diff --git a/src/commands/account/create.ts b/src/commands/account/create.ts
index a3990ef6..a240e2f0 100644
--- a/src/commands/account/create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/account/create.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export class CreateAccount extends SwankyCommand<typeof CreateAccount> {
     const accountData: AccountData = {
       mnemonic: "",
       isDev,
-      default: false,
       alias: (await inquirer.prompt([{ type: "input", message: "Enter alias: ", name: "alias" }]))
         .alias,
       address: new ChainAccount(tmpMnemonic).pair.address,
@@ -77,6 +76,9 @@ export class CreateAccount extends SwankyCommand<typeof CreateAccount> {
     }
 
     this.swankyConfig.accounts.push(accountData);
+    if(this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount === null) {
+      this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount = accountData.alias;
+    }
     await this.storeSystemConfig();
 
     this.log(
diff --git a/src/commands/account/default.ts b/src/commands/account/default.ts
index 797acdea..0c2a49e3 100644
--- a/src/commands/account/default.ts
+++ b/src/commands/account/default.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ export class DefaultAccount extends SwankyCommand<typeof DefaultAccount> {
   async run(): Promise<void> {
     const { args } = await this.parse(DefaultAccount);
 
-    let defaultAccount = "";
-
     if(args.accountAlias) {
       const accountData = this.swankyConfig.accounts.find(
         (account: AccountData) => account.alias === args.accountAlias
@@ -27,9 +25,9 @@ export class DefaultAccount extends SwankyCommand<typeof DefaultAccount> {
       if (!accountData) {
         throw new ConfigError("Provided account alias not found in swanky.config.json");
       }
-      defaultAccount = accountData.alias;
+      this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount = accountData.alias;
     } else {
-      inquirer.prompt([
+      await inquirer.prompt([
         {
           type: "list",
           name: "defaultAccount",
@@ -42,23 +40,10 @@ export class DefaultAccount extends SwankyCommand<typeof DefaultAccount> {
           }),
         },
       ]).then((answers) => {
-        defaultAccount = answers.defaultAccount;
+        this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount = answers.defaultAccount;
       });
     }
-    this.defaultAccount = defaultAccount;
-    this.swankyConfig.accounts = this.swankyConfig.accounts.map((account: AccountData) => {
-      if (account.alias === defaultAccount) {
-        return {
-          ...account,
-          default: true,
-        };
-      }
-      return {
-        ...account,
-        default: false,
-      };
-    });
     await this.storeSystemConfig();
-    console.log(chalk.greenBright(`Default account set to ${chalk.yellowBright(defaultAccount)}`));
+    console.log(chalk.greenBright(`Default account set to ${chalk.yellowBright(this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount)}`));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/account/list.ts b/src/commands/account/list.ts
index ea2cd5bb..08bfb4c6 100644
--- a/src/commands/account/list.ts
+++ b/src/commands/account/list.ts
@@ -6,19 +6,29 @@ export class ListAccounts extends SwankyCommand<typeof ListAccounts> {
   static aliases = [`account:ls`];
 
   async run(): Promise<void> {
-    this.log(`${chalk.greenBright("✔")} Stored dev accounts:`);
+    const countOfDevAccounts = this.swankyConfig.accounts.filter((account) => account.isDev).length;
 
-    for (const account of this.swankyConfig.accounts) {
-      if(account.isDev){
-        this.log(`\t${chalk.yellowBright("Alias: ")} ${account.alias}`);
+    if(countOfDevAccounts !== 0) {
+      this.log(`${chalk.greenBright("✔")} Stored dev accounts:`);
+
+      for (const account of this.swankyConfig.accounts) {
+        if(account.isDev){
+          this.log(`\t${chalk.yellowBright("Alias: ")} ${account.alias}  \
+${chalk.yellowBright("Address: ")} ${account.address} ${this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount === account.alias ? chalk.greenBright("<- Default") : ""}`);
+        }
       }
     }
 
-    this.log(`${chalk.greenBright("✔")} Stored prod accounts:`);
+    const countOfProdAccounts = this.swankyConfig.accounts.length - countOfDevAccounts;
+
+    if(countOfProdAccounts !== 0) {
+      this.log(`${chalk.greenBright("✔")} Stored prod accounts:`);
 
-    for (const account of this.swankyConfig.accounts) {
-      if(!account.isDev){
-        this.log(`\t${chalk.yellowBright("Alias: ")} ${account.alias}`);
+      for (const account of this.swankyConfig.accounts) {
+        if(!account.isDev){
+          this.log(`\t${chalk.yellowBright("Alias: ")} ${account.alias}  \
+${chalk.yellowBright("Address: ")} ${account.address} ${this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount === account.alias ? chalk.greenBright("<- Default") : ""}`);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/contract/deploy.ts b/src/commands/contract/deploy.ts
index 475ba931..831dbce4 100644
--- a/src/commands/contract/deploy.ts
+++ b/src/commands/contract/deploy.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ export class DeployContract extends SwankyCommand<typeof DeployContract> {
       );
     }
 
-    if(!flags.account && !this.defaultAccount) {
+    if(!flags.account && this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount === null) {
       throw new ConfigError("No default account set. Please set one or provide an account alias with --account");
     }
 
-    const accountAlias = flags.account ?? this.defaultAccount;
+    const accountAlias = flags.account ?? this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount;
 
     const accountData = this.swankyConfig.accounts.find(
       (account: AccountData) => account.alias === accountAlias
@@ -87,21 +87,9 @@ export class DeployContract extends SwankyCommand<typeof DeployContract> {
       );
     }
 
-    if(!this.defaultAccount)
+    if(this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount === null)
     {
-      this.defaultAccount = accountData.alias;
-      this.swankyConfig.accounts = this.swankyConfig.accounts.map((account: AccountData) => {
-        if (account.alias === accountData.alias) {
-          return {
-            ...account,
-            default: true,
-          };
-        }
-        return {
-          ...account,
-          default: false,
-        };
-      });
+      this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount = accountAlias;
       await this.storeSystemConfig();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/init/index.ts b/src/commands/init/index.ts
index d4117030..2e4e5591 100644
--- a/src/commands/init/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init/index.ts
@@ -175,19 +175,19 @@ export class Init extends SwankyCommand<typeof Init> {
       {
         alias: "alice",
         mnemonic: "//Alice",
-        default: true,
         isDev: true,
         address: new ChainAccount("//Alice").pair.address,
       },
       {
         alias: "bob",
         mnemonic: "//Bob",
-        default: false,
         isDev: true,
         address: new ChainAccount("//Bob").pair.address,
       },
     ];
 
+    this.configBuilder.defaultAccount = "alice";
+
     Object.keys(this.configBuilder.contracts!).forEach(async (contractName) => {
       await ensureDir(path.resolve(this.projectPath, "artifacts", contractName));
       await ensureDir(path.resolve(this.projectPath, "tests", contractName));
@@ -195,16 +195,12 @@ export class Init extends SwankyCommand<typeof Init> {
 
     this.taskQueue.push({
       task: () => {
-        console.log("\nSwanky config:", this.swankyConfig)
         if (Object.keys(this.swankyConfig.networks).length === 0 || this.swankyConfig.accounts.length === 0) {
           this.swankyConfig = this.configBuilder as SwankyConfig;
-          console.log("\n1\n");
         } else {
           this.swankyConfig.node = this.configBuilder.node!;
           this.swankyConfig.contracts = this.configBuilder.contracts!;
-          console.log("\n2\n");
         }
-        console.log("\nFinalised Swanky config:", this.swankyConfig)
         this.storeLocalConfig(this.projectPath);
         this.storeSystemConfig();
       },
diff --git a/src/lib/contractCall.ts b/src/lib/contractCall.ts
index 246e97d0..fafbd2d6 100644
--- a/src/lib/contractCall.ts
+++ b/src/lib/contractCall.ts
@@ -77,11 +77,21 @@ export abstract class ContractCall<T extends typeof Command> extends SwankyComma
 
     this.deploymentInfo = deploymentData;
 
+    if(!flags.account && this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount === null) {
+      throw new ConfigError("No default account set in swanky.config.json and no account provided");
+    }
+
+    const accountAlias = flags.account ?? this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount;
+
     const accountData = this.swankyConfig.accounts.find(
-      (account: AccountData) => account.alias === flags.account || "alice"
+      (account: AccountData) => account.alias === accountAlias
     );
     if (!accountData) {
-      throw new ConfigError("Provided account alias not found in swanky.config.json");
+      throw new ConfigError(`Provided account alias(${chalk.redBright(accountAlias)}) not found in swanky.config.json`);
+    }
+
+    if(accountData.isDev && (flags.network !== "local" || !flags.network)) {
+      throw new ConfigError(`Account ${chalk.redBright(accountAlias)} is a dev account and can only be used on the local network`);
     }
 
     const networkUrl = resolveNetworkUrl(this.swankyConfig, flags.network ?? "");
diff --git a/src/lib/swankyCommand.ts b/src/lib/swankyCommand.ts
index eec06d86..fa7a6709 100644
--- a/src/lib/swankyCommand.ts
+++ b/src/lib/swankyCommand.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Command, Flags, Interfaces } from "@oclif/core";
 import { getSwankySystemConfig, getSwankyLocalConfig, Spinner, findSwankySystemConfigPath } from "./index.js";
-import { AccountData, SwankyConfig, SwankyLocalConfig, SwankySystemConfig } from "../types/index.js";
+import { SwankyConfig, SwankyLocalConfig, SwankySystemConfig } from "../types/index.js";
 import { writeJSON } from "fs-extra/esm";
-import {mkdirSync, existsSync} from "fs";
+import { mkdirSync, existsSync } from "fs";
 import { BaseError, UnknownError } from "./errors.js";
 import { swankyLogger } from "./logger.js";
 import { Logger } from "winston";
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export abstract class SwankyCommand<T extends typeof Command> extends Command {
   protected spinner!: Spinner;
   protected swankyConfig!: SwankyConfig;
   protected logger!: Logger;
-  protected defaultAccount!: string;
 
   protected flags!: Flags<T>;
   protected args!: Args<T>;
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ export abstract class SwankyCommand<T extends typeof Command> extends Command {
         supportedInk: "",
       },
       contracts: {},
+      defaultAccount: null,
       accounts: [],
       networks: {},
     };
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ export abstract class SwankyCommand<T extends typeof Command> extends Command {
       this.logger.warn("No system config found")
     }
 
-    this.defaultAccount = this.swankyConfig.accounts.find(
-      (account: AccountData) => account.default
-    )?.alias ?? "";
-
     this.logger.info(`Running command: ${this.ctor.name}
       Args: ${JSON.stringify(this.args)}
       Flags: ${JSON.stringify(this.flags)}
@@ -88,6 +84,7 @@ export abstract class SwankyCommand<T extends typeof Command> extends Command {
 
   protected async storeSystemConfig() {
     const systemConfig : SwankySystemConfig = {
+      defaultAccount: this.swankyConfig.defaultAccount,
       accounts: this.swankyConfig.accounts,
       networks: this.swankyConfig.networks
     }
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 7bc4c775..c8883a59 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ export interface ChainProperty {
 
 export type ExtrinsicPayload = SubmittableExtrinsic<"promise">;
 
-export interface Encrypted { iv: string; data: string };
+export interface Encrypted { iv: string; data: string }
 
 export interface AccountData {
   isDev: boolean;
-  default: boolean;
   alias: string;
   mnemonic: string | Encrypted;
   address: string;
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ export interface SwankyConfig {
     localPath: string;
     supportedInk: string;
   };
+  defaultAccount: string | null;
   accounts: AccountData[];
   contracts: Record<string, ContractData> | Record<string, never>;
   networks: Record<string, {url: string}>
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export interface SwankyLocalConfig {
 }
 
 export interface SwankySystemConfig {
+  defaultAccount: string | null;
   accounts: AccountData[];
   networks: Record<string, {url: string}>
 }