diff --git a/packages/bitcore-wallet-service/src/config.ts b/packages/bitcore-wallet-service/src/config.ts
index ada0d2b1aee..ac83d833fff 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-wallet-service/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/bitcore-wallet-service/src/config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { logger } from './lib/logger';
 
 const Config = (): any => {
-  let defaultConfig = {
+  const defaultConfig = {
     basePath: '/bws/api',
     disableLogs: false,
     port: 3232,
@@ -476,12 +478,42 @@ const Config = (): any => {
   };
 
   // Override default values with bws.config.js' values, if present
+  const { BITCORE_CONFIG_PATH = '../../../../', BWS_CONFIG_PATH = '../../' } = process.env;
+  let bwsConfig;
+
   try {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-    const bwsConfig = require('../../bws.config');
-    defaultConfig = _.merge(defaultConfig, bwsConfig);
-  } catch {
-    logger.info('bws.config.js not found, using default configuration values');
+    if (BITCORE_CONFIG_PATH) {
+      if (fs.existsSync(path.join(BITCORE_CONFIG_PATH, 'bitcore.config.json'))) {
+        bwsConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(BITCORE_CONFIG_PATH, 'bitcore.config.json'), 'utf8'));
+      } else if (fs.existsSync(BITCORE_CONFIG_PATH) && BITCORE_CONFIG_PATH.endsWith('.json')) {
+        bwsConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(BITCORE_CONFIG_PATH, 'utf8'));
+      }
+      bwsConfig = bwsConfig?.bitcoreWalletService;
+      if (bwsConfig) {
+        logger.info(`Using JSON config from ${BITCORE_CONFIG_PATH}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!bwsConfig && BWS_CONFIG_PATH) {
+      if (fs.existsSync(path.join(BWS_CONFIG_PATH, 'bws.config.js'))) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+        bwsConfig = require(path.join(BWS_CONFIG_PATH, 'bws.config.js'));
+      } else if (fs.existsSync(BWS_CONFIG_PATH) && BWS_CONFIG_PATH.endsWith('.js')) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+        bwsConfig = require(BWS_CONFIG_PATH);
+      }
+      if (bwsConfig) {
+        logger.info(`Using JS config from ${BWS_CONFIG_PATH}`);
+      }
+    }
+    
+    if (!bwsConfig) {
+      logger.info('No config file found. Using default configuration values');
+    }
+
+    bwsConfig = _.merge(defaultConfig, bwsConfig);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error('Error loading config file:\n' + err.stack);
   }
 
   if (process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY) {