diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index e2ab5baa..ebca4d4c 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/local"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/pkg/color"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/pkg/logutil"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/rpcpb"
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *client) Ping(ctx context.Context) (*rpcpb.PingResponse, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *client) Start(ctx context.Context, execPath string, opts ...OpOption) (*rpcpb.StartResponse, error) {
-	ret := &Op{numNodes: local.defaultNumNodes}
+	ret := &Op{numNodes: local.DefaultNumNodes}
 	ret.applyOpts(opts)
 
 	zap.L().Info("start")
diff --git a/cmd/avalanche-network-runner/control/control.go b/cmd/avalanche-network-runner/control/control.go
index f0f61f98..6051b298 100644
--- a/cmd/avalanche-network-runner/control/control.go
+++ b/cmd/avalanche-network-runner/control/control.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/client"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/local"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/pkg/color"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-network-runner/pkg/logutil"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func newStartCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Uint32Var(
 		&numNodes,
 		"number-of-nodes",
-		local.defaultNumNodes,
+		local.DefaultNumNodes,
 		"number of nodes of the network",
 	)
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(
diff --git a/local/network.go b/local/network.go
index ef1f802e..25c017c0 100644
--- a/local/network.go
+++ b/local/network.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const (
 	genesisFileName       = "genesis.json"
 	stopTimeout           = 30 * time.Second
 	healthCheckFreq       = 3 * time.Second
-	defaultNumNodes       = 5
+	DefaultNumNodes       = 5
 )
 
 // interface compliance
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	defaultNetworkConfig = network.Config{
 		Name:        "my network",
-		NodeConfigs: make([]node.Config, defaultNumNodes),
+		NodeConfigs: make([]node.Config, DefaultNumNodes),
 		LogLevel:    "INFO",
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 0f963565..93604b37 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-const numNodes = 5
-
 func TestE2e(t *testing.T) {
 	gomega.RegisterFailHandler(ginkgo.Fail)
 	ginkgo.RunSpecs(t, "network-runner-example e2e test suites")
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[Start/Remove/Restart/Stop]", func() {
 	ginkgo.It("can start", func() {
 		ginkgo.By("calling start API with the first binary", func() {
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
-			resp, err := cli.Start(ctx, execPath1, numNodes)
+			resp, err := cli.Start(ctx, execPath1)
 			cancel()
 			gomega.Ω(err).Should(gomega.BeNil())
 			color.Outf("{{green}}successfully started:{{/}} %+v\n", resp.ClusterInfo.NodeNames)