diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d1e18c6..9c01453 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ src/contracts
 # env
 .env
 config.*.yaml
-!config.example.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+!config.example.yaml
+*.keystore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index f7ddd52..f8b1a09 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ services:
       - NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV}
       - REDIS_HOST=redis
       - SPY_HOST=spy
+      - RELAYER_PRIVATE_KEY=${RELAYER_PRIVATE_KEY}
     expose:
       - ${RELAYER_PORT}:${RELAYER_PORT}
     container_name: relayer
diff --git a/scripts/start-docker-keystore.sh b/scripts/start-docker-keystore.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ffbdac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start-docker-keystore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+PRIVATE_KEY_RESPONSE=$(cast wallet decrypt-keystore --keystore-dir ./ $NODE_ENV.keystore) || exit 1
+RELAYER_PRIVATE_KEY="${PRIVATE_KEY_RESPONSE: -66}"
+RELAYER_PRIVATE_KEY="$RELAYER_PRIVATE_KEY" docker compose up -d