diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/http.rs b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/http.rs
index 9c2c43bcf7..250b353879 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/http.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/http.rs
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ impl HttpJsonRpc {
             new_payload_request_electra.versioned_hashes,
             new_payload_request_electra.parent_beacon_block_root,
             new_payload_request_electra
-                .execution_requests_list
+                .execution_requests
                 .get_execution_requests_list(),
         ]);
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/json_structures.rs b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/json_structures.rs
index 753554c149..1431a81acc 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/json_structures.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/json_structures.rs
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> TryFrom<JsonExecutionRequests> for ExecutionRequests<E> {
 
         for (i, request) in value.0.into_iter().enumerate() {
             // hex string
-            let decoded_bytes = hex::decode(request).map_err(|e| format!("Invalid hex {:?}", e))?;
+            let decoded_bytes = hex::decode(request.strip_prefix("0x").unwrap_or(&request))
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid hex {:?}", e))?;
             match RequestPrefix::from_prefix(i as u8) {
                 Some(RequestPrefix::Deposit) => {
                     requests.deposits = DepositRequests::<E>::from_ssz_bytes(&decoded_bytes)
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ pub struct JsonGetPayloadResponse<E: EthSpec> {
     #[superstruct(only(V3, V4))]
     pub should_override_builder: bool,
     #[superstruct(only(V4))]
-    pub requests: JsonExecutionRequests,
+    pub execution_requests: JsonExecutionRequests,
 }
 
 impl<E: EthSpec> TryFrom<JsonGetPayloadResponse<E>> for GetPayloadResponse<E> {
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> TryFrom<JsonGetPayloadResponse<E>> for GetPayloadResponse<E> {
                     block_value: response.block_value,
                     blobs_bundle: response.blobs_bundle.into(),
                     should_override_builder: response.should_override_builder,
-                    requests: response.requests.try_into()?,
+                    requests: response.execution_requests.try_into()?,
                 }))
             }
         }
diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/new_payload_request.rs b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/new_payload_request.rs
index 318779b7f3..6f2261a5c7 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/new_payload_request.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engine_api/new_payload_request.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub struct NewPayloadRequest<'block, E: EthSpec> {
     #[superstruct(only(Deneb, Electra))]
     pub parent_beacon_block_root: Hash256,
     #[superstruct(only(Electra))]
-    pub execution_requests_list: &'block ExecutionRequests<E>,
+    pub execution_requests: &'block ExecutionRequests<E>,
 }
 
 impl<'block, E: EthSpec> NewPayloadRequest<'block, E> {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl<'a, E: EthSpec> TryFrom<BeaconBlockRef<'a, E>> for NewPayloadRequest<'a, E>
                     .map(kzg_commitment_to_versioned_hash)
                     .collect(),
                 parent_beacon_block_root: block_ref.parent_root,
-                execution_requests_list: &block_ref.body.execution_requests,
+                execution_requests: &block_ref.body.execution_requests,
             })),
         }
     }
diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/test_utils/handle_rpc.rs b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/test_utils/handle_rpc.rs
index 786ac9ad9c..9365024ffb 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/test_utils/handle_rpc.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/test_utils/handle_rpc.rs
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ pub async fn handle_rpc<E: EthSpec>(
                                 .into(),
                             should_override_builder: false,
                             // TODO(electra): add EL requests in mock el
-                            requests: Default::default(),
+                            execution_requests: Default::default(),
                         })
                         .unwrap()
                     }