diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bamboo-harvest/bamboo-harvest-list/bamboo-harvest-list.page.ts b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bamboo-harvest/bamboo-harvest-list/bamboo-harvest-list.page.ts
index bf88930ec0..ab163d8715 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bamboo-harvest/bamboo-harvest-list/bamboo-harvest-list.page.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bamboo-harvest/bamboo-harvest-list/bamboo-harvest-list.page.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export class BambooHarvestListPage implements OnInit {
     this._supplyChainApi = await this.baseClient.ofLedger(
       this.quorumLedgerId,
       SupplyChainApi,
+      {},
     );
     await this.loadData();
   }
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bookshelf/bookshelf-detail/bookshelf-detail.page.ts b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bookshelf/bookshelf-detail/bookshelf-detail.page.ts
index 758afa8681..50220958a6 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bookshelf/bookshelf-detail/bookshelf-detail.page.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bookshelf/bookshelf-detail/bookshelf-detail.page.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export class BookshelfDetailPage implements OnInit {
     this._supplyChainApi = await this.baseClient.ofLedger(
       this.quorumLedgerId,
       SupplyChainApi,
+      {},
     );
 
     if (!this.bookshelf) {
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bookshelf/bookshelf-list/bookshelf-list.page.ts b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bookshelf/bookshelf-list/bookshelf-list.page.ts
index 15cf672f5f..2c72ae5821 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bookshelf/bookshelf-list/bookshelf-list.page.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/bookshelf/bookshelf-list/bookshelf-list.page.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export class BookshelfListPage implements OnInit {
     this._supplyChainApi = await this.baseClient.ofLedger(
       this.ledgerId,
       SupplyChainApi,
+      {},
     );
     await this.loadData();
   }
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/shipment/shipment-detail/shipment-detail.page.ts b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/shipment/shipment-detail/shipment-detail.page.ts
index 07558f5b49..1411eb459a 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/shipment/shipment-detail/shipment-detail.page.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/shipment/shipment-detail/shipment-detail.page.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export class ShipmentDetailPage implements OnInit {
     this._supplyChainApi = await this.baseClient.ofLedger(
       this.quorumLedgerId,
       SupplyChainApi,
+      {},
     );
 
     if (!this.shipment) {
diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/shipment/shipment-list/shipment-list.page.ts b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/shipment/shipment-list/shipment-list.page.ts
index e05d9a8c52..2f9a429225 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/shipment/shipment-list/shipment-list.page.ts
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-frontend/src/app/shipment/shipment-list/shipment-list.page.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export class ShipmentListPage implements OnInit {
     this._supplyChainApi = await this.baseClient.ofLedger(
       this.ledgerId,
       SupplyChainApi,
+      {},
     );
     await this.loadData();
   }
diff --git a/packages/cactus-api-client/src/main/typescript/api-client.ts b/packages/cactus-api-client/src/main/typescript/api-client.ts
index e9ddb1d240..2ae9679188 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-api-client/src/main/typescript/api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-api-client/src/main/typescript/api-client.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export class ApiClient extends BaseAPI {
   public async ofLedger<T>(
     ledgerOrId: string | Ledger,
     ctor: new (configuration?: Configuration) => T,
+    ctorArgs: Record<string, unknown>,
   ): Promise<ApiClient & T>;
   /**
    * Constructs a new `ApiClient` object that is tied to whichever Cactus node
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export class ApiClient extends BaseAPI {
   public async ofLedger<T extends any>(
     ledgerOrId: string | Ledger,
     ctor: new (configuration?: Configuration) => T,
+    ctorArgs: Record<string, unknown>,
     consortiumDbProvider?: IAsyncProvider<ConsortiumDatabase>,
   ): Promise<ApiClient & T> {
     const fnTags = "ApiClient#forLedgerId()";
@@ -127,12 +129,13 @@ export class ApiClient extends BaseAPI {
     // pick a random element from the array of nodes that have a connection to
     // the target ledger (based on the ledger ID)
     const randomIdx = Math.floor(Math.random() * nodes.length);
-
     const randomNode = nodes[randomIdx];
 
-    const configuration = new Configuration({
-      basePath: randomNode.nodeApiHost,
-    });
+    // overwrite basePath with randomNode api host
+    ctorArgs.basePath = randomNode.nodeApiHost;
+
+    // create the ApiClient configuration object
+    const configuration = new Configuration(ctorArgs);
 
     return new ApiClient(configuration).extendWith(ctor);
   }
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual.ts
index 1136afc6da..aba1826670 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export interface IPluginConsortiumManualOptions extends ICactusPluginOptions {
   prometheusExporter?: PrometheusExporter;
   pluginRegistry?: PluginRegistry;
   logLevel?: LogLevelDesc;
+  ctorArgs?: Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
 export class PluginConsortiumManual
@@ -217,9 +218,16 @@ export class PluginConsortiumManual
   public async getConsortiumJws(): Promise<JWSGeneral> {
     const nodes = this.repo.allNodes;
 
+    const ctorArgs = this.options.ctorArgs || {};
+
     const requests = nodes
       .map((cnm) => cnm.nodeApiHost)
-      .map((host) => new Configuration({ basePath: host }))
+      .map(function (host) {
+        // overwrite basePath with node api host
+        ctorArgs.basePath = host;
+        // return the ApiClient configuration object
+        return new Configuration(ctorArgs);
+      })
       .map((configuration) => new DefaultApi(configuration))
       .map((apiClient) => apiClient.getNodeJwsV1());
 
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-api-client/src/test/typescript/integration/api-client-routing-node-to-node.test.ts b/packages/cactus-test-api-client/src/test/typescript/integration/api-client-routing-node-to-node.test.ts
index f378fd1883..ef082e9d60 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-api-client/src/test/typescript/integration/api-client-routing-node-to-node.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-api-client/src/test/typescript/integration/api-client-routing-node-to-node.test.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ test(testCase, async (t: Test) => {
   });
 
   test("ApiClient #1 Routes based on Ledger ID #1", async (t2: Test) => {
-    const apiClient1 = await mainApiClient.ofLedger(ledger1.id, QuorumApi);
+    const apiClient1 = await mainApiClient.ofLedger(ledger1.id, QuorumApi, {});
 
     // send money to the test account on ledger 1
     const res = await apiClient1.runTransactionV1({
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ test(testCase, async (t: Test) => {
   });
 
   test("ApiClient #1 Routes based on Ledger ID #2", async (t2: Test) => {
-    const apiClient2 = await mainApiClient.ofLedger(ledger2.id, QuorumApi);
+    const apiClient2 = await mainApiClient.ofLedger(ledger2.id, QuorumApi, {});
 
     // send money to the test account on ledger 1
     const res = await apiClient2.runTransactionV1({