diff --git a/etc/content-validator.api.md b/etc/content-validator.api.md
index c22bd976..b667c3f5 100644
--- a/etc/content-validator.api.md
+++ b/etc/content-validator.api.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { AuthChain } from '@dcl/schemas';
 import { Entity } from '@dcl/schemas';
 import { EthAddress } from '@dcl/schemas';
+import { IConfigComponent } from '@well-known-components/interfaces';
 import { ILoggerComponent } from '@well-known-components/interfaces';
 import { ISubgraphComponent } from '@well-known-components/thegraph-component';
 import { Variables } from '@well-known-components/thegraph-component';
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export type ConditionalValidation = {
 
 // @public
 export type ContentValidatorComponents = {
+    config: IConfigComponent;
     logs: ILoggerComponent;
     theGraphClient: TheGraphClient;
     externalCalls: ExternalCalls;
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ export type ContentValidatorComponents = {
 export const createTheGraphClient: (components: Pick<ContentValidatorComponents, 'logs' | 'subGraphs'>) => TheGraphClient;
 
 // @public
-export const createValidator: (components: Pick<ContentValidatorComponents, 'externalCalls' | 'logs' | 'theGraphClient' | 'subGraphs'>) => Validator;
+export const createValidator: (components: Pick<ContentValidatorComponents, 'config' | 'externalCalls' | 'logs' | 'theGraphClient' | 'subGraphs'>) => Validator;
 
 // @public
 export type DeploymentToValidate = {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d675960..44768b1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@types/sharp": "^0.30.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.21.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.21.0",
+    "@well-known-components/env-config-provider": "^1.1.1",
     "eslint": "8.14.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "8.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 04ab06ba..e5fef635 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export * from './validations'
  * @public
  */
 export const createValidator = (
-  components: Pick<ContentValidatorComponents, 'externalCalls' | 'logs' | 'theGraphClient' | 'subGraphs'>
+  components: Pick<ContentValidatorComponents, 'config' | 'externalCalls' | 'logs' | 'theGraphClient' | 'subGraphs'>
 ): Validator => {
   const logs = components.logs.getLogger('ContentValidator')
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index bbea2bf3..484d344d 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { AuthChain, Entity, EthAddress } from '@dcl/schemas'
-import { ILoggerComponent } from '@well-known-components/interfaces'
+import { IConfigComponent, ILoggerComponent } from '@well-known-components/interfaces'
 import { ISubgraphComponent, Variables } from '@well-known-components/thegraph-component'
 import { PermissionResult } from './the-graph-client/the-graph-client'
 
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export type BlockInformation = {
  * @public
  */
 export type ContentValidatorComponents = {
+  config: IConfigComponent
   logs: ILoggerComponent
   theGraphClient: TheGraphClient
   externalCalls: ExternalCalls
diff --git a/src/validations/access-checker/access.ts b/src/validations/access-checker/access.ts
index 59429c75..2fc822d8 100644
--- a/src/validations/access-checker/access.ts
+++ b/src/validations/access-checker/access.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ import { scenes } from './scenes'
 import { stores } from './stores'
 import { wearables } from './wearables'
 
-/**
- * Whether to ignore checks for access permission using blockchain data. Useful during content development.
- */
-const IGNORE_BLOCKCHAIN_ACCESS_CHECKS = process.env.IGNORE_BLOCKCHAIN_ACCESS_CHECKS === 'true'
-
 const accessCheckers: Record<EntityType, Validation> = {
   [EntityType.PROFILE]: profiles,
   [EntityType.SCENE]: scenes,
@@ -26,7 +21,9 @@ const accessCheckers: Record<EntityType, Validation> = {
  */
 export const access: Validation = {
   validate: async (components, deployment: DeploymentToValidate) => {
-    if (IGNORE_BLOCKCHAIN_ACCESS_CHECKS) return OK
+    if ((await components.config.getString('IGNORE_BLOCKCHAIN_ACCESS_CHECKS')) === 'true') {
+      return OK
+    }
 
     const { externalCalls } = components
     const deployedBeforeDCLLaunch = deployment.entity.timestamp <= LEGACY_CONTENT_MIGRATION_TIMESTAMP
diff --git a/test/setup/mock.ts b/test/setup/mock.ts
index 0edc2f9f..62289c6c 100644
--- a/test/setup/mock.ts
+++ b/test/setup/mock.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { ILoggerComponent } from '@well-known-components/interfaces'
+import { IConfigComponent, ILoggerComponent } from '@well-known-components/interfaces'
 import { ISubgraphComponent } from '@well-known-components/thegraph-component'
 import { createTheGraphClient } from '../../src'
 import { ContentValidatorComponents, ExternalCalls, QueryGraph, SubGraphs } from '../../src/types'
 import { ItemCollection } from '../../src/validations/access-checker/items/collection-asset'
+import { createConfigComponent } from '@well-known-components/env-config-provider'
 
 export const buildLogger = (): ILoggerComponent => ({
   getLogger: () => ({
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ export const buildLogger = (): ILoggerComponent => ({
 })
 
 export const buildComponents = (components?: Partial<ContentValidatorComponents>): ContentValidatorComponents => {
+  const config = components?.config ?? buildConfig({})
+
   const externalCalls = components?.externalCalls ?? buildExternalCalls()
 
   const logs = components?.logs ?? buildLogger()
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ export const buildComponents = (components?: Partial<ContentValidatorComponents>
   const theGraphClient = components?.theGraphClient ?? createTheGraphClient({ logs, subGraphs, ...components })
 
   return {
+    config,
     logs,
     theGraphClient,
     externalCalls,
@@ -30,6 +34,9 @@ export const buildComponents = (components?: Partial<ContentValidatorComponents>
   }
 }
 
+export const buildConfig = (optionMap: Partial<Record<string, string>>): IConfigComponent =>
+  createConfigComponent({ ...optionMap })
+
 export const buildExternalCalls = (externalCalls?: Partial<ExternalCalls>): ExternalCalls => ({
   isContentStoredAlready: () => Promise.resolve(new Map()),
   fetchContentFileSize: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
diff --git a/test/unit/access/scenes.spec.ts b/test/unit/access/scenes.spec.ts
index 5afb2a99..983890bc 100644
--- a/test/unit/access/scenes.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/access/scenes.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { scenes } from '../../../src/validations/access-checker/scenes'
+import { access } from '../../../src/validations/access-checker/access'
 import { buildSceneDeployment } from '../../setup/deployments'
-import { buildComponents, buildExternalCalls } from '../../setup/mock'
+import { buildComponents, buildConfig, buildExternalCalls } from '../../setup/mock'
+import { throws } from 'assert'
 
 describe('Access: scenes', () => {
   it('When a non-decentraland address tries to deploy a default scene, then an error is returned', async () => {
@@ -44,4 +46,40 @@ describe('Access: scenes', () => {
       'Scene pointers should only contain two integers separated by a comma, for example (10,10) or (120,-45). Invalid pointer: invalid-pointer'
     )
   })
+
+  describe('blockchain access check validations', () => {
+    it('When IGNORE_BLOCKCHAIN_ACCESS_CHECKS=false, then ownerAddress function is invoked', async () => {
+      const pointers = ['Default10']
+      const deployment = buildSceneDeployment(pointers)
+      const config = buildConfig({
+        IGNORE_BLOCKCHAIN_ACCESS_CHECKS: 'false'
+      })
+      const ownerAddress = jest.fn()
+      ownerAddress.mockResolvedValue('0xAddress')
+      const externalCalls = buildExternalCalls({
+        isAddressOwnedByDecentraland: () => true,
+        ownerAddress
+      })
+
+      const response = await access.validate(buildComponents({ config, externalCalls }), deployment)
+      expect(response.ok).toBeFalsy()
+      expect(ownerAddress).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('When IGNORE_BLOCKCHAIN_ACCESS_CHECKS=false, then ownerAddress function is not invoked', async () => {
+      const pointers = ['Default10']
+      const deployment = buildSceneDeployment(pointers)
+      const config = buildConfig({
+        IGNORE_BLOCKCHAIN_ACCESS_CHECKS: 'true'
+      })
+      const ownerAddress = jest.fn()
+      const externalCalls = buildExternalCalls({
+        ownerAddress
+      })
+
+      const response = await access.validate(buildComponents({ config, externalCalls }), deployment)
+      expect(response.ok).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(ownerAddress).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d32a9127..ce2facae 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1751,6 +1751,13 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/types" "5.29.0"
     eslint-visitor-keys "^3.3.0"
 
+"@well-known-components/env-config-provider@^1.1.1":
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@well-known-components/env-config-provider/-/env-config-provider-1.1.1.tgz#d04215847fcab83a1ab05e375df8e2141dae23cd"
+  integrity sha512-toj2HcxYZRf9UuBqEC9mrej9yyQlGU/15oGtShrDtNC9/OVLBNY3q8cNgLLKbPOMLaRJkjdQvIvpjb+Q+E+PFQ==
+  dependencies:
+    dotenv "^8.2.0"
+
 "@well-known-components/http-server@^1.1.0":
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@well-known-components/http-server/-/http-server-1.1.2.tgz#39d038da07efd3c1a3bc9a7edab5418c8162910f"
@@ -2535,6 +2542,11 @@ doctrine@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     esutils "^2.0.2"
 
+dotenv@^8.2.0:
+  version "8.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.6.0.tgz#061af664d19f7f4d8fc6e4ff9b584ce237adcb8b"
+  integrity sha512-IrPdXQsk2BbzvCBGBOTmmSH5SodmqZNt4ERAZDmW4CT+tL8VtvinqywuANaFu4bOMWki16nqf0e4oC0QIaDr/g==
+
 ee-first@1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz#590c61156b0ae2f4f0255732a158b266bc56b21d"