diff --git a/crates/topos/src/components/node/services/process.rs b/crates/topos/src/components/node/services/process.rs
index 992111ce2..bbf545f92 100644
--- a/crates/topos/src/components/node/services/process.rs
+++ b/crates/topos/src/components/node/services/process.rs
@@ -87,11 +87,7 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_tce_process(
     let tce_params = ReliableBroadcastParams::new(validators.len());
 
     let tce_config = TceConfiguration {
-        boot_peers: genesis
-            .boot_peers(Some(topos_p2p::constants::TCE_BOOTNODE_PORT))
-            .into_iter()
-            .chain(config.parse_boot_peers())
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        boot_peers: config.parse_boot_peers(),
         validators,
         auth_key: keys.network.map(AuthKey::PrivateKey),
         signing_key: keys.validator.map(AuthKey::PrivateKey),
diff --git a/crates/topos/src/config/tce.rs b/crates/topos/src/config/tce.rs
index 3bd483127..92a5c772a 100644
--- a/crates/topos/src/config/tce.rs
+++ b/crates/topos/src/config/tce.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ pub struct TceConfig {
     /// Storage database path, if not set RAM storage is used
     #[serde(default = "default_db_path")]
     pub db_path: PathBuf,
-    /// Array of extra boot nodes to connect to
-    pub extra_boot_peers: Option<String>,
+    /// Boot peers for the p2p network
+    pub boot_peers: String,
     /// Ip for the p2p Multiaddr
     pub tce_ext_host: Option<String>,
     /// Port for the p2p Multiaddr
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ const fn default_metrics_api_addr() -> SocketAddr {
 
 impl TceConfig {
     pub fn parse_boot_peers(&self) -> Vec<(PeerId, Multiaddr)> {
-        self.extra_boot_peers
+        self.boot_peers
             .clone()
-            .unwrap_or_default()
             .split(&[',', ' '])
             .map(|s| s.to_string())
             .collect::<Vec<String>>()