diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go b/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
index 16a622a94961..977eb369c894 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](
 
 	s.logger = logger.With(log.ModuleKey, s.Name())
 	s.config = serverCfg
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.Handle("/", s.GRPCGatewayRouter)
 
+	s.server = &http.Server{
+		Addr:    s.config.Address,
+		Handler: mux,
+	}
 	return s, nil
 }
 
@@ -110,14 +116,6 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	mux.Handle("/", s.GRPCGatewayRouter)
-
-	s.server = &http.Server{
-		Addr:    s.config.Address,
-		Handler: mux,
-	}
-
 	s.logger.Info("starting gRPC-Gateway server...", "address", s.config.Address)
 	if err := s.server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start gRPC-Gateway server: %w", err)
diff --git a/server/v2/api/rest/server.go b/server/v2/api/rest/server.go
index 5cffaa282f69..1ea098c6dce0 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/rest/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/rest/server.go
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](
 		}
 	}
 	srv.config = serverCfg
-
+	srv.httpServer = &http.Server{
+		Addr:    srv.config.Address,
+		Handler: srv.router,
+	}
 	return srv, nil
 }
 
@@ -69,11 +72,6 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	s.httpServer = &http.Server{
-		Addr:    s.config.Address,
-		Handler: s.router,
-	}
-
 	s.logger.Info("starting HTTP server", "address", s.config.Address)
 	if err := s.httpServer.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
 		s.logger.Error("failed to start HTTP server", "error", err)
diff --git a/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go b/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
index f612964a8476..1236f9112ba0 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/telemetry/server.go
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](cfg server.ConfigMap, logger log.Logger, enableTeleme
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize metrics: %w", err)
 	}
 	srv.metrics = metrics
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	// /metrics is the default standard path for Prometheus metrics.
+	mux.HandleFunc("/metrics", srv.metricsHandler)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/metrics", http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+	})
+
+	srv.server = &http.Server{
+		Addr:    srv.config.Address,
+		Handler: mux,
+	}
 	return srv, nil
 }
 
@@ -74,18 +85,6 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	// /metrics is the default standard path for Prometheus metrics.
-	mux.HandleFunc("/metrics", s.metricsHandler)
-	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		http.Redirect(w, r, "/metrics", http.StatusMovedPermanently)
-	})
-
-	s.server = &http.Server{
-		Addr:    s.config.Address,
-		Handler: mux,
-	}
-
 	s.logger.Info("starting telemetry server...", "address", s.config.Address)
 	if err := s.server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start telemetry server: %w", err)
diff --git a/systemtests/system.go b/systemtests/system.go
index 5b964ee03327..fa39beb4d509 100644
--- a/systemtests/system.go
+++ b/systemtests/system.go
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ func (s *SystemUnderTest) AddFullnode(t *testing.T, beforeStart ...func(nodeNumb
 		if tomlFile == "app.toml" && IsV2() {
 			file := filepath.Join(WorkDir, s.nodePath(nodeNumber), "config", tomlFile)
 			EditToml(file, func(doc *tomledit.Document) {
+				SetValue(doc, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", node.IP, DefaultApiPort+nodeNumber), "grpc-gateway", "address")
 				SetValue(doc, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", node.IP, DefaultRestPort+nodeNumber), "rest", "address")
 			})
 		}