exchange": "binance_futures",
+      "test_net": false,
       "api_key": "",
       "api_secret": ""
     },
     {
       "alias": "demo_2",
       "exchange": "binance_futures",
+      "test_net": false,
       "api_key": "",
       "api_secret": ""
     }
diff --git a/scraper_root/scraper/bybitderivatives.py b/scraper_root/scraper/bybitderivatives.py
index bbddbc1..5ea0c99 100644
--- a/scraper_root/scraper/bybitderivatives.py
+++ b/scraper_root/scraper/bybitderivatives.py
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ def __init__(self, account: Account, symbols: List[str], repository: Repository,
         self.api_key = self.account.api_key
         self.secret = self.account.api_secret
         self.repository = repository
-        #        self.ws_manager = BybitWebsocket(wsURL="wss://stream-testnet.bybit.com/realtime_private",
-        #            api_key=self.api_key, api_secret=self.secret)
-        # bybit connection
-        self.rest_manager2 = HTTP("https://api.bybit.com", api_key=self.api_key, api_secret=self.secret)
+#        self.ws_manager = BybitWebsocket(wsURL="wss://stream-testnet.bybit.com/realtime_private", 
+#            api_key=self.api_key, api_secret=self.secret)
+        #bybit connection
+        api_link = "https://api.bybit.com"
+        if self.account.test_net:
+            api_link = "https://api-testnet.bybit.com"
+        self.rest_manager2 = HTTP(api_link, api_key=self.api_key, api_secret=self.secret)
 
         # check if i am able to login
         test = self.rest_manager2.api_key_info()
diff --git a/scraper_root/scraper/data_classes.py b/scraper_root/scraper/data_classes.py
index 93653e7..c688dd5 100644
--- a/scraper_root/scraper/data_classes.py
+++ b/scraper_root/scraper/data_classes.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class Account:
     api_key: str = ''
     api_secret: str = ''
     exchange: str = ''
+    test_net: bool = False
 
 
 @dataclass