diff --git a/config/papyrus/default_config.json b/config/papyrus/default_config.json
index 67d6a0427df..a35bffc1074 100644
--- a/config/papyrus/default_config.json
+++ b/config/papyrus/default_config.json
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
     "privacy": "Public",
     "value": 5
   },
+  "consensus.network_topic": {
+    "description": "The network topic of the consensus.",
+    "privacy": "Public",
+    "value": "consensus"
+  },
   "consensus.num_validators": {
     "description": "The number of validators in the consensus.",
     "privacy": "Public",
@@ -119,11 +124,6 @@
     "privacy": "Public",
     "value": 0
   },
-  "consensus.topic": {
-    "description": "The topic of the consensus.",
-    "privacy": "Public",
-    "value": "consensus"
-  },
   "consensus.validator_id": {
     "description": "A required param! The validator id of the node.",
     "param_type": "String",
diff --git a/crates/papyrus_node/src/config/snapshots/papyrus_node__config__config_test__dump_default_config.snap b/crates/papyrus_node/src/config/snapshots/papyrus_node__config__config_test__dump_default_config.snap
index 8329b8ee614..b0288f85cee 100644
--- a/crates/papyrus_node/src/config/snapshots/papyrus_node__config__config_test__dump_default_config.snap
+++ b/crates/papyrus_node/src/config/snapshots/papyrus_node__config__config_test__dump_default_config.snap
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ expression: dumped_default_config
     },
     "privacy": "Public"
   },
+  "consensus.network_topic": {
+    "description": "The network topic of the consensus.",
+    "value": "consensus",
+    "privacy": "Public"
+  },
   "consensus.num_validators": {
     "description": "The number of validators in the consensus.",
     "value": {
@@ -143,11 +148,6 @@ expression: dumped_default_config
     },
     "privacy": "Public"
   },
-  "consensus.topic": {
-    "description": "The topic of the consensus.",
-    "value": "consensus",
-    "privacy": "Public"
-  },
   "consensus.validator_id": {
     "description": "A required param! The validator id of the node.",
     "param_type": "String",
diff --git a/crates/papyrus_node/src/main.rs b/crates/papyrus_node/src/main.rs
index 79105414285..3817b2b9971 100644
--- a/crates/papyrus_node/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/papyrus_node/src/main.rs
@@ -364,13 +364,14 @@ fn run_network(
     let event_server_channel =
         network_manager.register_sqmr_protocol_server(Protocol::Event.into(), BUFFER_SIZE);
 
-    let consensus_channels = match consensus_config {
-        Some(consensus_config) => Some(
-            network_manager
-                .register_broadcast_topic(Topic::new(consensus_config.topic), BUFFER_SIZE)?,
-        ),
-        None => None,
-    };
+    let consensus_channels =
+        match consensus_config {
+            Some(consensus_config) => Some(network_manager.register_broadcast_topic(
+                Topic::new(consensus_config.network_topic),
+                BUFFER_SIZE,
+            )?),
+            None => None,
+        };
     let p2p_sync_client_channels = P2PSyncClientChannels::new(
         header_client_sender,
         state_diff_client_sender,
diff --git a/crates/sequencing/papyrus_consensus/src/config.rs b/crates/sequencing/papyrus_consensus/src/config.rs
index 8253fea50ee..6994bcf547a 100644
--- a/crates/sequencing/papyrus_consensus/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/sequencing/papyrus_consensus/src/config.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct ConsensusConfig {
     /// The validator ID of the node.
     pub validator_id: ValidatorId,
     /// The network topic of the consensus.
-    pub topic: String,
+    pub network_topic: String,
     /// The height to start the consensus from.
     pub start_height: BlockNumber,
     /// The number of validators in the consensus.
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ impl SerializeConfig for ConsensusConfig {
                 ParamPrivacyInput::Public,
             ),
             ser_param(
-                "topic",
-                &self.topic,
-                "The topic of the consensus.",
+                "network_topic",
+                &self.network_topic,
+                "The network topic of the consensus.",
                 ParamPrivacyInput::Public,
             ),
             ser_param(
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl Default for ConsensusConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             validator_id: ValidatorId::default(),
-            topic: "consensus".to_string(),
+            network_topic: "consensus".to_string(),
             start_height: BlockNumber::default(),
             num_validators: 4,
             consensus_delay: Duration::from_secs(5),