diff --git a/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts b/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
index d7bf8305ea92..ec2d229bb9e3 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ const channelCloseInitScenario = test.macro({
       vstorageClient,
       retryUntilCondition,
       useChain,
-      hermes,
+      relayer,
     } = t.context;
 
     // make an account so there's an ICA channel we can attempt to close
@@ -281,14 +281,14 @@ const channelCloseInitScenario = test.macro({
       `Initiating channelCloseInit for dst: ${JSON.stringify(dst)} src: ${JSON.stringify(src)}`,
     );
     t.throws(
-      () => hermes.channelCloseInit(chainName, dst, src),
+      () => relayer.channelCloseInit(chainName, dst, src),
       { message: /Command failed/ },
-      'hermes channelCloseInit failed from agoric side for ICA',
+      'relayer channelCloseInit failed from agoric side for ICA',
     );
     t.throws(
-      () => hermes.channelCloseInit(chainName, src, dst),
+      () => relayer.channelCloseInit(chainName, src, dst),
       { message: /Command failed/ },
-      `hermes channelCloseInit failed from ${chainName} side for ICA`,
+      `relayer channelCloseInit failed from ${chainName} side for ICA`,
     );
 
     const remoteQueryClient = makeQueryClient(
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ const channelCloseInitScenario = test.macro({
       () => remoteQueryClient.queryChannel(rPortID, rChannelID),
       // @ts-expect-error ChannelSDKType.state is a string not a number
       ({ channel }) => channel?.state === 'STATE_OPEN',
-      'Hermes closeChannelInit failed so ICA channel is still open',
+      'Relayer closeChannelInit failed so ICA channel is still open',
     );
     t.log(channel);
     t.is(
@@ -330,23 +330,23 @@ const channelCloseInitScenario = test.macro({
       };
       t.throws(
         () =>
-          hermes.channelCloseInit(
+          relayer.channelCloseInit(
             chainName,
             dstTransferChannel,
             srcTransferChannel,
           ),
         { message: /Command failed/ },
-        'hermes channelCloseInit failed from agoric side for transfer',
+        'relayer channelCloseInit failed from agoric side for transfer',
       );
       t.throws(
         () =>
-          hermes.channelCloseInit(
+          relayer.channelCloseInit(
             chainName,
             srcTransferChannel,
             dstTransferChannel,
           ),
         { message: /Command failed/ },
-        `hermes channelCloseInit failed from ${chainName} side for transfer`,
+        `relayer channelCloseInit failed from ${chainName} side for transfer`,
       );
 
       const { channel } = await retryUntilCondition(
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ const channelCloseInitScenario = test.macro({
           ),
         // @ts-expect-error ChannelSDKType.state is a string not a number
         ({ channel }) => channel?.state === 'STATE_OPEN',
-        'Hermes closeChannelInit failed so transfer channel is still open',
+        'Relayer closeChannelInit failed so transfer channel is still open',
       );
       t.log(channel);
       t.is(
diff --git a/multichain-testing/test/support.ts b/multichain-testing/test/support.ts
index 2267b8134367..e97b6888ef9e 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/test/support.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/test/support.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { makeGetFile, makeSetupRegistry } from '../tools/registry.js';
 import { generateMnemonic } from '../tools/wallet.js';
 import { makeRetryUntilCondition } from '../tools/sleep.js';
 import { makeDeployBuilder } from '../tools/deploy.js';
-import { makeHermes } from '../tools/hermes-tools.js';
+import { makeRelayer } from '../tools/relayer-tools.js';
 
 export const FAUCET_POUR = 10_000n * 1_000_000n;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const commonSetup = async (t: ExecutionContext) => {
     log: t.log,
     setTimeout: globalThis.setTimeout,
   });
-  const hermes = makeHermes(childProcess);
+  const relayer = makeRelayer(childProcess);
 
   /**
    * Starts a contract if instance not found. Takes care of installing
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const commonSetup = async (t: ExecutionContext) => {
     ...keyring,
     retryUntilCondition,
     deployBuilder,
-    hermes,
+    relayer,
     startContract,
   };
 };
diff --git a/multichain-testing/tools/hermes-tools.ts b/multichain-testing/tools/relayer-tools.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from multichain-testing/tools/hermes-tools.ts
rename to multichain-testing/tools/relayer-tools.ts
index 4868fdd3f888..ebf0562c204d 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/tools/hermes-tools.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/tools/relayer-tools.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type ChannelCloseParams = {
   };
 };
 
-export const makeHermes = ({ execFileSync }: { execFileSync: ExecSync }) => {
+export const makeRelayer = ({ execFileSync }: { execFileSync: ExecSync }) => {
   const exec = (
     chainName: string,
     args: string[],