diff --git a/system_tests/espresso_escape_hatch_test.go b/system_tests/espresso_escape_hatch_test.go
index f13259d4ca..f58c9e9761 100644
--- a/system_tests/espresso_escape_hatch_test.go
+++ b/system_tests/espresso_escape_hatch_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ func TestEspressoEscapeHatch(t *testing.T) {
 	address := common.HexToAddress(lightClientAddress)
 	txOpts := builder.L1Info.GetDefaultTransactOpts("Faucet", ctx)
 
-	if builder.L2.ConsensusNode.TxStreamer.EscapeHatchEnabled {
+	if builder.L2.ConsensusNode.TxStreamer.UseEscapeHatch {
 		t.Fatal("testing not using escape hatch first")
 	}
-	log.Info("Checking turning off the escape hatch")
+	log.Info("Checking turning on the escape hatch")
 
 	// Start to check the escape hatch
 
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ func TestEspressoEscapeHatch(t *testing.T) {
 	log.Info("waiting for light client to report hotshot is down")
 	err = waitForWith(ctx, 10*time.Minute, 10*time.Second, func() bool {
 		log.Info("waiting for hotshot down")
-		return builder.L2.ConsensusNode.TxStreamer.EscapeHatchEnabled
+		live, err := lightclientmock.IsHotShotLive(t, builder.L1.Client, address, 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("error checking hotshot live", "err", err)
+		}
+		return !live
 	})
 	Require(t, err)
 
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ func TestEspressoEscapeHatch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	log.Info("testing escape hatch")
 	// Modify it manually
-	builder.L2.ConsensusNode.TxStreamer.EscapeHatchEnabled = true
+	builder.L2.ConsensusNode.TxStreamer.UseEscapeHatch = true
 
 	err = lightclientmock.FreezeL1Height(t, builder.L1.Client, address, &txOpts)
 	Require(t, err)
diff --git a/system_tests/espresso_sovereign_sequencer_test.go b/system_tests/espresso_sovereign_sequencer_test.go
index 53cee6f161..f636ee6ee0 100644
--- a/system_tests/espresso_sovereign_sequencer_test.go
+++ b/system_tests/espresso_sovereign_sequencer_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func createL1AndL2Node(
 	builder.nodeConfig.BatchPoster.MaxDelay = -1000 * time.Hour
 	builder.nodeConfig.BatchPoster.LightClientAddress = lightClientAddress
 	builder.nodeConfig.BatchPoster.HotShotUrl = hotShotUrl
+	builder.nodeConfig.BatchPoster.UseEscapeHatch = false
 
 	// validator config
 	builder.nodeConfig.BlockValidator.Enable = true