diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b1a44194..1245d1a1a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ docker compose logs -f
 
 This allows you to monitor logs coming from e.g. the `hardhat` nodes
 
+#### Exposing test networks on `localhost`
+
+It is possible to expose the test networks defined in `docker-compose.yaml` on your host machine. To do this, you can run:
+
+```bash
+docker compose -f docker-compose.yaml -f docker-compose.local.yaml up network-britney network-vengaboys
+```
+
+You can then adjust your `hardhat.config.ts` to point to `http://localhost:{10001,10002}` for access to `britney`/`vengaboys` networks. You will need to use the `MNEMONIC` defined in `docker-compose.templates.yaml` if you require funded accounts.
+
+**Don't forget that the state of the local networks disappears after they are stopped and any deployment files created in one session will be invalid in the next one.**
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 #### Problems with committing
diff --git a/docker-compose.local.yaml b/docker-compose.local.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fb0455a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.local.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-
+#  / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \
+# `-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'
+#
+#            Docker compose for exposed test networks
+#
+#   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-
+#  / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \
+# `-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  # ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
+  #
+  #                Expose nodes on host ports
+  #
+  # .oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.
+  network-vengaboys:
+    ports:
+      - "10001:8545"
+
+  network-britney:
+    ports:
+      - "10002:8545"
diff --git a/docker-compose.templates.yaml b/docker-compose.templates.yaml
index e7d528fc9..a8fc3d4e9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.templates.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.templates.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
     # We'll provide a single testing MNEMONIC for the project so that the test EVM nodes
     # account are in sync with the hardhat accounts
     environment:
-      - MNEMONIC='test test test test test test test test test test test test'
+      - MNEMONIC=test test test test test test test test test test test junk
     logging:
       driver: local
       options:
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/oapp/wire.test.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/oapp/wire.test.ts
index d039f7fb9..9be8a3d4e 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/oapp/wire.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/test/task/oapp/wire.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import hre from 'hardhat'
 import { isFile, promptToContinue } from '@layerzerolabs/io-utils'
-import { resolve } from 'path'
+import { relative, resolve } from 'path'
 import { TASK_LZ_WIRE_OAPP } from '@layerzerolabs/ua-utils-evm-hardhat'
 import { deployOApp } from '../../__utils__/oapp'
+import { cwd } from 'process'
 
 jest.mock('@layerzerolabs/io-utils', () => {
     const original = jest.requireActual('@layerzerolabs/io-utils')
@@ -88,6 +89,15 @@ describe('task/oapp/wire', () => {
             expect(promptToContinueMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
         })
 
+        it('should work with relative paths', async () => {
+            const oappConfigAbsolute = configPathFixture('valid.config.empty.js')
+            const oappConfig = relative(cwd(), oappConfigAbsolute)
+
+            await hre.run(TASK_LZ_WIRE_OAPP, { oappConfig })
+
+            expect(promptToContinueMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        })
+
         it('should have debug output if requested (so called eye test, check the test output)', async () => {
             const oappConfig = configPathFixture('valid.config.connected.js')
 
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/wire.ts b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/wire.ts
index bae7b6ab8..5b6dfc38a 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/wire.ts
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/src/tasks/oapp/wire.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { createOAppFactory } from '@layerzerolabs/ua-utils-evm'
 import { OmniGraphBuilderHardhat, createConnectedContractFactory } from '@layerzerolabs/utils-evm-hardhat'
 import { OmniTransaction } from '@layerzerolabs/utils'
 import { printTransactions } from '@layerzerolabs/utils'
+import { resolve } from 'path'
 
 interface TaskArgs {
     oappConfig: string
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ const action: ActionType<TaskArgs> = async ({ oappConfig: oappConfigPath, logLev
     try {
         logger.verbose(`Loading config file '${oappConfigPath}'`)
 
-        rawConfig = require(oappConfigPath)
+        rawConfig = require(resolve(oappConfigPath))
     } catch (error) {
         throw new Error(`Unable to read config file '${oappConfigPath}': ${error}`)
     }