diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-on-push.yml b/.github/workflows/test-on-push.yml
index 92e2ad954..3dff3ed23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-on-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-on-push.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,49 @@ jobs:
           fi
           npm run network:prune --prefix ./project-test
 
+  template-e2e-rest:
+    name: Chaincode template E2E (REST API)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: [ci]
+    env:
+      GALA_CLIENT_DEV_MODE: "false"
+      CURATORORG_OPS_API_URL: "http://localhost:8801"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install tools
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y jq
+          sudo wget -qO /usr/local/bin/yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest/download/yq_linux_amd64
+          sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/yq
+          git --version
+          node --version
+          npm --version
+          jq --version
+          yq --version
+          bash --version
+          docker version
+          docker-compose version
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+      - name: Install local CLI
+        run: .github/scripts/install-local-cli.sh
+      - name: Create test project
+        run: galachain init ./project-test
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          (cd ./project-test && ../npm-pack-and-replace.sh --skipConfirmation)
+          npm i --prefix ./project-test
+      - name: Remove nvm file to avoid Fablo calling it and raising nvm issue with npm_config_prefix env
+        run: rm ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
+      - name: Run network in non-watch mode
+        run: npm run network:up --prefix ./project-test
+      - name: Run E2E tests
+        run: npm run test:e2e --prefix ./project-test
+
   template-image-check:
     name: Chaincode template image check
     needs: [ci]
diff --git a/chain-cli/chaincode-template/api-config.json b/chain-cli/chaincode-template/api-config.json
index 6ff6b888b..e014fe84f 100644
--- a/chain-cli/chaincode-template/api-config.json
+++ b/chain-cli/chaincode-template/api-config.json
@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@
       "asLocalHost": true,
       "contracts": [
         {
-          "pathFragment": "apple",
+          "pathFragment": "apple-contract",
           "chaincodeName": "basic-product",
           "contractName": "AppleContract"
         },
         {
-          "pathFragment": "public-key-contract",
+          "pathFragment": "gala-chain-token",
           "chaincodeName": "basic-product",
-          "contractName": "PublicKeyContract"
+          "contractName": "GalaChainToken"
         },
         {
-          "pathFragment": "token-contract",
+          "pathFragment": "public-key-contract",
           "chaincodeName": "basic-product",
-          "contractName": "GalaChainToken"
+          "contractName": "PublicKeyContract"
         }
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chain-cli/src/commands/network-up/index.ts b/chain-cli/src/commands/network-up/index.ts
index 9c0a245a4..2ad806c62 100644
--- a/chain-cli/src/commands/network-up/index.ts
+++ b/chain-cli/src/commands/network-up/index.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default class NetworkUp extends BaseCommand<typeof NetworkUp> {
     if (flags.contracts) {
       // This feature supports only a single channel
       console.log("Overwriting api-config.json with contracts: " + flags.contracts);
-      overwriteApiConfig(flags.contracts, flags.channel[0], flags.chaincodeName[0]);
+      await overwriteApiConfig(flags.contracts, flags.channel[0], flags.chaincodeName[0]);
     }
 
     const fabloRoot = path.resolve(flags.fabloRoot);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default class NetworkUp extends BaseCommand<typeof NetworkUp> {
     const localhostName = process.env.LOCALHOST_NAME ?? "localhost";
     console.log("Network root directory:", fabloRoot);
 
-    await copyNetworkScriptsTo(fabloRoot);
+    copyNetworkScriptsTo(fabloRoot);
 
     const singleArgs = reduce(flags).map((a) => ({
       ...a,
diff --git a/chain-test/src/e2e/ContractTestClient.ts b/chain-test/src/e2e/ContractTestClient.ts
index 5b36b902e..cd6bb65e8 100644
--- a/chain-test/src/e2e/ContractTestClient.ts
+++ b/chain-test/src/e2e/ContractTestClient.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export function networkRoot() {
 }
 
 function defaultOpsApiConfigPath() {
-  return path.resolve(networkRoot(), "api-config.json");
+  // by default project root is a parent of network root
+  return path.resolve(networkRoot(), "..", "api-config.json");
 }
 
 function defaultConnectionProfilePath(orgKey: "curator" | "users" | "partner"): string {