diff --git a/api/.env.example b/api/.env.example
index 041a74a3..66cfbc8d 100644
--- a/api/.env.example
+++ b/api/.env.example
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ AGENT_MNEMONIC=
 KAFKA_ENABLED=true
 METADATA_BASE_URL='https://metadata.drep.id/api'
 DB_SYNC_BASE_URL=
-KAFKA_PREFIX=
\ No newline at end of file
+KAFKA_PREFIX=
+#preview , mainnet , prepod  ... defaults to mainnet
+NETWORK=''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/backend/app/services/agent_service.py b/api/backend/app/services/agent_service.py
index d483659e..89689a0e 100644
--- a/api/backend/app/services/agent_service.py
+++ b/api/backend/app/services/agent_service.py
@@ -280,10 +280,14 @@ async def return_agent_with_wallet_details(self, agent: AgentResponse):
             async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
                 async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as group:
                     agent_configurations = group.create_task(self.trigger_service.list_triggers_by_agent_id(agent.id))
-                    wallet_balance = group.create_task(self.fetch_balance(wallet.stake_key_hash, session))
-                    drep_details = group.create_task(self.fetch_drep_details(wallet.stake_key_hash, session))
+                    wallet_balance = group.create_task(
+                        self.fetch_balance(convert_stake_key_hash_to_address(wallet.stake_key_hash), session)
+                    )
+                    drep_details = group.create_task(
+                        self.fetch_drep_details(convert_stake_key_hash_to_address(wallet.stake_key_hash), session)
+                    )
                     delegation_details = group.create_task(
-                        self.fetch_delegation_details(wallet.stake_key_hash, session)
+                        self.fetch_delegation_details(convert_stake_key_hash_to_address(wallet.stake_key_hash), session)
                     )
                     stake_address_details = group.create_task(
                         self.fetch_stake_address_details(wallet.stake_key_hash, session)
@@ -303,3 +307,13 @@ async def return_agent_with_wallet_details(self, agent: AgentResponse):
             is_stake_registered=stake_address_details.result().get("is_stake_registered"),
             stake_last_registered=stake_address_details.result().get("last_registered"),
         )
+
+
+def convert_stake_key_hash_to_address(stake_key_hash):
+    if stake_key_hash.startswith("e0") or stake_key_hash.startswith("e1"):
+        return stake_key_hash
+    else:
+        if api_settings.APP_ENV == "mainnet":
+            return "e1" + stake_key_hash
+        else:
+            return "e0" + stake_key_hash
diff --git a/api/backend/config/application.py b/api/backend/config/application.py
index 1fd1cba3..41836cc8 100644
--- a/api/backend/config/application.py
+++ b/api/backend/config/application.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Application(BaseSettings):
     KAFKA_BROKERS: str = "localhost:9092"
     KAFKA_ENABLED: bool = False
     KUBER_URL: str = ""
+    NETWORK: str = "mainnet"
     # All your additional application configuration should go either here or in
     # separate file in this submodule.