diff --git a/cashu/core/settings.py b/cashu/core/settings.py
index 5865f51..e22b118 100644
--- a/cashu/core/settings.py
+++ b/cashu/core/settings.py
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ from environs import Env  # type: ignore
 
 env = Env()
 
-ENV_FILE = os.path.join(str(Path.home()), ".cashu", ".env")
+# env file: default to current dir, else home dir
+ENV_FILE = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".env")
 if not os.path.isfile(ENV_FILE):
-    ENV_FILE = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".env")
+    ENV_FILE = os.path.join(str(Path.home()), ".cashu", ".env")
 if os.path.isfile(ENV_FILE):
     env.read_env(ENV_FILE)
 else:
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ LNBITS_ENDPOINT = env.str("LNBITS_ENDPOINT", default=None)
 LNBITS_KEY = env.str("LNBITS_KEY", default=None)
 
 NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY = env.str("NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY", default=None)
+NOSTR_RELAYS = env.list("NOSTR_RELAYS", default=["wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net"])
 
 MAX_ORDER = 64
 VERSION = "0.7.0"
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/cli.py b/cashu/wallet/cli.py
index 93f6b6d..2330200 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/cli.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/cli.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from cashu.core.settings import (
     LIGHTNING,
     MINT_URL,
     NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY,
+    NOSTR_RELAYS,
     SOCKS_HOST,
     SOCKS_PORT,
     TOR,
@@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ async def nsend(ctx, amount: int, pubkey: str, verbose: bool, yes: bool):
         )
 
     # we only use ephemeral private keys for sending
-    client = NostrClient()
+    client = NostrClient(relays=NOSTR_RELAYS)
     if verbose:
         print(f"Your ephemeral nostr private key: {client.private_key.hex()}")
     await asyncio.sleep(1)
@@ -577,7 +578,7 @@ async def nreceive(ctx, verbose: bool):
             "Warning: No nostr private key set! You don't have NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY set in your .env file. I will create a random private key for this session but I will not remember it."
         )
         print("")
-    client = NostrClient(privatekey_hex=NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY)
+    client = NostrClient(privatekey_hex=NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY, relays=NOSTR_RELAYS)
     print(f"Your nostr public key: {client.public_key.hex()}")
     if verbose:
         print(f"Your nostr private key (do not share!): {client.private_key.hex()}")
@@ -646,6 +647,7 @@ async def info(ctx):
     if NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY:
         client = NostrClient(privatekey_hex=NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY, connect=False)
         print(f"Nostr public key: {client.public_key.hex()}")
+        print(f"Nostr relays: {NOSTR_RELAYS}")
     if SOCKS_HOST:
         print(f"Socks proxy: {SOCKS_HOST}:{SOCKS_PORT}")
     print(f"Mint URL: {ctx.obj['HOST']}")
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/wallet_live/.DS_Store b/cashu/wallet/wallet_live/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/cashu/wallet/wallet_live/.placeholder b/cashu/wallet/wallet_live/.placeholder
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/wallet_live/wallet.sqlite3 b/cashu/wallet/wallet_live/wallet.sqlite3
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