diff --git a/packages/contracts/bin/deploy.js b/packages/contracts/bin/deploy.js
index f8abcb0fd5766eea49e04526230003c7186ccce5..5c0c030b4145d2604f899c27875d4a292a96dfa4 100755
--- a/packages/contracts/bin/deploy.js
+++ b/packages/contracts/bin/deploy.js
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ const L2_CROSS_DOMAIN_MESSENGER_ADDRESS =
       owner: WHITELIST_OWNER,
       allowArbitraryContractDeployment: WHITELIST_ALLOW_ARBITRARY_CONTRACT_DEPLOYMENT
     },
+    ethConfig: {
+      initialAmount: 0,
+    },
   });
 
   const { failedDeployments, AddressManager } = result;