diff --git a/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star b/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
index fb19d2e94..2e44540b3 100644
--- a/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ JAVA_OPTS = {"JAVA_OPTS": "-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n
 PRIVATE_IP_ADDRESS_PLACEHOLDER = "KURTOSIS_IP_ADDR_PLACEHOLDER"
 
 USED_PORTS = {
-    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
+    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
+        RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL, shared_utils.HTTP_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL
+    ),
     WS_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(WS_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
     TCP_DISCOVERY_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         DISCOVERY_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL
diff --git a/src/el/erigon/erigon_launcher.star b/src/el/erigon/erigon_launcher.star
index 93f2c221b..e6a11245b 100644
--- a/src/el/erigon/erigon_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/erigon/erigon_launcher.star
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ PRIVATE_IP_ADDRESS_PLACEHOLDER = "KURTOSIS_IP_ADDR_PLACEHOLDER"
 
 USED_PORTS = {
     WS_RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
-        WS_RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL
+        WS_RPC_PORT_NUM,
+        shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL,
+        shared_utils.HTTP_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL,
     ),
     TCP_DISCOVERY_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         DISCOVERY_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL
diff --git a/src/el/ethereumjs/ethereumjs_launcher.star b/src/el/ethereumjs/ethereumjs_launcher.star
index be0ae66da..570bb716e 100644
--- a/src/el/ethereumjs/ethereumjs_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/ethereumjs/ethereumjs_launcher.star
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ EXECUTION_DATA_DIRPATH_ON_CLIENT_CONTAINER = "/data/ethereumjs/execution-data"
 PRIVATE_IP_ADDRESS_PLACEHOLDER = "KURTOSIS_IP_ADDR_PLACEHOLDER"
 
 USED_PORTS = {
-    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
+    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
+        RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL, shared_utils.HTTP_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL
+    ),
     WS_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(WS_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
     WS_PORT_ENGINE_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         WS_PORT_ENGINE_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL
diff --git a/src/el/geth/geth_launcher.star b/src/el/geth/geth_launcher.star
index 28259d1b8..9e4664ffe 100644
--- a/src/el/geth/geth_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/geth/geth_launcher.star
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ EXECUTION_DATA_DIRPATH_ON_CLIENT_CONTAINER = "/data/geth/execution-data"
 PRIVATE_IP_ADDRESS_PLACEHOLDER = "KURTOSIS_IP_ADDR_PLACEHOLDER"
 
 USED_PORTS = {
-    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
+    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
+        RPC_PORT_NUM,
+        shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL,
+        shared_utils.HTTP_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL,
+    ),
     WS_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(WS_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
     TCP_DISCOVERY_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         DISCOVERY_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL
@@ -48,7 +52,8 @@ USED_PORTS = {
         DISCOVERY_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.UDP_PROTOCOL
     ),
     ENGINE_RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
-        ENGINE_RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL
+        ENGINE_RPC_PORT_NUM,
+        shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL,
     ),
     METRICS_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         METRICS_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL
diff --git a/src/el/nethermind/nethermind_launcher.star b/src/el/nethermind/nethermind_launcher.star
index 2e62e9bcc..e18838c6b 100644
--- a/src/el/nethermind/nethermind_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/nethermind/nethermind_launcher.star
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ METRICS_PORT_ID = "metrics"
 PRIVATE_IP_ADDRESS_PLACEHOLDER = "KURTOSIS_IP_ADDR_PLACEHOLDER"
 
 USED_PORTS = {
-    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
+    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
+        RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL, shared_utils.HTTP_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL
+    ),
     WS_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(WS_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
     TCP_DISCOVERY_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         DISCOVERY_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL
diff --git a/src/el/nimbus-eth1/nimbus_launcher.star b/src/el/nimbus-eth1/nimbus_launcher.star
index 6652a2a07..ef339b814 100644
--- a/src/el/nimbus-eth1/nimbus_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/nimbus-eth1/nimbus_launcher.star
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ USED_PORTS = {
     WS_RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         WS_RPC_PORT_NUM,
         shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL,
+        shared_utils.HTTP_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL,
     ),
     TCP_DISCOVERY_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         DISCOVERY_PORT_NUM,
diff --git a/src/el/reth/reth_launcher.star b/src/el/reth/reth_launcher.star
index 5bab6ff67..3a9592d09 100644
--- a/src/el/reth/reth_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/reth/reth_launcher.star
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ EXECUTION_DATA_DIRPATH_ON_CLIENT_CONTAINER = "/data/reth/execution-data"
 PRIVATE_IP_ADDRESS_PLACEHOLDER = "KURTOSIS_IP_ADDR_PLACEHOLDER"
 
 USED_PORTS = {
-    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
+    RPC_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
+        RPC_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL, shared_utils.HTTP_APPLICATION_PROTOCOL
+    ),
     WS_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(WS_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL),
     TCP_DISCOVERY_PORT_ID: shared_utils.new_port_spec(
         DISCOVERY_PORT_NUM, shared_utils.TCP_PROTOCOL