diff --git a/dockerfiles/evmapp/entrypoint.sh b/dockerfiles/evmapp/entrypoint.sh
index 459d847..2a31e1f 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/evmapp/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/evmapp/entrypoint.sh
@@ -125,11 +125,12 @@ if [ "${SCNODE_CERT_SIGNING_ENABLED:-}" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Error: When SCNODE_CERT_SIGNING_ENABLED=true and SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED=true SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS needs to be set."
     sleep 5
     exit 1
-  if  [ "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED:-}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS:-}" ]; then
-  # setting SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS if provided
-    REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS=""
-    REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS="$(echo -en "\n        numOfParallelRequests = ${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS}")"
-    export REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS
+    if  [ "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED:-}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS:-}" ]; then
+    # setting SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS if provided
+      REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS=""
+      REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS="$(echo -en "\n        numOfParallelRequests = ${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS}")"
+      export REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_PARALLEL_REQUESTS
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [ "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ENABLED:-}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SCNODE_REMOTE_KEY_MANAGER_ADDRESS:-}" ]; then