diff --git a/multinode-demo/validator.sh b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
index 84bfe2caae0313..98ab0143a1f51e 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 = --skip-poh-verify ]]; then
       args+=("$1")
       shift
-    elif [[ $1 = --tpu-use-quic ]]; then
+    elif [[ $1 = --tpu-disable-quic ]]; then
       args+=("$1")
       shift
     elif [[ $1 = --rpc-send-batch-ms ]]; then
diff --git a/net/net.sh b/net/net.sh
index 418716c47b00ff..e77232330a7cb7 100755
--- a/net/net.sh
+++ b/net/net.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ Operate a configured testnet
                                       - Boot from a snapshot that has warped ahead to WARP_SLOT rather than a slot 0 genesis.
    --full-rpc
                                       - Support full RPC services on all nodes
+
+   --tpu-disable-quic
+                                      - Disable quic for tpu packet forwarding
+
  sanity/start-specific options:
    -F                   - Discard validator nodes that didn't bootup successfully
    -o noInstallCheck    - Skip solana-install sanity
@@ -320,6 +324,7 @@ startBootstrapLeader() {
          \"$waitForNodeInit\" \
          \"$extraPrimordialStakes\" \
          \"$TMPFS_ACCOUNTS\" \
+         \"$disableQuic\" \
       "
 
   ) >> "$logFile" 2>&1 || {
@@ -392,6 +397,7 @@ startNode() {
          \"$waitForNodeInit\" \
          \"$extraPrimordialStakes\" \
          \"$TMPFS_ACCOUNTS\" \
+         \"$disableQuic\" \
       "
   ) >> "$logFile" 2>&1 &
   declare pid=$!
@@ -800,6 +806,7 @@ maybeWarpSlot=
 maybeFullRpc=false
 waitForNodeInit=true
 extraPrimordialStakes=0
+disableQuic=false
 
 command=$1
 [[ -n $command ]] || usage
@@ -912,6 +919,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 == --full-rpc ]]; then
       maybeFullRpc=true
       shift 1
+    elif [[ $1 == --tpu-disable-quic ]]; then
+      disableQuic=true
+      shift 1
     elif [[ $1 == --async-node-init ]]; then
       waitForNodeInit=false
       shift 1
diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index 2b93ffed145a66..b07429f24da1bf 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ maybeFullRpc="${19}"
 waitForNodeInit="${20}"
 extraPrimordialStakes="${21:=0}"
 tmpfsAccounts="${22:false}"
+disableQuic="${23}"
+
 set +x
 
 missing() {
@@ -283,6 +285,11 @@ EOF
       args+=(--enable-extended-tx-metadata-storage)
     fi
 
+
+    if $disableQuic; then
+      args+=(--tpu-disable-quic)
+    fi
+
     if [[ $airdropsEnabled = true ]]; then
 cat >> ~/solana/on-reboot <<EOF
       ./multinode-demo/faucet.sh > faucet.log 2>&1 &
@@ -411,6 +418,10 @@ EOF
       args+=(--enable-extended-tx-metadata-storage)
     fi
 
+    if $disableQuic; then
+      args+=(--tpu-disable-quic)
+    fi
+
 cat >> ~/solana/on-reboot <<EOF
     $maybeSkipAccountsCreation
     nohup multinode-demo/validator.sh ${args[@]} > validator.log.\$now 2>&1 &