diff --git a/cmd/loadtest/app.go b/cmd/loadtest/app.go
index 37382b01..bd8b0c3d 100644
--- a/cmd/loadtest/app.go
+++ b/cmd/loadtest/app.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type (
 	}
 	loadTestParams struct {
 		// inputs
-		URL                                 *url.URL
+		RPCEndpoint                         *url.URL
 		Requests                            *int64
 		Concurrency                         *int64
 		BatchSize                           *uint64
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ var LoadtestCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	ltp := new(loadTestParams)
 
-	urlInput := LoadtestCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("url", "u", "http://localhost:8545", "The url of the JSON-RPC")
-	if urlInput == nil {
+	rpcEndpoint := LoadtestCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("rpc-endpoint", "r", "http://localhost:8545", "The RPC endpoint")
+	if rpcEndpoint == nil {
 		panic("URL is empty")
 	}
 	var err error
-	ltp.URL, err = validateUrl(*urlInput)
+	ltp.RPCEndpoint, err = validateUrl(*rpcEndpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/loadtest/loadtest.go b/cmd/loadtest/loadtest.go
index 063c0894..4a007cec 100644
--- a/cmd/loadtest/loadtest.go
+++ b/cmd/loadtest/loadtest.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func runLoadTest(ctx context.Context) error {
 		overallTimer = new(time.Timer)
 	}
 
-	rpc, err := ethrpc.DialContext(ctx, inputLoadTestParams.URL.String())
+	rpc, err := ethrpc.DialContext(ctx, inputLoadTestParams.RPCEndpoint.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Unable to dial rpc")
 		return err