diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings/typescript.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings/typescript.rs
index 84e2b17627..8f7a0b7b1a 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings/typescript.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bindings/typescript.rs
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
             network_passphrase,
             ..
         } = self.network.get(&self.locator).ok().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            network::DEFAULTS
+            network::default_networks()
                 .get("futurenet")
                 .expect("why did we remove the default futurenet network?")
-                .into()
+                .to_owned()
         });
         let absolute_path = self.output_dir.canonicalize()?;
         let file_name = absolute_path
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/locator.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/locator.rs
index 82ce2eee53..8d05474172 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/locator.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/locator.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,9 @@ impl Args {
             .into_iter()
             .flatten()
             .map(|x| x.0);
-        let default_networks = network::DEFAULTS.keys().map(ToString::to_string);
+        let list = network::default_networks();
+        let default_networks = list.keys().map(ToString::to_string);
+
         Ok(saved_networks
             .chain(default_networks)
             .unique()
@@ -211,9 +213,13 @@ impl Args {
                     location.to_string(),
                 ))
             });
-        let default_networks = network::DEFAULTS
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|(name, network)| ((*name).to_string(), network.into(), "Default".to_owned()));
+        let default_networks = network::default_networks().iter().map(|(name, network)| {
+            (
+                (*name).to_string(),
+                network.to_owned(),
+                "Default".to_owned(),
+            )
+        });
         Ok(saved_networks
             .chain(default_networks)
             .sorted_by(|a, b| Ord::cmp(&a.0, &b.0))
@@ -227,10 +233,12 @@ impl Args {
     pub fn read_network(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Network, Error> {
         let res = KeyType::Network.read_with_global(name, &self.local_config()?);
         if let Err(Error::ConfigMissing(_, _)) = &res {
-            let Some(network) = network::DEFAULTS.get(name) else {
+            let list = network::default_networks();
+
+            let Some(network) = list.get(name) else {
                 return res;
             };
-            return Ok(network.into());
+            return Ok(network.to_owned());
         }
         res
     }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/network.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/network.rs
index 861c131356..552040d929 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/network.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/network.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, str::FromStr, sync::OnceLock};
 
 use clap::arg;
-use phf::phf_map;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use stellar_strkey::ed25519::PublicKey;
@@ -144,36 +143,50 @@ impl Network {
     }
 }
 
-pub static DEFAULTS: phf::Map<&'static str, (&'static str, &'static str, &'static str)> = phf_map! {
-    "local" => (
-        "local",
-        "http://localhost:8000/rpc",
-        passphrase::LOCAL,
-    ),
-    "futurenet" => (
-        "futurenet",
-        "https://rpc-futurenet.stellar.org:443",
-        passphrase::FUTURENET,
-    ),
-    "testnet" => (
-        "testnet",
-        "https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org",
-        passphrase::TESTNET,
-    ),
-    "mainnet" => (
-        "mainnet",
-        "Bring Your Own: https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/rpc/rpc-providers",
-        passphrase::MAINNET,
-    ),
-};
-
-impl From<&(&str, &str, &str)> for Network {
-    /// Convert the return value of `DEFAULTS.get()` into a Network
-    fn from(n: &(&str, &str, &str)) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            name: n.0.to_string(),
-            rpc_url: n.1.to_string(),
-            network_passphrase: n.2.to_string(),
-        }
-    }
+pub fn default_networks() -> &'static HashMap<String, Network> {
+    static HASHMAP: OnceLock<HashMap<String, Network>> = OnceLock::new();
+
+    HASHMAP.get_or_init(|| {
+        let mut map = HashMap::new();
+
+        map.insert(
+            "local".to_string(),
+            Network {
+                name: "local".to_string(),
+                rpc_url: "http://localhost:8000/rpc".to_string(),
+                network_passphrase: passphrase::LOCAL.to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+
+        map.insert(
+            "futurenet".to_string(),
+            Network {
+                name: "futurenet".to_string(),
+                rpc_url: "https://rpc-futurenet.stellar.org:443".to_string(),
+                network_passphrase: passphrase::FUTURENET.to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+
+        map.insert(
+            "testnet".to_string(),
+            Network {
+                name: "testnet".to_string(),
+                rpc_url: "https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org".to_string(),
+                network_passphrase: passphrase::TESTNET.to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+
+        map.insert(
+            "mainnet".to_string(),
+            Network {
+                name: "mainnet".to_string(),
+                rpc_url:
+                    "Bring Your Own: https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/rpc/rpc-providers"
+                        .to_string(),
+                network_passphrase: passphrase::MAINNET.to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+
+        map
+    })
 }