diff --git a/evmlib/src/testnet.rs b/evmlib/src/testnet.rs
index c4db116c2e..97c56ef590 100644
--- a/evmlib/src/testnet.rs
+++ b/evmlib/src/testnet.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::common::Address;
 use crate::contract::data_payments::DataPaymentsHandler;
 use crate::contract::network_token::NetworkToken;
+use crate::reqwest::Url;
 use crate::{CustomNetwork, Network};
 use alloy::hex::ToHexExt;
 use alloy::network::{Ethereum, EthereumWallet};
@@ -21,11 +22,12 @@ pub struct Testnet {
 impl Testnet {
     /// Starts an Anvil node and automatically deploys the network token and chunk payments smart contracts.
     pub async fn new() -> Self {
-        let anvil = start_node();
+        let (anvil, rpc_url) = start_node();
 
-        let network_token = deploy_network_token_contract(&anvil).await;
+        let network_token = deploy_network_token_contract(&rpc_url, &anvil).await;
         let data_payments =
-            deploy_data_payments_contract(&anvil, *network_token.contract.address()).await;
+            deploy_data_payments_contract(&rpc_url, &anvil, *network_token.contract.address())
+                .await;
 
         Testnet {
             anvil,
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ impl Testnet {
             .endpoint()
             .parse()
             .expect("Could not parse RPC URL");
+        println!("RPC URL: {}", rpc_url);
 
         Network::Custom(CustomNetwork {
             rpc_url_http: rpc_url,
@@ -55,17 +58,31 @@ impl Testnet {
     }
 }
 
-/// Runs a local Anvil node.
-pub fn start_node() -> AnvilInstance {
-    // Spin up a local Anvil node.
-    // Requires you to have Foundry installed: https://book.getfoundry.sh/getting-started/installation
-    Anvil::new()
-        .port(4343_u16)
+/// Runs a local Anvil node bound to a specified IP address.
+///
+/// The `AnvilInstance` `endpoint` function is hardcoded to return "localhost", so we must also
+/// return the RPC URL if we want to listen on something other than `localhost`.
+///
+/// The `anvil` binary respects the `ANVIL_IP_ADDR` environment variable, but defaults to "localhost".
+pub fn start_node() -> (AnvilInstance, Url) {
+    let host = std::env::var("ANVIL_IP_ADDR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "localhost".to_string());
+    let port = std::env::var("ANVIL_PORT")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| "4343".to_string())
+        .parse::<u16>()
+        .expect("Invalid port number");
+
+    let anvil = Anvil::new()
+        .port(port)
         .try_spawn()
-        .expect("Could not spawn Anvil node")
+        .expect("Could not spawn Anvil node");
+
+    let url = Url::parse(&format!("http://{}:{}", host, port)).expect("Failed to parse URL");
+
+    (anvil, url)
 }
 
 pub async fn deploy_network_token_contract(
+    rpc_url: &Url,
     anvil: &AnvilInstance,
 ) -> NetworkToken<
     Http<Client>,
@@ -87,18 +104,17 @@ pub async fn deploy_network_token_contract(
     let signer: PrivateKeySigner = anvil.keys()[0].clone().into();
     let wallet = EthereumWallet::from(signer);
 
-    let rpc_url = anvil.endpoint().parse().expect("Could not parse RPC URL");
-
     let provider = ProviderBuilder::new()
         .with_recommended_fillers()
         .wallet(wallet)
-        .on_http(rpc_url);
+        .on_http(rpc_url.clone());
 
     // Deploy the contract.
     NetworkToken::deploy(provider).await
 }
 
 pub async fn deploy_data_payments_contract(
+    rpc_url: &Url,
     anvil: &AnvilInstance,
     token_address: Address,
 ) -> DataPaymentsHandler<
@@ -121,12 +137,10 @@ pub async fn deploy_data_payments_contract(
     let signer: PrivateKeySigner = anvil.keys()[1].clone().into();
     let wallet = EthereumWallet::from(signer);
 
-    let rpc_url = anvil.endpoint().parse().expect("Could not parse RPC URL");
-
     let provider = ProviderBuilder::new()
         .with_recommended_fillers()
         .wallet(wallet)
-        .on_http(rpc_url);
+        .on_http(rpc_url.clone());
 
     // Deploy the contract.
     DataPaymentsHandler::deploy(provider, token_address).await
diff --git a/evmlib/tests/data_payments.rs b/evmlib/tests/data_payments.rs
index ed9e2ac413..26223cfcc1 100644
--- a/evmlib/tests/data_payments.rs
+++ b/evmlib/tests/data_payments.rs
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ async fn setup() -> (
         Ethereum,
     >,
 ) {
-    let anvil = start_node();
+    let (anvil, rpc_url) = start_node();
 
-    let network_token = deploy_network_token_contract(&anvil).await;
+    let network_token = deploy_network_token_contract(&rpc_url, &anvil).await;
 
     let data_payments =
-        deploy_data_payments_contract(&anvil, *network_token.contract.address()).await;
+        deploy_data_payments_contract(&rpc_url, &anvil, *network_token.contract.address()).await;
 
     (anvil, network_token, data_payments)
 }
diff --git a/evmlib/tests/network_token.rs b/evmlib/tests/network_token.rs
index 40ea9ba041..0cc2b1c1eb 100644
--- a/evmlib/tests/network_token.rs
+++ b/evmlib/tests/network_token.rs
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ async fn setup() -> (
         Ethereum,
     >,
 ) {
-    let anvil = start_node();
+    let (anvil, rpc_url) = start_node();
 
-    let network_token = deploy_network_token_contract(&anvil).await;
+    let network_token = deploy_network_token_contract(&rpc_url, &anvil).await;
 
     (anvil, network_token)
 }
diff --git a/evmlib/tests/wallet.rs b/evmlib/tests/wallet.rs
index a95ee34eca..905f719fc3 100644
--- a/evmlib/tests/wallet.rs
+++ b/evmlib/tests/wallet.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
 async fn local_testnet() -> (AnvilInstance, Network, EthereumWallet) {
-    let anvil = start_node();
-    let rpc_url = anvil.endpoint().parse().unwrap();
-    let network_token = deploy_network_token_contract(&anvil).await;
+    let (anvil, rpc_url) = start_node();
+    let network_token = deploy_network_token_contract(&rpc_url, &anvil).await;
     let payment_token_address = *network_token.contract.address();
-    let data_payments = deploy_data_payments_contract(&anvil, payment_token_address).await;
+    let data_payments =
+        deploy_data_payments_contract(&rpc_url, &anvil, payment_token_address).await;
 
     (
         anvil,