diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe4ab73b..8630f1ef 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "@junobuild/admin": "^2.3.0",
         "@junobuild/cdn": "^1.3.2",
         "@junobuild/cli-tools": "^0.8.0",
-        "@junobuild/config": "^2.3.0",
+        "@junobuild/config": "^2.3.0-next-2025-09-27.1",
         "@junobuild/config-loader": "^0.4.5",
         "@junobuild/core": "^2.2.0",
         "@junobuild/did-tools": "^0.3.3",
@@ -1490,13 +1490,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@junobuild/config": {
-      "version": "2.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@junobuild/config/-/config-2.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zamZ+Jejw24FbdqQc9LjNvywiCD+MnMNr8kpoUwRrWGZzlfGkK+Q5t4TiFpA857edCRTg8qEni4pJUj38pm8sg==",
+      "version": "2.3.0-next-2025-09-27.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@junobuild/config/-/config-2.3.0-next-2025-09-27.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2BHK8B0iDDNylkYfR4gjSREqUXhfBb9EJMZjQqDU60m803XBkxeHw8q6lQpcwsV94Qiahat9an9kMOCFcIcPmw==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/zod-schemas": "^2",
-        "zod": "^4"
+        "@dfinity/zod-schemas": "*",
+        "zod": "*"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@junobuild/config-loader": {
@@ -7304,9 +7304,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@junobuild/config": {
-      "version": "2.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@junobuild/config/-/config-2.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zamZ+Jejw24FbdqQc9LjNvywiCD+MnMNr8kpoUwRrWGZzlfGkK+Q5t4TiFpA857edCRTg8qEni4pJUj38pm8sg==",
+      "version": "2.3.0-next-2025-09-27.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@junobuild/config/-/config-2.3.0-next-2025-09-27.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2BHK8B0iDDNylkYfR4gjSREqUXhfBb9EJMZjQqDU60m803XBkxeHw8q6lQpcwsV94Qiahat9an9kMOCFcIcPmw==",
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@junobuild/config-loader": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75572023..6c2a203f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "@junobuild/admin": "^2.3.0",
     "@junobuild/cdn": "^1.3.2",
     "@junobuild/cli-tools": "^0.8.0",
-    "@junobuild/config": "^2.3.0",
+    "@junobuild/config": "^2.3.0-next-2025-09-27.1",
     "@junobuild/config-loader": "^0.4.5",
     "@junobuild/core": "^2.2.0",
     "@junobuild/did-tools": "^0.3.3",
diff --git a/src/services/emulator/_runner.services.ts b/src/services/emulator/_runner.services.ts
index 1f56ab9d..637063aa 100644
--- a/src/services/emulator/_runner.services.ts
+++ b/src/services/emulator/_runner.services.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ const startEmulator = async ({config: extendedConfig}: {config: CliEmulatorConfi
 
   const platform = config.runner?.platform;
 
+  const network = config?.network;
+
   await execute({
     command: runner,
     args: [
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ const startEmulator = async ({config: extendedConfig}: {config: CliEmulatorConfi
             `${config.skylab.ports?.console ?? EMULATOR_SKYLAB.ports.console}:${EMULATOR_PORT_CONSOLE}`
           ]
         : []),
+      ...(nonNullish(network) ? ['-e', `NETWORK=${JSON.stringify(network)}`] : []),
       '-v',
       `${volume}:/juno/.juno`,
       ...(nonNullish(configFile) && nonNullish(configFilePath)