diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
index 54a24137dd..8fc377d263 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
       RESOURCE_TAG_NAME: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.RESOURCE_TAG_NAME }}
       RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME }}
       RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME }}
-      L1_WS_RPC: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.L1_WS_RPC }}
-      L1_HTTP_RPC: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.L1_HTTP_RPC }}
+      L1_WS_URL: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.L1_WS_URL }}
+      L1_HTTP_URL: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.L1_HTTP_URL }}
 
 
     steps:
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "RESOURCE_TAG_NAME=testnetlatest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME=T" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME=testnet" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "L1_WS_RPC=ws://testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:9000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "L1_HTTP_RPC=http://testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:8025" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "L1_WS_URL=ws://testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:9000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "L1_HTTP_URL=http://testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:8025" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: 'Sets env vars for dev-testnet'
         if: ${{ (github.event.inputs.testnet_type == 'dev-testnet') }}
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "RESOURCE_TAG_NAME=devtestnetlatest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME=D" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME=devtestnet" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "L1_WS_RPC=ws://dev-testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:9000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "L1_HTTP_RPC=http://dev-testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:8025" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "L1_WS_URL=ws://dev-testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:9000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "L1_HTTP_URL=http://dev-testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:8025" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: 'Output env vars'
         id: outputVars
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "RESOURCE_TAG_NAME=${{env.RESOURCE_TAG_NAME}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME=${{env.RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME=${{env.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "L1_WS_RPC=${{env.L1_WS_RPC}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "L1_HTTP_RPC=${{env.L1_HTTP_RPC}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "L1_WS_URL=${{env.L1_WS_URL}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "L1_HTTP_URL=${{env.L1_HTTP_URL}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: 'Login to Azure docker registry'
         uses: azure/docker-login@v1
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           go run ./testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd \
-          -l1_http_rpc=${{ env.L1_HTTP_RPC }} \
+          -l1_ws_url=${{ env.L1_HTTP_URL }} \
           -private_key=${{ secrets.GETHNETWORK_PREFUNDED_PKSTR_WORKER }} \
           -docker_image=${{env.L2_HARDHATDEPLOYER_DOCKER_BUILD_TAG}} \
           -contracts_env_file=./testnet/.env
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:
                -node_type=${{ matrix.node_type }} \
                -is_sgx_enabled=true \
                -host_id=${{ secrets[matrix.node_pk_addr] }} \
-               -l1_ws_rpc=${{needs.build.outputs.L1_WS_RPC}} \
+               -l1_ws_url=${{needs.build.outputs.L1_WS_URL}} \
                -management_contract_addr=${{needs.build.outputs.MGMT_CONTRACT_ADDR}} \
                -message_bus_contract_addr=${{needs.build.outputs.MSG_BUS_CONTRACT_ADDR}} \
                -l1_start=${{needs.build.outputs.L1_START_HASH}} \
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           go run ./testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd \
           -l2_host=obscuronode-0-${{needs.build.outputs.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME}}-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com \
-          -l1_http_rpc=${{ needs.build.outputs.L1_HTTP_RPC }} \
+          -l1_ws_url=${{ needs.build.outputs.L1_HTTP_URL }} \
           -l2_ws_port=81 \
           -private_key=${{ secrets.GETHNETWORK_PREFUNDED_PKSTR_WORKER }} \
           -l2_private_key=8dfb8083da6275ae3e4f41e3e8a8c19d028d32c9247e24530933782f2a05035b \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-upgrade-testnet-l2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-upgrade-testnet-l2.yml
index 56c040bfab..0ece7acfc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-upgrade-testnet-l2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-upgrade-testnet-l2.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       RESOURCE_TAG_NAME: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.RESOURCE_TAG_NAME }}
       RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME }}
       RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME }}
-      L1_WS_RPC: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.L1_WS_RPC }}
+      L1_WS_URL: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.L1_WS_URL }}
       VM_BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ steps.outputVars.outputs.VM_BUILD_NUMBER }}
 
     steps:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "RESOURCE_TAG_NAME=testnetlatest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME=T" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME=testnet" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "L1_WS_RPC=ws://testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:9000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "L1_WS_URL=ws://testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:9000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: 'Sets env vars for dev-testnet'
         if: ${{ (github.event.inputs.testnet_type == 'dev-testnet') || (github.event_name == 'schedule') }}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "RESOURCE_TAG_NAME=devtestnetlatest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME=D" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME=devtestnet" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "L1_WS_RPC=ws://dev-testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:9000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "L1_WS_URL=ws://dev-testnet-eth2network.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:9000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: 'Fetch latest VM hostnames by env tag and extract build number'
         id: fetch_hostnames
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "RESOURCE_TAG_NAME=${{env.RESOURCE_TAG_NAME}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME=${{env.RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME=${{env.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "L1_WS_RPC=${{env.L1_WS_RPC}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "L1_WS_URL=${{env.L1_WS_URL}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "VM_BUILD_NUMBER=${{env.VM_BUILD_NUMBER}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: 'Login to Azure docker registry'
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
               -node_type=${{ matrix.node_type }} \
               -is_sgx_enabled=true \
               -host_id=${{ secrets[matrix.node_pk_addr] }} \
-              -l1_ws_rpc=${{needs.build.outputs.L1_WS_RPC}} \
+              -l1_ws_url=${{needs.build.outputs.L1_WS_URL}} \
               -private_key=${{ secrets[matrix.node_pk_str] }} \
               -sequencer_id=${{ secrets.GETHNETWORK_PREFUNDED_ADDR_0 }} \
               -host_public_p2p_addr=obscuronode-${{ matrix.host_id }}-${{needs.build.outputs.RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME}}-${{needs.build.outputs.VM_BUILD_NUMBER}}.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:10000 \
diff --git a/go/config/host_config.go b/go/config/host_config.go
index d5c2e0079e..c8f0ae47e2 100644
--- a/go/config/host_config.go
+++ b/go/config/host_config.go
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ type HostInputConfig struct {
 	P2PBindAddress string
 	// P2PPublicAddress is the advertised P2P server address
 	P2PPublicAddress string
-	// Websocket RPC address for interactions with the L1
-	L1WebsocketRPCAddress string
+	// L1WebsocketURL is the RPC address for interactions with the L1
+	L1WebsocketURL string
 	// Timeout duration for RPC requests to the enclave service
 	EnclaveRPCTimeout time.Duration
 	// Timeout duration for connecting to, and communicating with, the L1 node
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (p HostInputConfig) ToHostConfig() *HostConfig {
 		EnclaveRPCAddress:         p.EnclaveRPCAddress,
 		P2PBindAddress:            p.P2PBindAddress,
 		P2PPublicAddress:          p.P2PPublicAddress,
-		L1WebsocketRPCAddr:        p.L1WebsocketRPCAddress,
+		L1WebsocketURL:            p.L1WebsocketURL,
 		EnclaveRPCTimeout:         p.EnclaveRPCTimeout,
 		L1RPCTimeout:              p.L1RPCTimeout,
 		P2PConnectionTimeout:      p.P2PConnectionTimeout,
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ type HostConfig struct {
 	P2PBindAddress string
 	// P2PPublicAddress is the advertised P2P server address
 	P2PPublicAddress string
-	// The websocket RPC address for L1 requests
-	L1WebsocketRPCAddr string
+	// L1WebsocketURL is the RPC address for interactions with the L1
+	L1WebsocketURL string
 	// Timeout duration for RPC requests to the enclave service
 	EnclaveRPCTimeout time.Duration
 	// Timeout duration for connecting to, and communicating with, the L1 node
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func DefaultHostParsedConfig() *HostInputConfig {
 		EnclaveRPCAddress:         "127.0.0.1:11000",
 		P2PBindAddress:            "0.0.0.0:10000",
 		P2PPublicAddress:          "127.0.0.1:10000",
-		L1WebsocketRPCAddress:     "ws://127.0.0.1:8546",
+		L1WebsocketURL:            "ws://127.0.0.1:8546",
 		EnclaveRPCTimeout:         time.Duration(defaultRPCTimeoutSecs) * time.Second,
 		L1RPCTimeout:              time.Duration(defaultL1RPCTimeoutSecs) * time.Second,
 		P2PConnectionTimeout:      time.Duration(defaultP2PTimeoutSecs) * time.Second,
diff --git a/go/host/container/cli.go b/go/host/container/cli.go
index eb8d57f4af..eb8c338213 100644
--- a/go/host/container/cli.go
+++ b/go/host/container/cli.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type HostConfigToml struct {
 	EnclaveRPCAddress         string
 	P2PBindAddress            string
 	P2PPublicAddress          string
-	L1WebsocketRPCAddress     string
+	L1WebsocketURL            string
 	EnclaveRPCTimeout         int
 	L1RPCTimeout              int
 	P2PConnectionTimeout      int
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func ParseConfig() (*config.HostInputConfig, error) {
 	enclaveRPCAddress := flag.String(enclaveRPCAddressName, cfg.EnclaveRPCAddress, flagUsageMap[enclaveRPCAddressName])
 	p2pBindAddress := flag.String(p2pBindAddressName, cfg.P2PBindAddress, flagUsageMap[p2pBindAddressName])
 	p2pPublicAddress := flag.String(p2pPublicAddressName, cfg.P2PPublicAddress, flagUsageMap[p2pPublicAddressName])
-	l1WSRPCAddr := flag.String(l1WebsocketRPCAddrName, cfg.L1WebsocketRPCAddress, flagUsageMap[l1WebsocketRPCAddrName])
+	l1WSURL := flag.String(l1WebsocketURLName, cfg.L1WebsocketURL, flagUsageMap[l1WebsocketURLName])
 	enclaveRPCTimeoutSecs := flag.Uint64(enclaveRPCTimeoutSecsName, uint64(cfg.EnclaveRPCTimeout.Seconds()), flagUsageMap[enclaveRPCTimeoutSecsName])
 	l1RPCTimeoutSecs := flag.Uint64(l1RPCTimeoutSecsName, uint64(cfg.L1RPCTimeout.Seconds()), flagUsageMap[l1RPCTimeoutSecsName])
 	p2pConnectionTimeoutSecs := flag.Uint64(p2pConnectionTimeoutSecsName, uint64(cfg.P2PConnectionTimeout.Seconds()), flagUsageMap[p2pConnectionTimeoutSecsName])
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func ParseConfig() (*config.HostInputConfig, error) {
 	cfg.EnclaveRPCAddress = *enclaveRPCAddress
 	cfg.P2PBindAddress = *p2pBindAddress
 	cfg.P2PPublicAddress = *p2pPublicAddress
-	cfg.L1WebsocketRPCAddress = *l1WSRPCAddr
+	cfg.L1WebsocketURL = *l1WSURL
 	cfg.EnclaveRPCTimeout = time.Duration(*enclaveRPCTimeoutSecs) * time.Second
 	cfg.L1RPCTimeout = time.Duration(*l1RPCTimeoutSecs) * time.Second
 	cfg.P2PConnectionTimeout = time.Duration(*p2pConnectionTimeoutSecs) * time.Second
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func fileBasedConfig(configPath string) (*config.HostInputConfig, error) {
 		EnclaveRPCAddress:         tomlConfig.EnclaveRPCAddress,
 		P2PBindAddress:            tomlConfig.P2PBindAddress,
 		P2PPublicAddress:          tomlConfig.P2PPublicAddress,
-		L1WebsocketRPCAddress:     tomlConfig.L1WebsocketRPCAddress,
+		L1WebsocketURL:            tomlConfig.L1WebsocketURL,
 		EnclaveRPCTimeout:         time.Duration(tomlConfig.EnclaveRPCTimeout) * time.Second,
 		L1RPCTimeout:              time.Duration(tomlConfig.L1RPCTimeout) * time.Second,
 		P2PConnectionTimeout:      time.Duration(tomlConfig.P2PConnectionTimeout) * time.Second,
diff --git a/go/host/container/cli_flags.go b/go/host/container/cli_flags.go
index c6aa1a729b..445d28124b 100644
--- a/go/host/container/cli_flags.go
+++ b/go/host/container/cli_flags.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const (
 	enclaveRPCAddressName        = "enclaveRPCAddress"
 	p2pBindAddressName           = "p2pBindAddress"
 	p2pPublicAddressName         = "p2pPublicAddress"
-	l1WebsocketRPCAddrName       = "l1WSRPCAddress"
+	l1WebsocketURLName           = "l1WSURL"
 	enclaveRPCTimeoutSecsName    = "enclaveRPCTimeoutSecs"
 	l1RPCTimeoutSecsName         = "l1RPCTimeoutSecs"
 	p2pConnectionTimeoutSecsName = "p2pConnectionTimeoutSecs"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func getFlagUsageMap() map[string]string {
 		enclaveRPCAddressName:        "The address to use to connect to the Obscuro enclave service",
 		p2pBindAddressName:           "The address where the p2p server is bound to. Defaults to 0.0.0.0:10000",
 		p2pPublicAddressName:         "The P2P address where the other servers should connect to. Defaults to 127.0.0.1:10000",
-		l1WebsocketRPCAddrName:       "The websocket RPC address the host can use for L1 requests",
+		l1WebsocketURLName:           "The websocket RPC address the host can use for L1 requests",
 		enclaveRPCTimeoutSecsName:    "The timeout for host <-> enclave RPC communication",
 		l1RPCTimeoutSecsName:         "The timeout for connecting to, and communicating with, the Ethereum client",
 		p2pConnectionTimeoutSecsName: "The timeout for host <-> host P2P messaging",
diff --git a/go/host/container/host_container.go b/go/host/container/host_container.go
index d8041ea71d..7d45514c2d 100644
--- a/go/host/container/host_container.go
+++ b/go/host/container/host_container.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func NewHostContainerFromConfig(parsedConfig *config.HostInputConfig, logger get
 	ethWallet := wallet.NewInMemoryWalletFromConfig(cfg.PrivateKeyString, cfg.L1ChainID, log.New("wallet", cfg.LogLevel, cfg.LogPath))
 
 	fmt.Println("Connecting to L1 network...")
-	l1Client, err := ethadapter.NewEthClientFromAddress(cfg.L1WebsocketRPCAddr, cfg.L1RPCTimeout, cfg.ID, logger)
+	l1Client, err := ethadapter.NewEthClientFromAddress(cfg.L1WebsocketURL, cfg.L1RPCTimeout, cfg.ID, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Crit("could not create Ethereum client.", log.ErrKey, err)
 	}
diff --git a/go/host/container/test.toml b/go/host/container/test.toml
index 8b6e8a7664..7a56417666 100644
--- a/go/host/container/test.toml
+++ b/go/host/container/test.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EnclaveRPCTimeout = 10
 P2PBindAddress = "0.0.0.0:10000"
 P2PPublicAddress = "127.0.0.1:10000"
 P2PConnectionTimeout = 777
-L1WebsocketRPCAddress = "ws://127.0.0.1:8546"
+L1WebsocketURL = "ws://127.0.0.1:8546"
 L1RPCTimeout = 15
 ManagementContractAddress = ""
 LogLevel = 3
diff --git a/go/node/cmd/cli.go b/go/node/cmd/cli.go
index a058426000..fee04d1277 100644
--- a/go/node/cmd/cli.go
+++ b/go/node/cmd/cli.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type NodeConfigCLI struct {
 	isSGXEnabled            bool
 	enclaveDockerImage      string
 	hostDockerImage         string
-	l1WSRPCAddr             string
+	l1WebsocketURL          string
 	hostP2PPort             int
 	hostP2PHost             string
 	hostP2PPublicAddr       string
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func ParseConfigCLI() *NodeConfigCLI {
 	isSGXEnabled := flag.Bool(isSGXEnabledFlag, false, flagUsageMap[isSGXEnabledFlag])
 	enclaveDockerImage := flag.String(enclaveDockerImageFlag, "", flagUsageMap[enclaveDockerImageFlag])
 	hostDockerImage := flag.String(hostDockerImageFlag, "", flagUsageMap[hostDockerImageFlag])
-	l1WSRPCAddr := flag.String(l1WSRPCAddressFlag, "ws://eth2network:9000", flagUsageMap[l1WSRPCAddressFlag])
+	l1WebsocketURL := flag.String(l1WebsocketURLFlag, "ws://eth2network:9000", flagUsageMap[l1WebsocketURLFlag])
 	hostP2PPort := flag.Int(hostP2PPortFlag, 14000, flagUsageMap[hostP2PPortFlag])
 	hostP2PHost := flag.String(hostP2PHostFlag, "0.0.0.0", flagUsageMap[hostP2PHostFlag])
 	hostP2PPublicAddr := flag.String(hostP2PPublicAddrFlag, "", flagUsageMap[hostP2PPublicAddrFlag])
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func ParseConfigCLI() *NodeConfigCLI {
 	cfg.isSGXEnabled = *isSGXEnabled
 	cfg.enclaveDockerImage = *enclaveDockerImage
 	cfg.hostDockerImage = *hostDockerImage
-	cfg.l1WSRPCAddr = *l1WSRPCAddr
+	cfg.l1WebsocketURL = *l1WebsocketURL
 	cfg.hostP2PPort = *hostP2PPort
 	cfg.hostP2PHost = *hostP2PHost
 	cfg.hostP2PPublicAddr = *hostP2PPublicAddr
diff --git a/go/node/cmd/cli_flags.go b/go/node/cmd/cli_flags.go
index b8c8dada08..ecba8f874e 100644
--- a/go/node/cmd/cli_flags.go
+++ b/go/node/cmd/cli_flags.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const (
 	isSGXEnabledFlag            = "is_sgx_enabled"
 	enclaveDockerImageFlag      = "enclave_docker_image"
 	hostDockerImageFlag         = "host_docker_image"
-	l1WSRPCAddressFlag          = "l1_ws_rpc"
+	l1WebsocketURLFlag          = "l1_ws_url"
 	hostHTTPPortFlag            = "host_http_port"
 	hostWSPortFlag              = "host_ws_port"
 	hostP2PPortFlag             = "host_p2p_port"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func getFlagUsageMap() map[string]string {
 		isSGXEnabledFlag:            "Whether the it should run on an SGX is enabled CPU",
 		enclaveDockerImageFlag:      "Docker image for the enclave",
 		hostDockerImageFlag:         "Docker image for the host",
-		l1WSRPCAddressFlag:          "Layer 1 websocket RPC address",
+		l1WebsocketURLFlag:          "Layer 1 websocket RPC address",
 		hostP2PPortFlag:             "Hosts p2p bound port",
 		hostP2PPublicAddrFlag:       "Hosts public p2p host.",
 		hostP2PHostFlag:             "Hosts p2p bound addr",
diff --git a/go/node/cmd/main.go b/go/node/cmd/main.go
index 095376ebd6..4aa3436c36 100644
--- a/go/node/cmd/main.go
+++ b/go/node/cmd/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func main() {
 		node.WithSGXEnabled(cliConfig.isSGXEnabled),
 		node.WithEnclaveImage(cliConfig.enclaveDockerImage),                  // "local_enclave"
 		node.WithHostImage(cliConfig.hostDockerImage),                        // "local_host"
-		node.WithL1WSRPCAddress(cliConfig.l1WSRPCAddr),                       // "ws://eth2network:9000"
+		node.WithL1WebsocketURL(cliConfig.l1WebsocketURL),                    // "ws://eth2network:9000"
 		node.WithHostP2PPort(cliConfig.hostP2PPort),                          // 14000
 		node.WithHostP2PHost(cliConfig.hostP2PHost),                          // 0.0.0.0
 		node.WithHostPublicP2PAddr(cliConfig.hostP2PPublicAddr),              // node public facing ip and port
diff --git a/go/node/config.go b/go/node/config.go
index f061599bcc..581a149ab1 100644
--- a/go/node/config.go
+++ b/go/node/config.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *Config) ToHostConfig() *config.HostInputConfig {
 	cfg.P2PPublicAddress = fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", c.hostP2PPort)
 	cfg.P2PBindAddress = c.hostPublicP2PAddr
 
-	cfg.L1WebsocketRPCAddress = c.l1WSRPCAddr
+	cfg.L1WebsocketURL = c.l1WSRPCAddr
 	cfg.ManagementContractAddress = gethcommon.HexToAddress(c.managementContractAddr)
 	cfg.MessageBusAddress = gethcommon.HexToAddress(c.messageBusContractAddress)
 	cfg.LogPath = testlog.LogFile()
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func WithL1Start(blockHash string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-func WithL1WSRPCAddress(addr string) Option {
+func WithL1WebsocketURL(addr string) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
 		c.l1WSRPCAddr = addr
 	}
diff --git a/integration/noderunner/noderunner_test.go b/integration/noderunner/noderunner_test.go
index 52a6819728..8da0b84e78 100644
--- a/integration/noderunner/noderunner_test.go
+++ b/integration/noderunner/noderunner_test.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func createInMemoryNode(t *testing.T) (node.Node, gethcommon.Address) {
 		node.WithEnclaveWSPort(_startPort+integration.DefaultEnclaveOffset),
 		node.WithHostHTTPPort(_startPort+integration.DefaultHostRPCHTTPOffset),
 		node.WithHostWSPort(_startPort+integration.DefaultHostRPCWSOffset),
-		node.WithL1WSRPCAddress(fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s:%d", _localhost, _startPort+integration.DefaultGethWSPortOffset)),
+		node.WithL1WebsocketURL(fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s:%d", _localhost, _startPort+integration.DefaultGethWSPortOffset)),
 		node.WithGenesis(true),
 		node.WithProfiler(true),
 	)
diff --git a/integration/simulation/network/socket.go b/integration/simulation/network/socket.go
index 18d6cb0b08..9aa3e4e743 100644
--- a/integration/simulation/network/socket.go
+++ b/integration/simulation/network/socket.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (n *networkOfSocketNodes) Create(simParams *params.SimParams, _ *stats.Stat
 				node.WithManagementContractAddress(simParams.L1SetupData.MgmtContractAddress.String()),
 				node.WithMessageBusContractAddress(simParams.L1SetupData.MessageBusAddr.String()),
 				node.WithNodeType(nodeTypeStr),
-				node.WithL1WSRPCAddress(fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s:%d", "127.0.0.1", simParams.StartPort+100)),
+				node.WithL1WebsocketURL(fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s:%d", "127.0.0.1", simParams.StartPort+100)),
 				node.WithInboundP2PDisabled(isInboundP2PDisabled),
 				node.WithLogLevel(4),
 				node.WithDebugNamespaceEnabled(true),
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/docker.go b/testnet/launcher/docker.go
index ee1604ca95..6427a55df9 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/docker.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/docker.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (t *Testnet) Start() error {
 		node.WithEnclaveImage(t.cfg.sequencerEnclaveDockerImage),
 		node.WithEnclaveDebug(t.cfg.sequencerEnclaveDebug),
 		node.WithHostImage("testnetobscuronet.azurecr.io/obscuronet/host:latest"),
-		node.WithL1WSRPCAddress("ws://eth2network:9000"),
+		node.WithL1WebsocketURL("ws://eth2network:9000"),
 		node.WithEnclaveWSPort(11000),
 		node.WithHostHTTPPort(80),
 		node.WithHostWSPort(81),
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (t *Testnet) Start() error {
 		node.WithEnclaveImage(t.cfg.validatorEnclaveDockerImage),
 		node.WithEnclaveDebug(t.cfg.validatorEnclaveDebug),
 		node.WithHostImage("testnetobscuronet.azurecr.io/obscuronet/host:latest"),
-		node.WithL1WSRPCAddress("ws://eth2network:9000"),
+		node.WithL1WebsocketURL("ws://eth2network:9000"),
 		node.WithEnclaveWSPort(11010),
 		node.WithHostHTTPPort(13010),
 		node.WithHostWSPort(13011),
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
index 7354636fbb..a70a7985e0 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 // Flag names.
 const (
-	l1HTTPRPCAddressFlag = "l1_http_rpc"
+	l1HTTPRPCAddressFlag = "l1_ws_url"
 	privateKeyFlag       = "private_key"
 	dockerImageFlag      = "docker_image"
 	contractsEnvFileFlag = "contracts_env_file"
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
index 35e6527ee2..1771f160f3 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 // Flag names.
 const (
-	l1HTTPRPCAddressFlag       = "l1_http_rpc"
+	l1HTTPRPCAddressFlag       = "l1_ws_url"
 	privateKeyFlag             = "private_key"
 	dockerImageFlag            = "docker_image"
 	l2HostFlag                 = "l2_host"