diff --git a/packages/apps/package.json b/packages/apps/package.json
index 8d90923a00..368f0b3749 100644
--- a/packages/apps/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.2.0",
     "@polkadot/ui-app": "^0.24.4",
-    "@polkadot/ui-assets": "^0.26.9",
+    "@polkadot/ui-assets": "^0.27.1",
     "@polkadot/ui-signer": "^0.24.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui-api/package.json b/packages/ui-api/package.json
index 2c11a3a878..934a701f32 100644
--- a/packages/ui-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-api/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.2.0",
     "@polkadot/api": "^0.45.8",
-    "@polkadot/ui-util": "^0.26.9",
+    "@polkadot/ui-util": "^0.27.1",
     "rxjs-compat": "^6.3.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui-api/src/Api.tsx b/packages/ui-api/src/Api.tsx
index e6608f96e8..d669027371 100644
--- a/packages/ui-api/src/Api.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-api/src/Api.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import defaults from '@polkadot/rpc-provider/defaults';
 import { WsProvider } from '@polkadot/rpc-provider';
 import { InputNumber } from '@polkadot/ui-app/InputNumber';
 import keyring from '@polkadot/ui-keyring';
-import settings from '@polkadot/ui-settings';
 import ApiSigner from '@polkadot/ui-signer/ApiSigner';
 import { formatBalance, isTestChain } from '@polkadot/ui-util';
 import { ChainProperties } from '@polkadot/types';
@@ -88,26 +87,20 @@ export default class ApiWrapper extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const chain = value
       ? value.toString()
       : null;
-    const found = settings.availableChains.find(({ name }) => name === chain) || {
-      networkId: 42,
-      tokenDecimals: 0,
-      tokenSymbol: undefined
-    };
-    const unit = properties.tokenSymbol || found.tokenSymbol;
     const isDevelopment = isTestChain(chain);
 
-    console.log('api: found chain', chain, [...properties.entries()]);
+    console.log('api: found chain', chain, JSON.stringify(properties));
 
     // first setup the UI helpers
     formatBalance.setDefaults({
-      decimals: properties.tokenDecimals || found.tokenDecimals,
-      unit
+      decimals: properties.tokenDecimals,
+      unit: properties.tokenSymbol
     });
-    InputNumber.setUnit(unit);
+    InputNumber.setUnit(properties.tokenSymbol);
 
     // finally load the keyring
     keyring.loadAll({
-      addressPrefix: properties.get('networkId') || found.networkId as any,
+      addressPrefix: properties.get('networkId'),
       isDevelopment,
       type: 'ed25519'
     });
diff --git a/packages/ui-app/package.json b/packages/ui-app/package.json
index 051acca762..81af0257fc 100644
--- a/packages/ui-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-app/package.json
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.2.0",
     "@polkadot/ui-api": "^0.24.4",
-    "@polkadot/ui-identicon": "^0.26.9",
-    "@polkadot/ui-keyring": "^0.26.9",
+    "@polkadot/ui-identicon": "^0.27.1",
+    "@polkadot/ui-keyring": "^0.27.1",
     "@polkadot/ui-reactive": "^0.24.4",
-    "@polkadot/ui-settings": "^0.26.9",
-    "@polkadot/ui-util": "^0.26.9",
+    "@polkadot/ui-settings": "^0.27.1",
+    "@polkadot/ui-util": "^0.27.1",
     "@types/chart.js": "^2.7.45",
     "@types/i18next": "^12.1.0",
     "@types/i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 68418f35a9..164e87cc35 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1660,48 +1660,48 @@
     "@polkadot/util" "^0.34.21"
     core-js "^2.6.5"
 
-"@polkadot/ui-assets@^0.26.9":
-  version "0.26.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-assets/-/ui-assets-0.26.9.tgz#25990dc9de13520d4e77e9073cc5d2554c2eee38"
-  integrity sha512-NFwkwr344KDUGZtjrm96upKweat3qwP6SvyFYisUwknSv6u6zFWoVprCgrf6xv7JyyDXahkwOgdjED6Sw1NwFg==
+"@polkadot/ui-assets@^0.27.1":
+  version "0.27.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-assets/-/ui-assets-0.27.1.tgz#f620b742654797f215d1b1999274dfffecd9c735"
+  integrity sha512-yKLkX70GEZrZYwEvuarJapisgGdWpkLE05OSSf5HETk9h490TdniufR9TJASv3bahIu5mvzzzu4Io38zSyOobg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.3.1"
 
-"@polkadot/ui-identicon@^0.26.9":
-  version "0.26.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-identicon/-/ui-identicon-0.26.9.tgz#bfe97680de619c7eb416fba3374c2e2a433647b7"
-  integrity sha512-/uEFlnEzbnWZm/MxfhP7jYcno2VR/dczSZbXd4zj0vj0kVyejCQ20xX4drXugCiehJz++WKcujrWtgoX0fGdiQ==
+"@polkadot/ui-identicon@^0.27.1":
+  version "0.27.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-identicon/-/ui-identicon-0.27.1.tgz#39e911a3a6a7c850dce7b088dd3710327cc3cce5"
+  integrity sha512-GfLm+gaFqY89xuC+npcYnK2ohL7yJF9w5OABU6F5wewmP2eWEP70wxlJqgK2KhRFsrftgebvW6Di9H5dM9iRsw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.3.1"
-    "@polkadot/ui-settings" "^0.26.9"
+    "@polkadot/ui-settings" "^0.27.1"
     "@types/color" "^3.0.0"
     "@types/react-copy-to-clipboard" "^4.2.6"
     color "^3.0.0"
     react-copy-to-clipboard "^5.0.1"
 
-"@polkadot/ui-keyring@^0.26.9":
-  version "0.26.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-keyring/-/ui-keyring-0.26.9.tgz#85bab4a1806c5be2e6e96bd4f34da0e925e07a4d"
-  integrity sha512-P+7i3hLbQcqgyoF8lo6jlO7Qm+U51r8ObDfFqzHgGWu13267i1rhu0ISfuMNfUl0gBJxmU/ez8yJ98OnXE/cXA==
+"@polkadot/ui-keyring@^0.27.1":
+  version "0.27.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-keyring/-/ui-keyring-0.27.1.tgz#888c83ac452479d2d79c360b8799d3e40465954d"
+  integrity sha512-q41ZUX2vB6Y1HnNUDWBEdCMcRrRKF1mdL9mnSWHDBfJFW3qPVxXe18ePmY3GfvNeGR3Je1PDcEDi1pld2aopEQ==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.3.1"
     "@types/store" "^2.0.1"
     rxjs "^6.4.0"
     store "^2.0.12"
 
-"@polkadot/ui-settings@^0.26.9":
-  version "0.26.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-settings/-/ui-settings-0.26.9.tgz#e70ecef1fe6a785c489aea5827d45edb6a4f3ed0"
-  integrity sha512-jUSgjCiWyofNvqlNKwTVel2IwTeYbBsHq4rJHsJ6Bm+cfXO0hXfHsh3/BB6MprQP9VxryPAeULGYDkeyeCvltA==
+"@polkadot/ui-settings@^0.27.1":
+  version "0.27.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-settings/-/ui-settings-0.27.1.tgz#ecd47928d7f89cd3370e5fb8e16315b5cbf055af"
+  integrity sha512-vyykA1YTPzjN+nF6GypzdGwb2vwYHruOItkgSmjy4mQjcbTUCr6i6/CvsXrpfzAt9fBZH8y1MwBot752isQjNw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.3.1"
     "@types/store" "^2.0.1"
     store "^2.0.12"
 
-"@polkadot/ui-util@^0.26.9":
-  version "0.26.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-util/-/ui-util-0.26.9.tgz#57d7841f1b5835791ba14c3dcc87c55a6aedb8bb"
-  integrity sha512-PlcswwtrwSRkijrui8Zw1r3uSmwEafHp9hg9n9z8ZCR9EsMMJzYBEBMMSJheet7V4Y8o8/5xapo44j3TsFuP7Q==
+"@polkadot/ui-util@^0.27.1":
+  version "0.27.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/ui-util/-/ui-util-0.27.1.tgz#ea5a948a255839343130a2e43d4148551ad2ec6d"
+  integrity sha512-rXUDWfhBy9xZCKdHKjmoUmIeDn1sne+MRyz8DgJeTCr+Mm6V+7KGPAMKefOIUbYlOh+OyBjeFkzPFe3C+53b1w==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.3.1"