diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1a69da686a03..5d0ada10a70f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ setup_env: &setup_env
     command: ./build-system/scripts/setup_env "$CIRCLE_SHA1" "$CIRCLE_TAG" "$CIRCLE_JOB" "$CIRCLE_REPOSITORY_URL" "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" "$CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST"
 
 defaults_e2e_test: &defaults_e2e_test
-    docker:
-      - image: aztecprotocol/alpine-build-image
-    resource_class: small
+  docker:
+    - image: aztecprotocol/alpine-build-image
+  resource_class: small
 
 jobs:
   # Dynamically filter our code, quickly figuring out which jobs we can skip.
@@ -868,7 +868,6 @@ jobs:
           aztec_manifest_key: end-to-end
     <<: *defaults_e2e_test
 
-  
   e2e-outbox:
     docker:
       - image: aztecprotocol/alpine-build-image
@@ -968,7 +967,7 @@ jobs:
       - *setup_env
       - run:
           name: "Test"
-          command: cond_spot_run_compose end-to-end 4 ./scripts/docker-compose.yml TEST=e2e_fees.test.ts
+          command: DEPLOY_GAS_PORTAL=1 cond_spot_run_compose end-to-end 4 ./scripts/docker-compose.yml TEST=e2e_fees.test.ts
           aztec_manifest_key: end-to-end
     <<: *defaults_e2e_test
 
@@ -1231,7 +1230,7 @@ defaults: &defaults
     - slack/notify:
         event: fail
         branch_pattern: "master"
-      
+
 bb_acir_tests: &bb_acir_tests
   requires:
     - barretenberg-x86_64-linux-clang-assert
diff --git a/build-system/scripts/remote_run_script b/build-system/scripts/remote_run_script
index c157e4f91312..c3fb0379eb08 100755
--- a/build-system/scripts/remote_run_script
+++ b/build-system/scripts/remote_run_script
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ ssh -A -F $SSH_CONFIG_PATH $IP "
 
   # temp while we transitioning to avm
   export AVM_ENABLED=${AVM_ENABLED:-}
+  # temp while we work on fees
+  export DEPLOY_GAS_PORTAL=${DEPLOY_GAS_PORTAL:-}
   source ./remote_initialize
   $@
 "
diff --git a/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/config.ts b/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/config.ts
index daddf75df065..7b225607aa02 100644
--- a/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/config.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/config.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export function getConfigEnvVars(): ArchiverConfig {
     INBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
     OUTBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
     REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
+    GAS_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
     DATA_DIRECTORY,
   } = process.env;
   // Populate the relevant addresses for use by the archiver.
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ export function getConfigEnvVars(): ArchiverConfig {
     registryAddress: REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS ? EthAddress.fromString(REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) : EthAddress.ZERO,
     inboxAddress: INBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS ? EthAddress.fromString(INBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) : EthAddress.ZERO,
     outboxAddress: OUTBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS ? EthAddress.fromString(OUTBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) : EthAddress.ZERO,
+    gasPortalAddress: GAS_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS
+      ? EthAddress.fromString(GAS_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
+      : EthAddress.ZERO,
   };
   return {
     rpcUrl: ETHEREUM_HOST || 'http://127.0.0.1:8545/',
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/contract.test.ts b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/contract.test.ts
index f3deb9c66669..e2f9b05c8a25 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/contract.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/contract.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('Contract Class', () => {
     registryAddress: EthAddress.random(),
     inboxAddress: EthAddress.random(),
     outboxAddress: EthAddress.random(),
+    gasPortalAddress: EthAddress.random(),
   };
   const mockNodeInfo: NodeInfo = {
     nodeVersion: 'vx.x.x',
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/fee/native_fee_payment_method.ts b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/fee/native_fee_payment_method.ts
index d8d88910036b..04627578c64a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/fee/native_fee_payment_method.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/fee/native_fee_payment_method.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 import { FunctionCall } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
-import { FunctionData } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { AztecAddress, FunctionData } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { FunctionSelector } from '@aztec/foundation/abi';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
-import { GasTokenAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/gas-token';
+import { getCanonicalGasTokenAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/gas-token';
 
+import { Wallet } from '../account/wallet.js';
 import { FeePaymentMethod } from './fee_payment_method.js';
 
 /**
  * Pay fee directly in the native gas token.
  */
 export class NativeFeePaymentMethod implements FeePaymentMethod {
-  static #GAS_TOKEN = GasTokenAddress;
+  #gasTokenAddress: AztecAddress;
 
-  constructor() {}
+  private constructor(canonicalGasTokenAddress: AztecAddress) {
+    this.#gasTokenAddress = canonicalGasTokenAddress;
+  }
+
+  static async create(wallet: Wallet): Promise<NativeFeePaymentMethod> {
+    const nodeInfo = await wallet.getNodeInfo();
+    return new NativeFeePaymentMethod(getCanonicalGasTokenAddress(nodeInfo.l1ContractAddresses.gasPortalAddress));
+  }
 
   /**
    * Gets the native gas asset used to pay the fee.
    * @returns The asset used to pay the fee.
    */
   getAsset() {
-    return NativeFeePaymentMethod.#GAS_TOKEN;
+    return this.#gasTokenAddress;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ export class NativeFeePaymentMethod implements FeePaymentMethod {
    * @returns The contract address responsible for holding the fee payment.
    */
   getPaymentContract() {
-    return NativeFeePaymentMethod.#GAS_TOKEN;
+    return this.#gasTokenAddress;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -46,12 +54,12 @@ export class NativeFeePaymentMethod implements FeePaymentMethod {
   getFunctionCalls(feeLimit: Fr): Promise<FunctionCall[]> {
     return Promise.resolve([
       {
-        to: NativeFeePaymentMethod.#GAS_TOKEN,
+        to: this.#gasTokenAddress,
         functionData: new FunctionData(FunctionSelector.fromSignature('check_balance(Field)'), false),
         args: [feeLimit],
       },
       {
-        to: NativeFeePaymentMethod.#GAS_TOKEN,
+        to: this.#gasTokenAddress,
         functionData: new FunctionData(FunctionSelector.fromSignature('pay_fee(Field)'), false),
         args: [feeLimit],
       },
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox.ts
index 161100eefce7..0fabe49202a9 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ export async function deployContractsToL1(
       contractAbi: RollupAbi,
       contractBytecode: RollupBytecode,
     },
+    gasPortal:
+      process.env.DEPLOY_GAS_PORTAL === '1'
+        ? {
+            contractAbi: RollupAbi,
+            contractBytecode: RollupBytecode,
+          }
+        : undefined,
   };
 
   aztecNodeConfig.l1Contracts = (
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile b/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
index c7228768a72e..fd066f33ed98 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ e2e-avm-simulator:
   DO +E2E_TEST --test=e2e_avm_simulator.test.ts
 
 e2e-fees:
+  ENV DEPLOY_GAS_PORTAL=1
   DO +E2E_TEST --test=e2e_fees.test.ts
 
 e2e-dapp-subscription:
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
index 114fd5f9ad8f..b8c99ed09207 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ services:
       PXE_BLOCK_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 50
       ARCHIVER_VIEM_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       AVM_ENABLED: ${AVM_ENABLED:-}
+      DEPLOY_GAS_PORTAL: ${DEPLOY_GAS_PORTAL:-}
     ports:
       - '8080:8080'
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_dapp_subscription.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_dapp_subscription.test.ts
index df9dfb64e205..ec8801c7988e 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_dapp_subscription.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_dapp_subscription.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   AccountWalletWithPrivateKey,
   AztecAddress,
+  EthAddress,
   FeePaymentMethod,
   Fr,
   PrivateFeePaymentMethod,
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   FPCContract,
   GasTokenContract,
 } from '@aztec/noir-contracts.js';
-import { GasTokenAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/gas-token';
+import { getCanonicalGasTokenAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/gas-token';
 
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 
@@ -63,13 +64,13 @@ describe('e2e_dapp_subscription', () => {
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     process.env.PXE_URL = '';
-    e2eContext = await setup(3, { deployProtocolContracts: true });
+    e2eContext = await setup(3, { deployGasToken: true });
     await publicDeployAccounts(e2eContext.wallet, e2eContext.accounts);
 
     const { wallets, accounts, aztecNode } = e2eContext;
 
     // this should be a SignerlessWallet but that can't call public functions directly
-    gasTokenContract = await GasTokenContract.at(GasTokenAddress, wallets[0]);
+    gasTokenContract = await GasTokenContract.at(getCanonicalGasTokenAddress(EthAddress.ZERO), wallets[0]);
 
     aliceAddress = accounts.at(0)!.address;
     bobAddress = accounts.at(1)!.address;
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_fees.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_fees.test.ts
index 0a0064dbdbf9..5a3ce42acf83 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_fees.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_fees.test.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ describe('e2e_fees', () => {
   let bananaPrivateBalances: BalancesFn;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    process.env.PXE_URL = '';
-    e2eContext = await setup(3);
+    e2eContext = await setup(3, {
+      deployGasToken: true,
+      deployGasPortal: true,
+    });
 
     const { accounts, logger, aztecNode, pxe, deployL1ContractsValues, wallets } = e2eContext;
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/utils.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/utils.ts
index b8fb20360557..212e29108c19 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/utils.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/utils.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import { deployInstance, registerContractClass } from '@aztec/aztec.js/deploymen
 import {
   AvailabilityOracleAbi,
   AvailabilityOracleBytecode,
+  GasPortalAbi,
+  GasPortalBytecode,
   InboxAbi,
   InboxBytecode,
   OutboxAbi,
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ export const setupL1Contracts = async (
   l1RpcUrl: string,
   account: HDAccount | PrivateKeyAccount,
   logger: DebugLogger,
+  enableGas = false,
 ) => {
   const l1Artifacts: L1ContractArtifactsForDeployment = {
     registry: {
@@ -118,6 +121,12 @@ export const setupL1Contracts = async (
       contractAbi: RollupAbi,
       contractBytecode: RollupBytecode,
     },
+    gasPortal: enableGas
+      ? {
+          contractAbi: GasPortalAbi,
+          contractBytecode: GasPortalBytecode,
+        }
+      : undefined,
   };
   return await deployL1Contracts(l1RpcUrl, account, foundry, logger, l1Artifacts);
 };
@@ -183,7 +192,7 @@ async function setupWithRemoteEnvironment(
   config: AztecNodeConfig,
   logger: DebugLogger,
   numberOfAccounts: number,
-  deployProtocolContracts = false,
+  deployGasToken = false,
 ) {
   // we are setting up against a remote environment, l1 contracts are already deployed
   const aztecNodeUrl = getAztecUrl();
@@ -221,8 +230,10 @@ async function setupWithRemoteEnvironment(
   const cheatCodes = CheatCodes.create(config.rpcUrl, pxeClient!);
   const teardown = () => Promise.resolve();
 
-  if (deployProtocolContracts) {
-    await deployPublicProtocolContracts(wallets[0]);
+  if (deployGasToken) {
+    // this contract might already have been deployed
+    // the following function is idempotent
+    await deployCanonicalGasToken(wallets[0]);
   }
 
   return {
@@ -247,8 +258,11 @@ type SetupOptions = {
   /** Previously deployed contracts on L1 */
   deployL1ContractsValues?: DeployL1Contracts;
 
-  /** Deploy protocol contracts */
-  deployProtocolContracts?: boolean;
+  /** Deploy the gas token contract on L2 */
+  deployGasToken?: boolean;
+
+  /** Deploy gas portal on L1. This is used to bridge assets to the gas token contract */
+  deployGasPortal?: boolean;
 } & Partial<AztecNodeConfig>;
 
 /** Context for an end-to-end test as returned by the `setup` function */
@@ -308,11 +322,11 @@ export async function setup(
 
   if (PXE_URL) {
     // we are setting up against a remote environment, l1 contracts are assumed to already be deployed
-    return await setupWithRemoteEnvironment(hdAccount, config, logger, numberOfAccounts, opts.deployProtocolContracts);
+    return await setupWithRemoteEnvironment(hdAccount, config, logger, numberOfAccounts, opts.deployGasToken);
   }
 
   const deployL1ContractsValues =
-    opts.deployL1ContractsValues ?? (await setupL1Contracts(config.rpcUrl, hdAccount, logger));
+    opts.deployL1ContractsValues ?? (await setupL1Contracts(config.rpcUrl, hdAccount, logger, opts.deployGasPortal));
 
   config.publisherPrivateKey = `0x${publisherPrivKey!.toString('hex')}`;
   config.l1Contracts = deployL1ContractsValues.l1ContractAddresses;
@@ -330,10 +344,10 @@ export async function setup(
 
   const { pxe, accounts, wallets } = await setupPXEService(numberOfAccounts, aztecNode!, pxeOpts, logger);
 
-  if (opts.deployProtocolContracts) {
+  if (opts.deployGasToken) {
     // this should be a neutral wallet, but the SignerlessWallet only accepts a single function call
     // and this needs two: one to register the class and another to deploy the instance
-    await deployPublicProtocolContracts(wallets[0]);
+    await deployCanonicalGasToken(wallets[0]);
   }
 
   const cheatCodes = CheatCodes.create(config.rpcUrl, pxe!);
@@ -503,9 +517,10 @@ export async function expectMapping<K, V>(
 /**
  * Deploy the protocol contracts to a running instance.
  */
-export async function deployPublicProtocolContracts(deployer: Wallet) {
+export async function deployCanonicalGasToken(deployer: Wallet) {
   // "deploy" the Gas token as it contains public functions
-  const canonicalGasToken = getCanonicalGasToken();
+  const gasPortalAddress = (await deployer.getNodeInfo()).l1ContractAddresses.gasPortalAddress;
+  const canonicalGasToken = getCanonicalGasToken(gasPortalAddress);
 
   if (await deployer.isContractClassPubliclyRegistered(canonicalGasToken.contractClass.id)) {
     return;
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/shared/gas_portal_test_harness.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/shared/gas_portal_test_harness.ts
index 4f34d8242ec7..67a31ca4fbe1 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/shared/gas_portal_test_harness.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/shared/gas_portal_test_harness.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import {
   deployL1Contract,
   sleep,
 } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
-import { GasPortalAbi, GasPortalBytecode, OutboxAbi, PortalERC20Abi, PortalERC20Bytecode } from '@aztec/l1-artifacts';
+import { GasPortalAbi, OutboxAbi, PortalERC20Abi, PortalERC20Bytecode } from '@aztec/l1-artifacts';
 import { GasTokenContract } from '@aztec/noir-contracts.js';
-import { getCanonicalGasToken } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/gas-token';
+import { getCanonicalGasToken, getCanonicalGasTokenAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/gas-token';
 
 import { Account, Chain, HttpTransport, PublicClient, WalletClient, getContract } from 'viem';
 
@@ -62,21 +62,21 @@ export async function deployAndInitializeTokenAndBridgeContracts(
     client: walletClient,
   });
 
-  // deploy the gas portal
-  const gasPortalAddress = await deployL1Contract(walletClient, publicClient, GasPortalAbi, GasPortalBytecode);
+  // the gas portal should have been deployed already
+  // we need to initialize it though
+  const gasPortalAddress = (await wallet.getNodeInfo()).l1ContractAddresses.gasPortalAddress;
+  if (gasPortalAddress.isZero()) {
+    throw new Error('Gas portal not deployed on L1');
+  }
+
   const gasPortal = getContract({
     address: gasPortalAddress.toString(),
     abi: GasPortalAbi,
     client: walletClient,
   });
 
-  // deploy l2 token
-  const gasL2 = await GasTokenContract.deploy(wallet)
-    .send({
-      portalContract: gasPortalAddress,
-      contractAddressSalt: getCanonicalGasToken().instance.salt,
-    })
-    .deployed();
+  // the gas token on L2 should have been deployed as part of bootstrap
+  const gasL2 = await GasTokenContract.at(getCanonicalGasTokenAddress(gasPortalAddress), wallet);
 
   // initialize portal
   await gasPortal.write.initialize(
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class GasPortalTestingHarnessFactory {
 
     const gasL2 = await GasTokenContract.deploy(wallet)
       .send({
-        contractAddressSalt: getCanonicalGasToken().instance.salt,
+        contractAddressSalt: getCanonicalGasToken(EthAddress.ZERO).instance.salt,
       })
       .deployed();
     return Promise.resolve(new MockGasBridgingTestHarness(gasL2));
diff --git a/yarn-project/ethereum/src/deploy_l1_contracts.ts b/yarn-project/ethereum/src/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
index 3d05513b6211..42f0be9ae638 100644
--- a/yarn-project/ethereum/src/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/ethereum/src/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ export interface L1ContractArtifactsForDeployment {
    * Rollup contract artifacts
    */
   rollup: ContractArtifacts;
+  /**
+   * Gas portal contract artifacts. Optional for now as gas is not strictly enforced
+   */
+  gasPortal?: ContractArtifacts;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -160,12 +164,24 @@ export const deployL1Contracts = async (
     { account },
   );
 
+  let gasPortalAddress = EthAddress.ZERO;
+  if (contractsToDeploy.gasPortal) {
+    // this contract remains uninitialized because at this point we don't know the address of the gas token on L2
+    gasPortalAddress = await deployL1Contract(
+      walletClient,
+      publicClient,
+      contractsToDeploy.gasPortal.contractAbi,
+      contractsToDeploy.gasPortal.contractBytecode,
+    );
+  }
+
   const l1Contracts: L1ContractAddresses = {
     availabilityOracleAddress,
     rollupAddress,
     registryAddress,
     inboxAddress,
     outboxAddress,
+    gasPortalAddress,
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/yarn-project/ethereum/src/l1_contract_addresses.ts b/yarn-project/ethereum/src/l1_contract_addresses.ts
index be1c3af72fc3..4f87dbf83c42 100644
--- a/yarn-project/ethereum/src/l1_contract_addresses.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/ethereum/src/l1_contract_addresses.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const l1ContractsNames = [
   'registryAddress',
   'inboxAddress',
   'outboxAddress',
+  'gasPortalAddress',
 ] as const;
 
 /**
diff --git a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/gas-token/index.test.ts b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/gas-token/index.test.ts
index 68a239958580..3e17606291af 100644
--- a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/gas-token/index.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/gas-token/index.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { setupCustomSnapshotSerializers } from '@aztec/foundation/testing';
 
 import omit from 'lodash.omit';
 
-import { GasTokenAddress, getCanonicalGasToken } from './index.js';
+import { getCanonicalGasToken } from './index.js';
 
 describe('GasToken', () => {
   setupCustomSnapshotSerializers(expect);
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ describe('GasToken', () => {
     // if you're updating the snapshots here then you'll also have to update CANONICAL_GAS_TOKEN_ADDRESS in
     // - noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/fpc_contract/src/main.nr
     // - noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/app_subscription_contract/src/main.nr
-    const contract = getCanonicalGasToken();
+    const contract = getCanonicalGasToken(EthAddress.ZERO);
     expect(omit(contract, ['artifact', 'contractClass'])).toMatchSnapshot();
 
     // bytecode is very large
@@ -19,6 +20,5 @@ describe('GasToken', () => {
     // this contract has public bytecode
     expect(contract.contractClass.publicFunctions.map(x => omit(x, 'bytecode'))).toMatchSnapshot();
     expect(contract.contractClass.packedBytecode.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    expect(contract.address.toString()).toEqual(GasTokenAddress.toString());
   });
 });
diff --git a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/gas-token/index.ts b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/gas-token/index.ts
index c3daa5dd96e7..2ecfe6c8ed15 100644
--- a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/gas-token/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/gas-token/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-import { EthAddress, Point } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { AztecAddress, EthAddress, Point } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 
 import { ProtocolContract, getCanonicalProtocolContract } from '../protocol_contract.js';
 import { GasTokenArtifact } from './artifact.js';
 
 /** Returns the canonical deployment of the gas token. */
-export function getCanonicalGasToken(): ProtocolContract {
-  return getCanonicalProtocolContract(GasTokenArtifact, 1, [], Point.ZERO, EthAddress.ZERO);
+export function getCanonicalGasToken(l1Bridge: EthAddress): ProtocolContract {
+  return getCanonicalProtocolContract(GasTokenArtifact, 1, [], Point.ZERO, l1Bridge);
 }
 
-export const GasTokenAddress = getCanonicalGasToken().address;
+export function getCanonicalGasTokenAddress(l1Bridge: EthAddress): AztecAddress {
+  return getCanonicalGasToken(l1Bridge).address;
+}
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/create_pxe_service.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/create_pxe_service.ts
index a8c92374eadc..74d0213ad2a9 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/create_pxe_service.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/create_pxe_service.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ export async function createPXEService(
   const db = new KVPxeDatabase(await initStoreForRollup(AztecLmdbStore.open(pxeDbPath), l1Contracts.rollupAddress));
 
   const server = new PXEService(keyStore, aztecNode, db, config, logSuffix);
-  await server.addContracts([getCanonicalClassRegisterer(), getCanonicalInstanceDeployer(), getCanonicalGasToken()]);
+  await server.addContracts([
+    getCanonicalClassRegisterer(),
+    getCanonicalInstanceDeployer(),
+    getCanonicalGasToken(l1Contracts.gasPortalAddress),
+  ]);
 
   await server.start();
   return server;
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/test/pxe_service.test.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/test/pxe_service.test.ts
index 01588b0e3ba6..cb2de1f9cd01 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/test/pxe_service.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/test/pxe_service.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function createPXEService(): Promise<PXE> {
     registryAddress: EthAddress.random(),
     inboxAddress: EthAddress.random(),
     outboxAddress: EthAddress.random(),
+    gasPortalAddress: EthAddress.random(),
   };
   node.getL1ContractAddresses.mockResolvedValue(mockedContracts);
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/config.ts b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/config.ts
index e0e6a9c701ad..d3c07a800730 100644
--- a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/config.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/config.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export function getConfigEnvVars(): SequencerClientConfig {
     REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
     INBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
     OUTBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
+    GAS_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
     COINBASE,
     FEE_RECIPIENT,
     ACVM_WORKING_DIRECTORY,
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ export function getConfigEnvVars(): SequencerClientConfig {
     registryAddress: REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS ? EthAddress.fromString(REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) : EthAddress.ZERO,
     inboxAddress: INBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS ? EthAddress.fromString(INBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) : EthAddress.ZERO,
     outboxAddress: OUTBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS ? EthAddress.fromString(OUTBOX_CONTRACT_ADDRESS) : EthAddress.ZERO,
+    gasPortalAddress: GAS_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS
+      ? EthAddress.fromString(GAS_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
+      : EthAddress.ZERO,
   };
 
   return {