diff --git a/BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer.csproj b/BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer.csproj
index b860ed35d..d5a22adde 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer.csproj
+++ b/BTCPayServer/BTCPayServer.csproj
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Filter" Version="1.1.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NBitcoin" Version="4.0.0.34" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NBitcoin" Version="4.0.0.38" />
     <PackageReference Include="NBitpayClient" Version="1.0.0.6" />	  
     <PackageReference Include="DBreeze" Version="1.87.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NBXplorer.Client" Version="1.0.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NBXplorer.Client" Version="1.0.0.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Xml.XmlSerializer" Version="4.0.11" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerRuntime.cs b/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerRuntime.cs
index 4232631e8..9e523cf1b 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerRuntime.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerRuntime.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Configuration
 		{
 			Network = opts.Network;
 			Explorer = new ExplorerClient(opts.Network, opts.Explorer);
-			Explorer.SetCookieFile(opts.CookieFile);
-			CancellationTokenSource cts = new CancellationTokenSource(5000);
+
+			if(!Explorer.SetCookieAuth(opts.CookieFile))
+				Explorer.SetNoAuth();
+
+			CancellationTokenSource cts = new CancellationTokenSource(10000);
 			try
 			{
 				Logs.Configuration.LogInformation("Trying to connect to explorer " + Explorer.Address.AbsoluteUri);
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Configuration
 				_Resources.Clear();
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		public Network Network
 		{
 			get;