diff --git a/cmd/nodecmd/wiz.go b/cmd/nodecmd/wiz.go
index d6fe3b477..d50ccf5db 100644
--- a/cmd/nodecmd/wiz.go
+++ b/cmd/nodecmd/wiz.go
@@ -1021,6 +1021,7 @@ func addBlockchainToRelayerConf(network models.Network, cloudNodeID string, bloc
 		configPath,
 		logging.Info.LowerString(),
 		app.GetAWMRelayerServiceStorageDir(storageBasePath),
+		constants.RemoteAWMRelayerMetricsPort,
 		network,
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/teleportercmd/relayercmd/deploy.go b/cmd/teleportercmd/relayercmd/deploy.go
index c67de4ebd..2ccc4fe8b 100644
--- a/cmd/teleportercmd/relayercmd/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/teleportercmd/relayercmd/deploy.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/cobrautils"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/constants"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/contract"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/evm"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/localnet"
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ var (
 	deployFlags DeployFlags
 )
 
+const disableDeployToRemotePrompt = true
+
 // avalanche teleporter relayer deploy
 func newDeployCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ func CallDeploy(_ []string, flags DeployFlags) error {
 	}
 
 	deployToRemote := false
-	if network.Kind != models.Local {
+	if !disableDeployToRemotePrompt && network.Kind != models.Local {
 		prompt := "Do you want to deploy the relayer to a remote or a local host?"
 		remoteHostOption := "I want to deploy the relayer into a remote node in the cloud"
 		localHostOption := "I prefer to deploy into a localhost process"
@@ -331,10 +334,28 @@ func CallDeploy(_ []string, flags DeployFlags) error {
 	configPath := app.GetLocalRelayerConfigPath(network.Kind, localNetworkRootDir)
 	logPath := app.GetLocalRelayerLogPath(network.Kind)
 
+	metricsPort := constants.RemoteAWMRelayerMetricsPort
+	if !deployToRemote {
+		switch network.Kind {
+		case models.Local:
+			metricsPort = constants.LocalNetworkLocalAWMRelayerMetricsPort
+		case models.Devnet:
+			metricsPort = constants.DevnetLocalAWMRelayerMetricsPort
+		case models.Fuji:
+			metricsPort = constants.FujiLocalAWMRelayerMetricsPort
+		}
+	}
+
 	// create config
 	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("")
 	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Generating relayer config file at %s", configPath)
-	if err := teleporter.CreateBaseRelayerConfig(configPath, logLevel, storageDir, network); err != nil {
+	if err := teleporter.CreateBaseRelayerConfig(
+		configPath,
+		logLevel,
+		storageDir,
+		uint16(metricsPort),
+		network,
+	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, source := range configSpec.sources {
diff --git a/pkg/constants/constants.go b/pkg/constants/constants.go
index f3b5df2a1..df572b316 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -261,7 +261,13 @@ const (
 	ICMKeyName        = "cli-teleporter-deployer"
 	AWMRelayerKeyName = "cli-awm-relayer"
 
-	AWMRelayerMetricsPort = 9091
+	// to not interfere with other node services
+	RemoteAWMRelayerMetricsPort = 9091
+
+	// enables having many local relayers
+	LocalNetworkLocalAWMRelayerMetricsPort = 9091
+	DevnetLocalAWMRelayerMetricsPort       = 9092
+	FujiLocalAWMRelayerMetricsPort         = 9093
 
 	SubnetEVMBin = "subnet-evm"
 
diff --git a/pkg/models/network.go b/pkg/models/network.go
index 927b44476..08128c2fc 100644
--- a/pkg/models/network.go
+++ b/pkg/models/network.go
@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ func (n Network) BlockchainWSEndpoint(blockchainID string) string {
 	trimmedURI := n.Endpoint
 	trimmedURI = strings.TrimPrefix(trimmedURI, "http://")
 	trimmedURI = strings.TrimPrefix(trimmedURI, "https://")
-	return fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s/ext/bc/%s/ws", trimmedURI, blockchainID)
+	scheme := "ws"
+	switch n.Kind {
+	case Fuji:
+		scheme = "wss"
+	case Mainnet:
+		scheme = "wss"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/ext/bc/%s/ws", scheme, trimmedURI, blockchainID)
 }
 
 func (n Network) NetworkIDFlagValue() string {
diff --git a/pkg/subnet/local.go b/pkg/subnet/local.go
index d4190cac6..cd6efa2af 100644
--- a/pkg/subnet/local.go
+++ b/pkg/subnet/local.go
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ func (d *LocalDeployer) doDeploy(chain string, genesisPath string, icmSpec ICMSp
 			relayerConfigPath,
 			logging.Info.LowerString(),
 			d.app.GetLocalRelayerStorageDir(models.Local),
+			constants.LocalNetworkLocalAWMRelayerMetricsPort,
 			network,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -508,6 +509,10 @@ func (d *LocalDeployer) doDeploy(chain string, genesisPath string, icmSpec ICMSp
 				d.app.GetLocalRelayerRunPath(models.Local),
 				d.app.GetLocalRelayerStorageDir(models.Local),
 			); err != nil {
+				logPath := d.app.GetLocalRelayerLogPath(models.Local)
+				if bs, err := os.ReadFile(logPath); err == nil {
+					ux.Logger.PrintToUser(string(bs))
+				}
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/teleporter/relayer.go b/pkg/teleporter/relayer.go
index 631a10796..c56250218 100644
--- a/pkg/teleporter/relayer.go
+++ b/pkg/teleporter/relayer.go
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ func CreateBaseRelayerConfigIfMissing(
 	relayerConfigPath string,
 	logLevel string,
 	storageLocation string,
+	metricsPort uint16,
 	network models.Network,
 ) error {
 	if !utils.FileExists(relayerConfigPath) {
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ func CreateBaseRelayerConfigIfMissing(
 			relayerConfigPath,
 			logLevel,
 			storageLocation,
+			metricsPort,
 			network,
 		)
 	}
@@ -341,6 +343,7 @@ func CreateBaseRelayerConfig(
 	relayerConfigPath string,
 	logLevel string,
 	storageLocation string,
+	metricsPort uint16,
 	network models.Network,
 ) error {
 	awmRelayerConfig := &config.Config{
@@ -357,7 +360,7 @@ func CreateBaseRelayerConfig(
 		ProcessMissedBlocks:    false,
 		SourceBlockchains:      []*config.SourceBlockchain{},
 		DestinationBlockchains: []*config.DestinationBlockchain{},
-		MetricsPort:            constants.AWMRelayerMetricsPort,
+		MetricsPort:            metricsPort,
 	}
 	return saveRelayerConfig(awmRelayerConfig, relayerConfigPath)
 }