diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c9d2e5df..095fcd323 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Additional information on how IBC works can be found [here](https://ibc.cosmos.n
      $ rly start
      ```
 
-    >When running multiple instances of `rly start`, you will need to use the `--debug-addr` flag and provide an address:port. You can also pass an empty string `''`  to turn off this feature or pass `localhost:0` to randomly select a port.
+    >When running multiple instances of `rly start`, you will need to use the `--debug-listen-addr` flag and provide an address:port. You can also pass an empty string `''`  to turn off this feature or pass `localhost:0` to randomly select a port.
 
     ---
     [[TROUBLESHOOTING](docs/troubleshooting.md)]
diff --git a/cmd/flags.go b/cmd/flags.go
index b52d9674e..500b2287f 100644
--- a/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/flags.go
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ const (
 	flagOrder                          = "order"
 	flagVersion                        = "version"
 	flagEnableDebugServer              = "enable-debug-server"
+	flagDebugListenAddr                = "debug-listen-addr"
 	flagEnableMetricsServer            = "enable-metrics-server"
+	flagMetricsListenAddr              = "metrics-listen-addr"
 	flagOverwriteConfig                = "overwrite"
 	flagLimit                          = "limit"
 	flagHeight                         = "height"
@@ -419,6 +421,17 @@ func dstPortFlag(v *viper.Viper, cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func debugServerFlags(v *viper.Viper, cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd.Flags().String(
+		flagDebugListenAddr,
+		"",
+		"address to use for debug and metrics server. By default, "+
+			"will be the debug-listen-addr parameter in the global config.",
+	)
+
+	if err := v.BindPFlag(flagDebugListenAddr, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flagDebugListenAddr)); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(
 		flagEnableDebugServer,
 		false,
@@ -433,6 +446,17 @@ func debugServerFlags(v *viper.Viper, cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func metricsServerFlags(v *viper.Viper, cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd.Flags().String(
+		flagMetricsListenAddr,
+		"",
+		"address to use for metrics server. By default, "+
+			"will be the metrics-listen-addr parameter in the global config.",
+	)
+
+	if err := v.BindPFlag(flagMetricsListenAddr, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flagMetricsListenAddr)); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(
 		flagEnableMetricsServer,
 		false,
diff --git a/cmd/start.go b/cmd/start.go
index c233109f0..8fe471d73 100644
--- a/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/start.go
@@ -175,29 +175,38 @@ $ %s start demo-path2 --max-tx-size 10`, appName, appName, appName, appName)),
 func setupMetricsServer(cmd *cobra.Command, a *appState, err error, chains map[string]*relayer.Chain) (*processor.PrometheusMetrics, error) {
 	var prometheusMetrics *processor.PrometheusMetrics
 
-	metricsAddr := a.config.Global.MetricsListenPort
+	metricsListenAddr := a.config.Global.MetricsListenPort
+
+	metricsListenAddrFlag, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagMetricsListenAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if metricsListenAddrFlag != "" {
+		metricsListenAddr = metricsListenAddrFlag
+	}
 
 	flagEnableMetricsServer, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(flagEnableMetricsServer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if flagEnableMetricsServer == false || metricsAddr == "" {
+	if flagEnableMetricsServer == false || metricsListenAddr == "" {
 		a.log.Warn("Disabled metrics server due to missing metrics-listen-addr setting in config file.")
 	} else {
 		a.log.Info("Metrics server is enabled.")
-		ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", metricsAddr)
+		ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", metricsListenAddr)
 		if err != nil {
 			a.log.Error(
 				"Failed to listen on metrics address. If you have another relayer process open, use --" +
-					metricsAddr +
+					metricsListenAddr +
 					" to pick a different address or port.",
 			)
 
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to listen on metrics address %q: %w", metricsAddr, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to listen on metrics address %q: %w", metricsListenAddr, err)
 		}
 		log := a.log.With(zap.String("sys", "metricshttp"))
-		log.Info("Metrics server listening", zap.String("addr", metricsAddr))
+		log.Info("Metrics server listening", zap.String("addr", metricsListenAddr))
 		prometheusMetrics = processor.NewPrometheusMetrics()
 		relayermetrics.StartMetricsServer(cmd.Context(), log, ln, prometheusMetrics.Registry)
 		for _, chain := range chains {
@@ -210,29 +219,38 @@ func setupMetricsServer(cmd *cobra.Command, a *appState, err error, chains map[s
 }
 
 func setupDebugServer(cmd *cobra.Command, a *appState, err error) error {
-	debugAddr := a.config.Global.DebugListenPort
+	debugListenAddr := a.config.Global.DebugListenPort
+
+	debugListenAddrFlag, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagDebugListenAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if debugListenAddrFlag != "" {
+		debugListenAddr = debugListenAddrFlag
+	}
 
 	flagEnableDebugServer, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(flagEnableDebugServer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if flagEnableDebugServer == false || debugAddr == "" {
+	if flagEnableDebugServer == false || debugListenAddr == "" {
 		a.log.Warn("Disabled debug server due to missing debug-listen-addr setting in config file.")
 	} else {
 		a.log.Warn("SECURITY WARNING! Debug server is enabled. It should only be used with caution and proper security.")
-		ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", debugAddr)
+		ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", debugListenAddr)
 		if err != nil {
 			a.log.Error(
 				"Failed to listen on debug address. If you have another relayer process open, use --" +
-					debugAddr +
+					debugListenAddr +
 					" to pick a different address or port.",
 			)
 
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to listen on debug address %q: %w", debugAddr, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to listen on debug address %q: %w", debugListenAddr, err)
 		}
 		log := a.log.With(zap.String("sys", "debughttp"))
-		log.Info("Debug server listening", zap.String("addr", debugAddr))
+		log.Info("Debug server listening", zap.String("addr", debugListenAddr))
 		relaydebug.StartDebugServer(cmd.Context(), log, ln)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/start_test.go b/cmd/start_test.go
index 1301e82b0..f3520efaf 100644
--- a/cmd/start_test.go
+++ b/cmd/start_test.go
@@ -23,14 +23,22 @@ func TestMetricsServerFlag(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		args          []string
+		wantedPort    int
 		wantedRunning bool
 	}{
 		{
 			[]string{"start"},
+			0,
 			false,
 		},
 		{
 			[]string{"start", "--enable-metrics-server"},
+			relayermetrics.MetricsServerPort,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			[]string{"start", "--enable-metrics-server", "--metrics-listen-addr", "127.0.0.1:7778"},
+			7778,
 			true,
 		},
 	}
@@ -43,9 +51,9 @@ func TestMetricsServerFlag(t *testing.T) {
 			sys.MustRunWithLogger(t, logger, tt.args...)
 
 			if tt.wantedRunning == true {
-				requireRunningMetricsServer(t, logs, relayermetrics.MetricsServerPort)
+				requireRunningMetricsServer(t, logs, tt.wantedPort)
 			} else {
-				requireDisabledMetricsServer(t, logs, relayermetrics.MetricsServerPort)
+				requireDisabledMetricsServer(t, logs, tt.wantedPort)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -72,6 +80,12 @@ func TestMetricsServerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			6184,
 			true,
 		},
+		{
+			[]string{"start", "--enable-metrics-server", "--metrics-listen-addr", "127.0.0.1:7184"},
+			"",
+			7184,
+			true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -98,14 +112,22 @@ func TestDebugServerFlag(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		args          []string
+		wantedPort    int
 		wantedRunning bool
 	}{
 		{
 			[]string{"start"},
+			0,
 			false,
 		},
 		{
 			[]string{"start", "--enable-debug-server"},
+			relaydebug.DebugServerPort,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			[]string{"start", "--enable-debug-server", "--debug-listen-addr", "127.0.0.1:7777"},
+			7777,
 			true,
 		},
 	}
@@ -118,9 +140,9 @@ func TestDebugServerFlag(t *testing.T) {
 			sys.MustRunWithLogger(t, logger, tt.args...)
 
 			if tt.wantedRunning == true {
-				requireRunningDebugServer(t, logs, relaydebug.DebugServerPort)
+				requireRunningDebugServer(t, logs, tt.wantedPort)
 			} else {
-				requireDisabledDebugServer(t, logs, relaydebug.DebugServerPort)
+				requireDisabledDebugServer(t, logs, tt.wantedPort)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/docs/advanced_usage.md b/docs/advanced_usage.md
index def6c6b96..91fc94f0b 100644
--- a/docs/advanced_usage.md
+++ b/docs/advanced_usage.md
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 
 **Prometheus exporter**
 
-If you started `rly` with the default `--debug-addr` argument,
-you can use `http://$IP:5183/relayer/metrics` as a target for your prometheus scraper.
+If you started `rly` with `--enable-metrics-server` argument,
+you can use `http://127.0.0.1:5184/relayer/metrics` as a target for your prometheus scraper.
+
+You can use `--metrics-listen-addr $IP:7777` to customize the address and port where the metrics server. 
 
 
 Exported metrics:
diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.md b/docs/troubleshooting.md
index 1988a16fa..af7c5ca21 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ $ rly query clients-expiration <PATH-NAME>
 
 ## Inspect Go runtime debug data
 
-If you started `rly` with the default `--debug-addr` argument,
-you can open `http://localhost:7597` in your browser to explore details from the Go runtime.
+If you started `rly` with `--enable-debug-server` argument,
+you can open `http://127.0.0.1:5183` in your browser to explore details from the Go runtime.
 
 If you need active assistance from the Relayer development team regarding an unresponsive Relayer instance,
-it will be helpful to provide the output from `http://localhost:7597/debug/pprof/goroutine?debug=2` at a minimum.
+it will be helpful to provide the output from `http://127.0.0.1:7597/debug/pprof/goroutine?debug=2` at a minimum.
 
 <br>
 
diff --git a/interchaintest/relayer.go b/interchaintest/relayer.go
index 0aa4b1945..2ece6b085 100644
--- a/interchaintest/relayer.go
+++ b/interchaintest/relayer.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (r *Relayer) start(ctx context.Context, remainingArgs ...string) {
 	// Start the debug server on a random port.
 	// It won't be reachable without introspecting the output,
 	// but this will allow catching any possible data races around the debug server.
-	args := append([]string{"start", "--debug-addr", "localhost:0"}, remainingArgs...)
+	args := append([]string{"start", "--enable-debug-server", "--debug-listen-addr", "localhost:0", "--enable-metrics-server", "--metrics-listen-addr", "localhost:0"}, remainingArgs...)
 	res := r.Sys().RunC(ctx, r.log(), args...)
 	if res.Err != nil {
 		r.errCh <- res.Err