diff --git a/bin/ethlambda/src/main.rs b/bin/ethlambda/src/main.rs
index fcd55c74..5c4ce16f 100644
--- a/bin/ethlambda/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/ethlambda/src/main.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, Layer, Registry, layer::SubscriberExt};
 
 use ethlambda_blockchain::BlockChain;
+use ethlambda_rpc::RpcConfig;
 use ethlambda_storage::{StorageBackend, Store, backend::RocksDBBackend};
 
 const ASCII_ART: &str = r#"
@@ -108,10 +109,13 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     ethlambda_blockchain::metrics::set_node_info("ethlambda", version::CLIENT_VERSION);
     ethlambda_blockchain::metrics::set_node_start_time();
 
-    let api_socket = SocketAddr::new(options.http_address, options.api_port);
-    let metrics_socket = SocketAddr::new(options.http_address, options.metrics_port);
     let node_p2p_key = read_hex_file_bytes(&options.node_key);
     let p2p_socket = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::from([0, 0, 0, 0]), options.gossipsub_port);
+    let rpc_config = RpcConfig {
+        http_address: options.http_address,
+        api_port: options.api_port,
+        metrics_port: options.metrics_port,
+    };
 
     println!("{ASCII_ART}");
 
@@ -226,18 +230,12 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         .inspect_err(|err| error!(%err, "Failed to send InitBlockChain — actors not wired"))?;
 
     let shutdown_token = CancellationToken::new();
-    let metrics_shutdown = shutdown_token.clone();
-    let api_shutdown = shutdown_token.clone();
+    let rpc_shutdown = shutdown_token.clone();
 
-    let metrics_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let _ = ethlambda_rpc::start_metrics_server(metrics_socket, metrics_shutdown)
-            .await
-            .inspect_err(|err| error!(%err, "Metrics server failed"));
-    });
-    let api_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let _ = ethlambda_rpc::start_api_server(api_socket, store, aggregator, api_shutdown)
+    let rpc_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let _ = ethlambda_rpc::start_rpc_server(rpc_config, store, aggregator, rpc_shutdown)
             .await
-            .inspect_err(|err| error!(%err, "API server failed"));
+            .inspect_err(|err| error!(%err, "RPC server failed"));
     });
 
     info!("Node initialized");
@@ -270,8 +268,7 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
 
     blockchain_ref.join().await;
     p2p_ref.join().await;
-    let _ = api_handle.await;
-    let _ = metrics_handle.await;
+    let _ = rpc_handle.await;
 
     info!("Shutdown complete");
 
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs b/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
index e756e2f2..c0f0104b 100644
--- a/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 
 use axum::{
     Extension, Json, Router, http::HeaderValue, http::header, response::IntoResponse, routing::get,
@@ -17,39 +17,51 @@ mod fork_choice;
 mod heap_profiling;
 pub mod metrics;
 
-pub async fn start_api_server(
-    address: SocketAddr,
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RpcConfig {
+    pub http_address: IpAddr,
+    pub api_port: u16,
+    pub metrics_port: u16,
+}
+
+pub async fn start_rpc_server(
+    config: RpcConfig,
     store: Store,
     aggregator: AggregatorController,
     shutdown: CancellationToken,
 ) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     let api_router = build_api_router(store).layer(Extension(aggregator));
-
-    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(address).await?;
-    axum::serve(listener, api_router)
-        .with_graceful_shutdown(async move {
-            shutdown.cancelled().await;
-        })
-        .await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub async fn start_metrics_server(
-    address: SocketAddr,
-    shutdown: CancellationToken,
-) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     let metrics_router = metrics::start_prometheus_metrics_api();
     let debug_router = build_debug_router();
 
-    let app = Router::new().merge(metrics_router).merge(debug_router);
-
-    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(address).await?;
-    axum::serve(listener, app)
-        .with_graceful_shutdown(async move {
-            shutdown.cancelled().await;
-        })
-        .await?;
+    if config.api_port == config.metrics_port {
+        let app = Router::new()
+            .merge(api_router)
+            .merge(metrics_router)
+            .merge(debug_router);
+        let addr = SocketAddr::new(config.http_address, config.api_port);
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await?;
+        axum::serve(listener, app)
+            .with_graceful_shutdown(async move {
+                shutdown.cancelled().await;
+            })
+            .await?;
+    } else {
+        let api_addr = SocketAddr::new(config.http_address, config.api_port);
+        let metrics_addr = SocketAddr::new(config.http_address, config.metrics_port);
+        let api_listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(api_addr).await?;
+        let metrics_listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(metrics_addr).await?;
+        let metrics_app = Router::new().merge(metrics_router).merge(debug_router);
+        let metrics_shutdown = shutdown.clone();
+        tokio::try_join!(
+            axum::serve(api_listener, api_router).with_graceful_shutdown(async move {
+                shutdown.cancelled().await;
+            }),
+            axum::serve(metrics_listener, metrics_app).with_graceful_shutdown(async move {
+                metrics_shutdown.cancelled().await;
+            }),
+        )?;
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -57,7 +69,7 @@ pub async fn start_metrics_server(
 /// Build the API router with the given store.
 ///
 /// The aggregator controller is threaded in via `Extension` by the caller
-/// (see `start_api_server`) so existing store-backed handlers don't need to
+/// (see `start_rpc_server`) so existing store-backed handlers don't need to
 /// know about it and admin handlers extract it independently.
 fn build_api_router(store: Store) -> Router {
     Router::new()