diff --git a/src/test/performance/script.js b/src/test/performance/script.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f79babd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/performance/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import http from 'k6/http';
+import { sleep } from 'k6';
+
+export const options = {
+  // A number specifying the number of VUs to run concurrently.
+  vus: 10,
+  // A string specifying the total duration of the test run.
+  duration: '30s',
+
+  // The following section contains configuration options for execution of this
+  // test script in Grafana Cloud.
+  //
+  // See https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/k6/get-started/run-cloud-tests-from-the-cli/
+  // to learn about authoring and running k6 test scripts in Grafana k6 Cloud.
+  //
+  // cloud: {
+  //   // The ID of the project to which the test is assigned in the k6 Cloud UI.
+  //   // By default tests are executed in default project.
+  //   projectID: "",
+  //   // The name of the test in the k6 Cloud UI.
+  //   // Test runs with the same name will be grouped.
+  //   name: "script.js"
+  // },
+
+  // Uncomment this section to enable the use of Browser API in your tests.
+  //
+  // See https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/using-k6-browser/running-browser-tests/ to learn more
+  // about using Browser API in your test scripts.
+  //
+  // scenarios: {
+  //   // The scenario name appears in the result summary, tags, and so on.
+  //   // You can give the scenario any name, as long as each name in the script is unique.
+  //   ui: {
+  //     // Executor is a mandatory parameter for browser-based tests.
+  //     // Shared iterations in this case tells k6 to reuse VUs to execute iterations.
+  //     //
+  //     // See https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/using-k6/scenarios/executors/ for other executor types.
+  //     executor: 'shared-iterations',
+  //     options: {
+  //       browser: {
+  //         // This is a mandatory parameter that instructs k6 to launch and
+  //         // connect to a chromium-based browser, and use it to run UI-based
+  //         // tests.
+  //         type: 'chromium',
+  //       },
+  //     },
+  //   },
+  // }
+};
+
+// The function that defines VU logic.
+//
+// See https://grafana.com/docs/k6/latest/examples/get-started-with-k6/ to learn more
+// about authoring k6 scripts.
+//
+export default function() {
+  http.get('https://test.k6.io');
+  sleep(1);
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/config.ts b/src/utils/config.ts
index a5457765d..d2a29c386 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ function getIntEnvValue(env: any, defaultValue: number) {
   return isNaN(num) ? defaultValue : num
 }
 
+function getBoolEnvValue(envName: string, defaultValue: boolean): boolean {
+  if (!(envName in process.env)) {
+    return defaultValue
+  }
+  if (
+    process.env[envName] === 'true' ||
+    process.env[envName] === '1' ||
+    process.env[envName].toLowerCase() === 'yes'
+  ) {
+    return true
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
 function getSupportedChains(): RPCS | null {
   const logError = function (): null {
     // missing or invalid RPC list
@@ -444,8 +458,8 @@ async function getEnvConfig(isStartup?: boolean): Promise<OceanNodeConfig> {
         '/ip4/34.107.3.14/tcp/8000/p2p/16Uiu2HAm4DWmX56ZX2bKjvARJQZPMUZ9xsdtAfrMmd7P8czcN4UT', // maria
         '/dnsaddr/ocean-node3.oceanprotocol.io/tcp/8000/p2p/16Uiu2HAm96Sx6o8XCEifPL9MtJiZCSzKqiBQApnZ6JWd7be4zwNK' // bogdan
       ],
-      enableIPV4: process.env.P2P_ENABLE_IPV4 !== 'false',
-      enableIPV6: process.env.P2P_ENABLE_IPV6 !== 'false',
+      enableIPV4: getBoolEnvValue('P2P_ENABLE_IPV4', true),
+      enableIPV6: getBoolEnvValue('P2P_ENABLE_IPV6', true),
       ipV4BindAddress: getEnvValue(process.env.P2P_ipV4BindAddress, '0.0.0.0'),
       ipV4BindTcpPort: getIntEnvValue(process.env.P2P_ipV4BindTcpPort, 0),
       ipV4BindWsPort: getIntEnvValue(process.env.P2P_ipV4BindWsPort, 0),
@@ -468,11 +482,11 @@ async function getEnvConfig(isStartup?: boolean): Promise<OceanNodeConfig> {
         process.env.P2P_connectionsDialTimeout,
         30e3
       ), // 10 seconds
-      upnp: process.env.P2P_ENABLE_UPNP !== 'false',
-      autoNat: process.env.P2P_ENABLE_AUTONAT !== 'false',
-      enableCircuitRelayServer: process.env.P2P_ENABLE_CIRCUIT_RELAY_SERVER !== 'false',
-      enableCircuitRelayClient: process.env.P2P_ENABLE_CIRCUIT_RELAY_CLIENT !== 'false',
-      announcePrivateIp: process.env.P2P_ANNOUNCE_PRIVATE !== 'false'
+      upnp: getBoolEnvValue('P2P_ENABLE_UPNP', true),
+      autoNat: getBoolEnvValue('P2P_ENABLE_AUTONAT', true),
+      enableCircuitRelayServer: getBoolEnvValue('P2P_ENABLE_CIRCUIT_RELAY_SERVER', false),
+      enableCircuitRelayClient: getBoolEnvValue('P2P_ENABLE_CIRCUIT_RELAY_CLIENT', false),
+      announcePrivateIp: getBoolEnvValue('P2P_ANNOUNCE_PRIVATE', false)
     },
     // Only enable provider if we have a DB_URL
     hasProvider: !!getEnvValue(process.env.DB_URL, ''),