diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3b1f24a2..bc5691cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -93,12 +93,6 @@ version = "0.3.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a4c527152e37cf757a3f78aae5a06fbeefdb07ccc535c980a3208ee3060dd544"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "arrayvec"
-version = "0.5.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "23b62fc65de8e4e7f52534fb52b0f3ed04746ae267519eef2a83941e8085068b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
 version = "0.7.2"
@@ -643,12 +637,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "config"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.13.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b1b9d958c2b1368a663f05538fc1b5975adce1e19f435acceae987aceeeb369"
+checksum = "11f1667b8320afa80d69d8bbe40830df2c8a06003d86f73d8e003b2c48df416d"
 dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
  "lazy_static",
- "nom 5.1.2",
+ "nom",
+ "pathdiff",
  "serde",
  "toml",
 ]
@@ -938,6 +934,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dashmap"
+version = "5.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c8858831f7781322e539ea39e72449c46b059638250c14344fec8d0aa6e539c"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "num_cpus",
+ "parking_lot 0.12.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "data-encoding"
 version = "2.3.2"
@@ -1805,19 +1812,6 @@ version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "lexical-core"
-version = "0.7.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "21f866863575d0e1d654fbeeabdc927292fdf862873dc3c96c6f753357e13374"
-dependencies = [
- "arrayvec 0.5.2",
- "bitflags",
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
- "ryu",
- "static_assertions",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.137"
@@ -2418,17 +2412,6 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2bf50223579dc7cdcfb3bfcacf7069ff68243f8c363f62ffa99cf000a6b9c451"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "nom"
-version = "5.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ffb4262d26ed83a1c0a33a38fe2bb15797329c85770da05e6b828ddb782627af"
-dependencies = [
- "lexical-core",
- "memchr",
- "version_check",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nom"
 version = "7.0.0"
@@ -2531,9 +2514,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "num_cpus"
-version = "1.13.0"
+version = "1.14.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "05499f3756671c15885fee9034446956fff3f243d6077b91e5767df161f766b3"
+checksum = "f6058e64324c71e02bc2b150e4f3bc8286db6c83092132ffa3f6b1eab0f9def5"
 dependencies = [
  "hermit-abi",
  "libc",
@@ -2643,6 +2626,12 @@ version = "1.0.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b1de2e551fb905ac83f73f7aedf2f0cb4a0da7e35efa24a202a936269f1f18e1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pathdiff"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8835116a5c179084a830efb3adc117ab007512b535bc1a21c991d3b32a6b44dd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pem"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -3260,7 +3249,7 @@ version = "1.27.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "33c321ee4e17d2b7abe12b5d20c1231db708dd36185c8a21e9de5fed6da4dbe9"
 dependencies = [
- "arrayvec 0.7.2",
+ "arrayvec",
  "borsh",
  "bytecheck",
  "byteorder",
@@ -3585,6 +3574,32 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serial_test"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "92761393ee4dc3ff8f4af487bd58f4307c9329bbedea02cac0089ad9c411e153"
+dependencies = [
+ "dashmap",
+ "futures",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "log",
+ "parking_lot 0.12.0",
+ "serial_test_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serial_test_derive"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4b6f5d1c3087fb119617cff2966fe3808a80e5eb59a8c1601d5994d66f4346a5"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-error",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha-1"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -3806,7 +3821,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f87e292b4291f154971a43c3774364e2cbcaec599d3f5bf6fa9d122885dbc38a"
 dependencies = [
  "itertools",
- "nom 7.0.0",
+ "nom",
  "unicode_categories",
 ]
 
@@ -4038,6 +4053,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_cbor",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
+ "serial_test",
  "sha2 0.10.6",
  "sigma_fun",
  "spectral",
diff --git a/swap/Cargo.toml b/swap/Cargo.toml
index 7e23ef24..316bbe92 100644
--- a/swap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/swap/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ big-bytes = "1"
 bitcoin = { version = "0.29", features = [ "rand", "serde" ] }
 bmrng = "0.5"
 comfy-table = "6.1"
-config = { version = "0.11", default-features = false, features = [ "toml" ] }
+config = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = [ "toml" ] }
 conquer-once = "0.3"
 curve25519-dalek = { package = "curve25519-dalek-ng", version = "4" }
 data-encoding = "2.3"
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ monero-harness = { path = "../monero-harness" }
 port_check = "0.1"
 proptest = "1"
 serde_cbor = "0.11"
+serial_test = "0.9"
 spectral = "0.6"
 tempfile = "3"
 testcontainers = "0.12"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-vergen = { version = "7", default-features = false, features = [ "git", "build" ] }
 anyhow = "1"
+vergen = { version = "7", default-features = false, features = [ "git", "build" ] }
diff --git a/swap/src/asb/config.rs b/swap/src/asb/config.rs
index 17c94691..9c2052bd 100644
--- a/swap/src/asb/config.rs
+++ b/swap/src/asb/config.rs
@@ -102,12 +102,27 @@ impl Config {
     {
         let config_file = Path::new(&config_file);
 
-        let mut config = config::Config::new();
-        config.merge(config::File::from(config_file))?;
+        let config = config::Config::builder()
+            .add_source(config::File::from(config_file))
+            .add_source(
+                config::Environment::with_prefix("ASB")
+                    .separator("__")
+                    .list_separator(","),
+            )
+            .build()?;
+
         config.try_into()
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<config::Config> for Config {
+    type Error = config::ConfigError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: config::Config) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        value.try_deserialize()
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Data {
@@ -117,13 +132,55 @@ pub struct Data {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Network {
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "addr_list::deserialize")]
     pub listen: Vec<Multiaddr>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub rendezvous_point: Option<Multiaddr>,
-    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "addr_list::deserialize")]
     pub external_addresses: Vec<Multiaddr>,
 }
 
+mod addr_list {
+    use libp2p::Multiaddr;
+    use serde::de::Unexpected;
+    use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer};
+    use serde_json::Value;
+
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Vec<Multiaddr>, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let s = Value::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        return match s {
+            Value::String(s) => {
+                let list: Result<Vec<_>, _> = s
+                    .split(',')
+                    .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+                    .map(|s| s.parse().map_err(de::Error::custom))
+                    .collect();
+                Ok(list?)
+            }
+            Value::Array(a) => {
+                let list: Result<Vec<_>, _> = a
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| {
+                        if let Value::String(s) = v {
+                            s.parse().map_err(de::Error::custom)
+                        } else {
+                            Err(de::Error::custom("expected a string"))
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .collect();
+                Ok(list?)
+            }
+            value => Err(de::Error::invalid_type(
+                Unexpected::Other(&value.to_string()),
+                &"a string or array",
+            )),
+        };
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Bitcoin {
@@ -172,7 +229,7 @@ impl Default for TorConf {
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 #[error("config not initialized")]
-pub struct ConfigNotInitialized {}
+pub struct ConfigNotInitialized;
 
 pub fn read_config(config_path: PathBuf) -> Result<Result<Config, ConfigNotInitialized>> {
     if config_path.exists() {
@@ -334,9 +391,12 @@ pub fn query_user_for_initial_config(testnet: bool) -> Result<Config> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use serial_test::serial;
     use tempfile::tempdir;
 
+    // these tests are run serially since env vars affect the whole process
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn config_roundtrip_testnet() {
         let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap().path().to_path_buf();
         let config_path = Path::join(&temp_dir, "config.toml");
@@ -358,7 +418,6 @@ mod tests {
                 rendezvous_point: None,
                 external_addresses: vec![],
             },
-
             monero: Monero {
                 wallet_rpc_url: defaults.monero_wallet_rpc_url,
                 finality_confirmations: None,
@@ -380,6 +439,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn config_roundtrip_mainnet() {
         let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap().path().to_path_buf();
         let config_path = Path::join(&temp_dir, "config.toml");
@@ -401,7 +461,59 @@ mod tests {
                 rendezvous_point: None,
                 external_addresses: vec![],
             },
+            monero: Monero {
+                wallet_rpc_url: defaults.monero_wallet_rpc_url,
+                finality_confirmations: None,
+                network: monero::Network::Mainnet,
+            },
+            tor: Default::default(),
+            maker: Maker {
+                min_buy_btc: bitcoin::Amount::from_btc(DEFAULT_MIN_BUY_AMOUNT).unwrap(),
+                max_buy_btc: bitcoin::Amount::from_btc(DEFAULT_MAX_BUY_AMOUNT).unwrap(),
+                ask_spread: Decimal::from_f64(DEFAULT_SPREAD).unwrap(),
+                price_ticker_ws_url: defaults.price_ticker_ws_url,
+            },
+        };
+
+        initial_setup(config_path.clone(), expected.clone()).unwrap();
+        let actual = read_config(config_path).unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn env_override() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap().path().to_path_buf();
+        let config_path = Path::join(&temp_dir, "config.toml");
+
+        let defaults = Mainnet::getConfigFileDefaults().unwrap();
 
+        let dir = PathBuf::from("/tmp/dir");
+        std::env::set_var("ASB__DATA__DIR", dir.clone());
+        let addr1 = "/dns4/example.com/tcp/9939";
+        let addr2 = "/ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/9940";
+        let external_addresses = vec![addr1.parse().unwrap(), addr2.parse().unwrap()];
+        let listen = external_addresses.clone();
+        std::env::set_var(
+            "ASB__NETWORK__EXTERNAL_ADDRESSES",
+            format!("{},{}", addr1, addr2),
+        );
+        std::env::set_var("ASB__NETWORK__LISTEN", format!("{},{}", addr1, addr2));
+
+        let expected = Config {
+            data: Data { dir },
+            bitcoin: Bitcoin {
+                electrum_rpc_url: defaults.electrum_rpc_url,
+                target_block: defaults.bitcoin_confirmation_target,
+                finality_confirmations: None,
+                network: bitcoin::Network::Bitcoin,
+            },
+            network: Network {
+                listen,
+                rendezvous_point: None,
+                external_addresses,
+            },
             monero: Monero {
                 wallet_rpc_url: defaults.monero_wallet_rpc_url,
                 finality_confirmations: None,
@@ -420,5 +532,8 @@ mod tests {
         let actual = read_config(config_path).unwrap().unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(expected, actual);
+        std::env::remove_var("ASB__DATA__DIR");
+        std::env::remove_var("ASB__NETWORK__EXTERNAL_ADDRESSES");
+        std::env::remove_var("ASB__NETWORK__LISTEN");
     }
 }