diff --git a/test-runner.sh b/test-runner.sh
index e0e674f..1a01518 100755
--- a/test-runner.sh
+++ b/test-runner.sh
@@ -81,10 +81,14 @@ if [[ "$DEPLOY_INFRA" == "true" ]]; then
 else
     echo "⏩ Skipping infrastructure deployment. Ensure the required services are already running!"
 fi
-if [[ "$L2_RPC_URL" == "" ]]; then
-  kurtosis_l2_rpc_url="$(kurtosis port print cdk cdk-erigon-rpc-001 rpc)"
+
+export L2_RPC_URL="${L2_RPC_URL:-$l2_rpc_url}"
+
+# Check if L2_RPC_URL is empty or not set
+if [[ -z "$L2_RPC_URL" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: L2_RPC_URL is a required environment variable. Please update the .env file."
+    exit 1  # Exit the script with an error code
 fi
-export L2_RPC_URL="${L2_RPC_URL:-$kurtosis_l2_rpc_url}"
 
 # 🔍 Set BATS test files
 echo "🚀 Running tests with tags: $FILTER_TAGS"
diff --git a/tests/.env b/tests/.env
index f368eaa..beac13b 100644
--- a/tests/.env
+++ b/tests/.env
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 KURTOSIS_ENCLAVE=cdk
 TMP_CDK_FOLDER=tmp/cdk
 USE_L1_GAS_TOKEN_CONTRACT=true
-L2_RPC_URL=""
+L2_RPC_URL="http://127.0.0.1:53015"
 L2_SENDER_PRIVATE_KEY=0x12d7de8621a77640c9241b2595ba78ce443d05e94090365ab3bb5e19df82c625
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