diff --git a/src/pseudo_peer/cli.rs b/src/pseudo_peer/cli.rs
index 7e90742c6..4411b1561 100644
--- a/src/pseudo_peer/cli.rs
+++ b/src/pseudo_peer/cli.rs
@@ -9,15 +9,19 @@ pub struct BlockSourceArgs {
     /// Example: /home/user/personal/evm-blocks
     ///
     /// For S3, you can use environment variables like AWS_PROFILE, etc.
-    #[arg(long)]
+    #[arg(long, alias = "ingest-dir")]
     block_source: Option<String>,
 
-    #[arg(long)]
+    #[arg(long, alias = "local-ingest-dir")]
     block_source_from_node: Option<String>,
 
     /// Shorthand of --block-source=s3://hl-mainnet-evm-blocks
-    #[arg(long = "s3", default_value_t = false)]
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
     s3: bool,
+
+    /// Shorthand of --block-source-from-node=~/hl/data/evm_blocks_and_receipts
+    #[arg(long)]
+    local: bool,
 }
 
 impl BlockSourceArgs {
@@ -32,6 +36,10 @@ impl BlockSourceArgs {
             return Ok(BlockSourceConfig::s3_default().await);
         }
 
+        if self.local {
+            return Ok(BlockSourceConfig::local_default());
+        }
+
         let Some(value) = self.block_source.as_ref() else {
             return Err(eyre::eyre!(
                 "You need to specify a block source e.g., --s3 or --block-source=/path/to/blocks"
diff --git a/src/pseudo_peer/config.rs b/src/pseudo_peer/config.rs
index 5635020ab..e12d3636b 100644
--- a/src/pseudo_peer/config.rs
+++ b/src/pseudo_peer/config.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ impl BlockSourceConfig {
         Self { source_type: BlockSourceType::Local { path }, block_source_from_node: None }
     }
 
+    pub fn local_default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            source_type: BlockSourceType::Local {
+                path: home_dir()
+                    .expect("home dir not found")
+                    .join("hl")
+                    .join("data")
+                    .join("evm_blocks_and_receipts"),
+            },
+            block_source_from_node: None,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn with_block_source_from_node(mut self, block_source_from_node: String) -> Self {
         self.block_source_from_node = Some(block_source_from_node);
         self