diff --git a/scripts/hardhat/deploy/deployBridge.ts b/scripts/hardhat/deploy/deployBridge.ts
index 5958556..a8fc1b5 100644
--- a/scripts/hardhat/deploy/deployBridge.ts
+++ b/scripts/hardhat/deploy/deployBridge.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ const main = async () => {
     [l1CrossDomainMessengerAddr],
   );
 
+  const portalReceipt = await l1Provider.getTransactionReceipt(
+    lightLinkPortal.deployTx!.hash,
+  );
+
+  // Deploy SystemConfig contract
+  log("Deploying SystemConfig to L1...");
+  const systemConfig = await proxyDeployAndInitialize(
+    l1Deployer,
+    await ethers.getContractFactory("SystemConfig"),
+    [portalReceipt?.blockNumber, lightLinkPortal.address],
+  );
+
   log("Deployment complete!");
 
   // Log deployment addresses
@@ -62,6 +74,11 @@ const main = async () => {
     `"${L1StandardBridgeDeployment.address}"`,
     `"(impl ${L1StandardBridgeDeployment.implementationAddress})"`,
   );
+  log(
+    " SystemConfig:",
+    `"${systemConfig.address}"`,
+    `"(impl ${systemConfig.implementationAddress})"`,
+  );
 };
 
 main()
diff --git a/scripts/hardhat/lib/deploy.ts b/scripts/hardhat/lib/deploy.ts
index 9bdf08e..f092378 100644
--- a/scripts/hardhat/lib/deploy.ts
+++ b/scripts/hardhat/lib/deploy.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export const proxyDeployAndInitialize = async (
     .deploy(signer.address)) as any;
   await proxy.waitForDeployment();
 
+  const deployTx = await proxy.deploymentTransaction();
+
   await proxy.upgradeToAndCall(
     implementationAddress,
     implementation.interface.encodeFunctionData("initialize", args),
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export const proxyDeployAndInitialize = async (
     address: proxyAddress,
     implementation,
     implementationAddress,
+    deployTx,
   };
 };