diff --git a/src/integrations/ethereum/renderer/screens/config/ConfigScreens/ServerScreen.js b/src/integrations/ethereum/renderer/screens/config/ConfigScreens/ServerScreen.js
index 3b94789b4..fd2218e3a 100644
--- a/src/integrations/ethereum/renderer/screens/config/ConfigScreens/ServerScreen.js
+++ b/src/integrations/ethereum/renderer/screens/config/ConfigScreens/ServerScreen.js
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ class ServerScreen extends Component {
                   />
                 </div> 
                 <div className="RowItem">
-                  <p>The URL of the block number to fork from, e.g., 56789</p>
+                  <p>The block number to fork from, e.g., 56789</p>
                 </div>
               </div> 
             </section>
diff --git a/src/integrations/index.js b/src/integrations/index.js
index 50619471f..7730e940b 100644
--- a/src/integrations/index.js
+++ b/src/integrations/index.js
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ class IntegrationManager extends EventEmitter {
       try {
         await this.flavor.startServer(settings, this.workspace.workspaceDirectory);
         // just incase startServer mutates the settings, save them
-        // todo: not sure whether we still need to do this?
-        this.workspace.settings.setAll(settings);
+        this.workspace.settings.setAll(this.workspace.settings.getAll());
 
         this.emit("server-started");
         return true;
diff --git a/static/node/chain/chain.ethereum.js b/static/node/chain/chain.ethereum.js
index ba649b0ea..d8d546eaa 100644
--- a/static/node/chain/chain.ethereum.js
+++ b/static/node/chain/chain.ethereum.js
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ async function startServer(options) {
   dbLocation = ganacheOptions.database.dbPath;
 
   const { mnemonic, hdPath } = ganacheOptions.wallet;
+  const fork_block_number = ganacheOptions.fork?.blockNumber;
 
   // todo: what else do we need from options
   const data = {
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ async function startServer(options) {
     addresses,
     hdPath,
     mnemonic,
+    fork_block_number,
     dbLocation,
   };