diff --git a/app/eth2wrap/eth2wrap.go b/app/eth2wrap/eth2wrap.go
index a1f39f90c..368f2f577 100644
--- a/app/eth2wrap/eth2wrap.go
+++ b/app/eth2wrap/eth2wrap.go
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ func (m multi) BlockAttestations(ctx context.Context, stateID string) ([]*eth2p0
 	return res, err
 }
 
-func (m multi) NodePeerCount(ctx context.Context) (PeerCount, error) {
+func (m multi) NodePeerCount(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
 	const label = "node_peer_count"
 	defer latency(label)()
 
 	res, err := provide(ctx, m.clients,
-		func(ctx context.Context, cl Client) (PeerCount, error) {
+		func(ctx context.Context, cl Client) (int, error) {
 			return cl.NodePeerCount(ctx)
 		},
 		nil,
diff --git a/app/eth2wrap/httpwrap.go b/app/eth2wrap/httpwrap.go
index 6aacc633a..9a4f7f235 100644
--- a/app/eth2wrap/httpwrap.go
+++ b/app/eth2wrap/httpwrap.go
@@ -41,20 +41,12 @@ type BlockAttestationsProvider interface {
 	BlockAttestations(ctx context.Context, stateID string) ([]*eth2p0.Attestation, error)
 }
 
-// PeerCount is the response for querying beacon node peer count (/eth/v1/node/peer_count).
-type PeerCount struct {
-	Disconnected  int
-	Connecting    int
-	Connected     int
-	Disconnecting int
-}
-
 // NodePeerCountProvider is the interface for providing node peer count.
 // It is a standard beacon API endpoint not implemented by eth2client.
 // See https://ethereum.github.io/beacon-APIs/#/Node/getPeerCount.
 type NodePeerCountProvider interface {
 	// NodePeerCount provides peer count of the beacon node.
-	NodePeerCount(ctx context.Context) (PeerCount, error)
+	NodePeerCount(ctx context.Context) (int, error)
 }
 
 // NewHTTPAdapterForT returns a http adapter for testing non-eth2service methods as it is nil.
@@ -150,21 +142,21 @@ func (h *httpAdapter) BlockAttestations(ctx context.Context, stateID string) ([]
 
 // NodePeerCount provides the peer count of the beacon node.
 // See https://ethereum.github.io/beacon-APIs/#/Node/getPeerCount.
-func (h *httpAdapter) NodePeerCount(ctx context.Context) (PeerCount, error) {
+func (h *httpAdapter) NodePeerCount(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
 	path := "/eth/v1/node/peer_count"
 	respBody, statusCode, err := httpGet(ctx, h.address, path, h.timeout)
 	if err != nil {
-		return PeerCount{}, errors.Wrap(err, "request beacon node peer count")
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "request beacon node peer count")
 	} else if statusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return PeerCount{}, errors.New("request beacon node peer count failed", z.Int("status", statusCode), z.Str("body", string(respBody)))
+		return 0, errors.New("request beacon node peer count failed", z.Int("status", statusCode), z.Str("body", string(respBody)))
 	}
 
 	var resp peerCountJSON
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(respBody, &resp); err != nil {
-		return PeerCount{}, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse beacon node peer count response")
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse beacon node peer count response")
 	}
 
-	return resp.Data, nil
+	return resp.Data.Connected, nil
 }
 
 type submitBeaconCommitteeSelectionsJSON struct {
@@ -180,7 +172,9 @@ type attestationsJSON struct {
 }
 
 type peerCountJSON struct {
-	Data PeerCount `json:"data"`
+	Data struct {
+		Connected int `json:"connected,string"`
+	} `json:"data"`
 }
 
 func httpPost(ctx context.Context, base string, endpoint string, body io.Reader, timeout time.Duration) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/app/monitoringapi.go b/app/monitoringapi.go
index 9080ae8be..63e7245d8 100644
--- a/app/monitoringapi.go
+++ b/app/monitoringapi.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func beaconNodePeerCount(ctx context.Context, eth2Cl eth2wrap.Client) (int, erro
 		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "get beacon node peer count")
 	}
 
-	return peerCount.Connected, nil
+	return peerCount, nil
 }
 
 // quorumPeersConnected returns true if quorum peers are currently connected.
diff --git a/testutil/beaconmock/beaconmock.go b/testutil/beaconmock/beaconmock.go
index 8669473a2..a414c112c 100644
--- a/testutil/beaconmock/beaconmock.go
+++ b/testutil/beaconmock/beaconmock.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ type Mock struct {
 	AttestationDataFunc                    func(context.Context, eth2p0.Slot, eth2p0.CommitteeIndex) (*eth2p0.AttestationData, error)
 	AttesterDutiesFunc                     func(context.Context, eth2p0.Epoch, []eth2p0.ValidatorIndex) ([]*eth2v1.AttesterDuty, error)
 	BlockAttestationsFunc                  func(ctx context.Context, stateID string) ([]*eth2p0.Attestation, error)
-	NodePeerCountFunc                      func(ctx context.Context) (eth2wrap.PeerCount, error)
+	NodePeerCountFunc                      func(ctx context.Context) (int, error)
 	BlindedBeaconBlockProposalFunc         func(ctx context.Context, slot eth2p0.Slot, randaoReveal eth2p0.BLSSignature, graffiti []byte) (*eth2api.VersionedBlindedBeaconBlock, error)
 	BeaconCommitteesFunc                   func(ctx context.Context, stateID string) ([]*eth2v1.BeaconCommittee, error)
 	BeaconBlockProposalFunc                func(ctx context.Context, slot eth2p0.Slot, randaoReveal eth2p0.BLSSignature, graffiti []byte) (*spec.VersionedBeaconBlock, error)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (m Mock) BlockAttestations(ctx context.Context, stateID string) ([]*eth2p0.
 	return m.BlockAttestationsFunc(ctx, stateID)
 }
 
-func (m Mock) NodePeerCount(ctx context.Context) (eth2wrap.PeerCount, error) {
+func (m Mock) NodePeerCount(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
 	return m.NodePeerCountFunc(ctx)
 }
 
diff --git a/testutil/beaconmock/options.go b/testutil/beaconmock/options.go
index 4c137c368..b91a7d32c 100644
--- a/testutil/beaconmock/options.go
+++ b/testutil/beaconmock/options.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 
 	"github.com/obolnetwork/charon/app/errors"
-	"github.com/obolnetwork/charon/app/eth2wrap"
 	"github.com/obolnetwork/charon/app/log"
 	"github.com/obolnetwork/charon/core"
 	"github.com/obolnetwork/charon/eth2util/eth2exp"
@@ -490,8 +489,8 @@ func defaultMock(httpMock HTTPMock, httpServer *http.Server, clock clockwork.Clo
 		BlockAttestationsFunc: func(ctx context.Context, stateID string) ([]*eth2p0.Attestation, error) {
 			return []*eth2p0.Attestation{}, nil
 		},
-		NodePeerCountFunc: func(ctx context.Context) (eth2wrap.PeerCount, error) {
-			return eth2wrap.PeerCount{}, nil
+		NodePeerCountFunc: func(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
+			return 0, nil
 		},
 		AttestationDataFunc: func(ctx context.Context, slot eth2p0.Slot, index eth2p0.CommitteeIndex) (*eth2p0.AttestationData, error) {
 			return attStore.NewAttestationData(ctx, slot, index)