diff --git a/cmd/nitro-val/nitro_val.go b/cmd/nitro-val/nitro_val.go
index 6f5f546430..1a7d2e6283 100644
--- a/cmd/nitro-val/nitro_val.go
+++ b/cmd/nitro-val/nitro_val.go
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ func mainImpl() int {
 	nodeConfig.WS.Apply(&stackConf)
 	nodeConfig.Auth.Apply(&stackConf)
 	nodeConfig.IPC.Apply(&stackConf)
+	stackConf.P2P.ListenAddr = ""
+	stackConf.P2P.NoDial = true
+	stackConf.P2P.NoDiscovery = true
 	vcsRevision, strippedRevision, vcsTime := confighelpers.GetVersion()
 	stackConf.Version = strippedRevision
 
diff --git a/cmd/nitro/nitro.go b/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
index 04bdeb3228..a4ef1b2945 100644
--- a/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
+++ b/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ func mainImpl() int {
 	if nodeConfig.WS.ExposeAll {
 		stackConf.WSModules = append(stackConf.WSModules, "personal")
 	}
+	stackConf.P2P.ListenAddr = ""
+	stackConf.P2P.NoDial = true
+	stackConf.P2P.NoDiscovery = true
 	vcsRevision, strippedRevision, vcsTime := confighelpers.GetVersion()
 	stackConf.Version = strippedRevision