diff --git a/crates/settings/src/scenario.rs b/crates/settings/src/scenario.rs
index 93d612b10..a16c88216 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/scenario.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/scenario.rs
@@ -115,20 +115,28 @@ impl Scenario {
             .map(|blocks| Scenario::validate_blocks(&blocks))
             .transpose()?;
 
-        if let Some(deployer_name) = optional_string(scenario_yaml, "deployer") {
-            let current_deployer =
-                Deployer::parse_from_yaml(documents.clone(), &deployer_name, None)?;
+        let mut current_deployer: Option<Deployer> = None;
+
+        if let Ok(dep) = Deployer::parse_from_yaml(documents.clone(), &scenario_key, None) {
+            current_deployer = Some(dep);
+        } else if let Some(deployer_name) = optional_string(scenario_yaml, "deployer") {
+            current_deployer = Some(Deployer::parse_from_yaml(
+                documents.clone(),
+                &deployer_name,
+                None,
+            )?);
+        }
 
+        if let Some(current_deployer) = current_deployer {
             if let Some(parent_deployer) = parent_scenario.deployer.as_ref() {
                 if current_deployer.key != parent_deployer.key {
                     return Err(YamlError::ParseScenarioConfigSourceError(
                         ParseScenarioConfigSourceError::ParentDeployerShadowedError(
-                            deployer_name.clone(),
+                            current_deployer.key.clone(),
                         ),
                     ));
                 }
             }
-
             *deployer = Some(Arc::new(current_deployer));
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/settings/src/yaml/dotrain.rs b/crates/settings/src/yaml/dotrain.rs
index fa3849756..607b91ba3 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/yaml/dotrain.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/yaml/dotrain.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ mod tests {
             label: USD Coin
             symbol: USDC
     deployers:
-        deployer1:
+        scenario1:
             address: 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000002
             network: mainnet
         deployer2:
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ mod tests {
         scenario1:
             bindings:
                 key1: value1
-            deployer: deployer1
             scenarios:
                 scenario2:
                     bindings:
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(scenario1.bindings.get("key1").unwrap(), "value1");
         assert_eq!(
             *scenario1.deployer.as_ref(),
-            ob_yaml.get_deployer("deployer1").unwrap()
+            ob_yaml.get_deployer("scenario1").unwrap()
         );
         let scenario2 = dotrain_yaml.get_scenario("scenario1.scenario2").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(scenario2.bindings.len(), 2);
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(scenario2.bindings.get("key2").unwrap(), "value2");
         assert_eq!(
             *scenario2.deployer.as_ref(),
-            ob_yaml.get_deployer("deployer1").unwrap()
+            ob_yaml.get_deployer("scenario1").unwrap()
         );
 
         let deployment_keys = dotrain_yaml.get_deployment_keys().unwrap();