diff --git a/.env b/.env
index c22d3ff89..07ea401ec 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ESPRESSO_CDN_SERVER_METRICS_PORT=9090
 ESPRESSO_ORCHESTRATOR_PORT=40001
 ESPRESSO_ORCHESTRATOR_NUM_NODES=5
 ESPRESSO_ORCHESTRATOR_START_DELAY=5s
-ESPRESSO_ORCHESTRATOR_NEXT_VIEW_TIMEOUT=30s
+ESPRESSO_ORCHESTRATOR_NEXT_VIEW_TIMEOUT=12s
 ESPRESSO_ORCHESTRATOR_BUILDER_TIMEOUT=2s
 ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_CDN_ENDPOINT=marshal-0:${ESPRESSO_CDN_SERVER_PORT}
 ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_ORCHESTRATOR_URL=http://orchestrator:${ESPRESSO_ORCHESTRATOR_PORT}
diff --git a/builder/src/non_permissioned.rs b/builder/src/non_permissioned.rs
index e1bc6a5ad..08ade5629 100644
--- a/builder/src/non_permissioned.rs
+++ b/builder/src/non_permissioned.rs
@@ -166,17 +166,9 @@ impl BuilderConfig {
         // start the hotshot api service
         run_builder_api_service(hotshot_builder_apis_url.clone(), proxy_global_state);
 
-        let events_url = hotshot_events_api_url
-            .clone()
-            .join("hotshot-events/events")
-            .unwrap();
-
-        tracing::info!(
-            "Running permissionless builder against hotshot events API at {}",
-            events_url.to_string()
-        );
-
         // spawn the builder service
+        let events_url = hotshot_events_api_url.clone();
+        tracing::info!("Running permissionless builder against hotshot events API at {events_url}",);
         async_spawn(async move {
             let res = run_non_permissioned_standalone_builder_service(
                 tx_sender,