diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/managedidentitywallets/dto/CreateWalletRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/managedidentitywallets/dto/CreateWalletRequest.java
index 6c6f4d62e..4dc5bfd31 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/managedidentitywallets/dto/CreateWalletRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/managedidentitywallets/dto/CreateWalletRequest.java
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ public class CreateWalletRequest {
     @NotBlank(message = "Please provide name")
     @Size(min = 1, max = 255, message = "Please provide valid name")
     private String name;
+
+    private String didUrl;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/managedidentitywallets/service/WalletService.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/managedidentitywallets/service/WalletService.java
index f309fd0f7..ebcdc2f8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/managedidentitywallets/service/WalletService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/managedidentitywallets/service/WalletService.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import static org.eclipse.tractusx.managedidentitywallets.constant.StringPool.ED_25519;
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ private Wallet createWallet(CreateWalletRequest request, boolean authority, Stri
         KeyPair keyPair = keyGenerator.generateKey();
 
         //create did json
-        Did did = DidWebFactory.fromHostnameAndPath(miwSettings.host(), request.getBpn());
+        Did did = createDidJson(request);
 
         String keyId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 
@@ -274,12 +275,18 @@ private Wallet createWallet(CreateWalletRequest request, boolean authority, Stri
 
         Wallet issuerWallet = walletRepository.getByBpn(miwSettings.authorityWalletBpn());
 
-        //issue BPN credentials
-        issuersCredentialService.issueBpnCredential(issuerWallet, wallet, authority);
+        //TODO: issue BPN credentials omitted, will be implemented in a separate step
 
         return wallet;
     }
 
+    private Did createDidJson(CreateWalletRequest request) {
+        String didUrl = request.getDidUrl();
+        String bpn = request.getBpn();
+        didUrl = Objects.isNull(didUrl) ? miwSettings.host() : didUrl;
+        return DidWebFactory.fromHostnameAndPath(didUrl, bpn);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create authority wallet on application start up, skip if already created.
      */