diff --git a/src/ethereum/contracts.rs b/src/ethereum/contracts.rs
index 1a41bd3..9cf9db1 100644
--- a/src/ethereum/contracts.rs
+++ b/src/ethereum/contracts.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ pub async fn get_contracts(
     config: &BlockchainConfig,
 ) -> Result<ContractSet, EthereumError> {
     let web3 = connect(&config.api_url)?;
+    let chain_id = web3.eth().chain_id().await?;
+    if chain_id != config.ethereum_chain_id().into() {
+        return Err(EthereumError::ImproperlyConfigured("incorrect chain ID"));
+    };
     let adapter_abi = load_abi(&config.contract_dir, ADAPTER)?;
     let adapter_address = parse_address(&config.contract_address)?;
     let adapter = Contract::from_json(
diff --git a/src/ethereum/errors.rs b/src/ethereum/errors.rs
index 4c8d3d4..064253f 100644
--- a/src/ethereum/errors.rs
+++ b/src/ethereum/errors.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ use super::utils::AddressError;
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum EthereumError {
-    #[error("io error")]
-    IoError(#[from] std::io::Error),
-
-    #[error("json error")]
-    JsonError(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    ImproperlyConfigured(&'static str),
 
     #[error("invalid address")]
     InvalidAddress(#[from] AddressError),
@@ -26,9 +23,6 @@ pub enum EthereumError {
     #[error("contract error")]
     ContractError(#[from] web3::contract::Error),
 
-    #[error("improprely configured")]
-    ImproperlyConfigured,
-
     #[error("data conversion error")]
     ConversionError,