diff --git a/common/eth2_config/src/lib.rs b/common/eth2_config/src/lib.rs
index 9cea725865..7e3c025a83 100644
--- a/common/eth2_config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/eth2_config/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Eth2Config {
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Eth2NetArchiveAndDirectory<'a> {
     pub name: &'a str,
-    pub unique_id: &'a str,
+    pub config_dir: &'a str,
     pub genesis_is_known: bool,
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl<'a> Eth2NetArchiveAndDirectory<'a> {
             .parse::<PathBuf>()
             .expect("should parse manifest dir as path")
             .join(PREDEFINED_NETWORKS_DIR)
-            .join(self.unique_id)
+            .join(self.config_dir)
     }
 
     pub fn genesis_state_archive(&self) -> PathBuf {
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN: bool = true;
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct HardcodedNet {
     pub name: &'static str,
+    pub config_dir: &'static str,
     pub genesis_is_known: bool,
     pub config: &'static [u8],
     pub deploy_block: &'static [u8],
@@ -108,15 +109,15 @@ pub struct HardcodedNet {
 /// It also defines a `include_<title>_file!` macro which provides a wrapper around
 /// `std::include_bytes`, allowing the inclusion of bytes from the specific testnet directory.
 macro_rules! define_archive {
-    ($name_ident: ident, $name_str: tt, $genesis_is_known: ident) => {
+    ($name_ident: ident, $config_dir: tt, $genesis_is_known: ident) => {
         paste! {
             #[macro_use]
             pub mod $name_ident {
                 use super::*;
 
                 pub const ETH2_NET_DIR: Eth2NetArchiveAndDirectory = Eth2NetArchiveAndDirectory {
-                    name: $name_str,
-                    unique_id: $name_str,
+                    name: stringify!($name_ident),
+                    config_dir: $config_dir,
                     genesis_is_known: $genesis_is_known,
                 };
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ macro_rules! define_archive {
                             "/",
                             $this_crate::predefined_networks_dir!(),
                             "/",
-                            $name_str,
+                            $config_dir,
                             "/",
                             $filename
                         ))
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ macro_rules! define_net {
 
         $this_crate::HardcodedNet {
             name: ETH2_NET_DIR.name,
+            config_dir: ETH2_NET_DIR.config_dir,
             genesis_is_known: ETH2_NET_DIR.genesis_is_known,
             config: $this_crate::$include_file!($this_crate, "../", "config.yaml"),
             deploy_block: $this_crate::$include_file!($this_crate, "../", "deploy_block.txt"),
@@ -164,13 +166,13 @@ macro_rules! define_net {
 /// - `HARDCODED_NET_NAMES`: a list of the *names* of the networks defined by this macro.
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! define_nets {
-    ($this_crate: ident, $($name_ident: ident, $name_str: tt,)+) => {
+    ($this_crate: ident, $($name_ident: ident,)+) => {
         $this_crate::paste! {
             $(
             const [<$name_ident:upper>]: $this_crate::HardcodedNet = $this_crate::define_net!($this_crate, $name_ident, [<include_ $name_ident _file>]);
             )+
             const HARDCODED_NETS: &[$this_crate::HardcodedNet] = &[$([<$name_ident:upper>],)+];
-            pub const HARDCODED_NET_NAMES: &[&'static str] = &[$($name_str,)+];
+            pub const HARDCODED_NET_NAMES: &[&'static str] = &[$(stringify!($name_ident),)+];
         }
     };
 }
@@ -197,9 +199,9 @@ macro_rules! define_nets {
 /// `build.rs` which will unzip the genesis states. Then, that `eth2_network_configs` crate can
 /// perform the final step of using `std::include_bytes` to bake the files (bytes) into the binary.
 macro_rules! define_hardcoded_nets {
-    ($(($name_ident: ident, $name_str: tt, $genesis_is_known: ident)),+) => {
+    ($(($name_ident: ident, $config_dir: tt, $genesis_is_known: ident)),+) => {
         $(
-        define_archive!($name_ident, $name_str, $genesis_is_known);
+        define_archive!($name_ident, $config_dir, $genesis_is_known);
         )+
 
         pub const ETH2_NET_DIRS: &[Eth2NetArchiveAndDirectory<'static>] = &[$($name_ident::ETH2_NET_DIR,)+];
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ macro_rules! define_hardcoded_nets {
         #[macro_export]
         macro_rules! instantiate_hardcoded_nets {
             ($this_crate: ident) => {
-                $this_crate::define_nets!($this_crate, $($name_ident, $name_str,)+);
+                $this_crate::define_nets!($this_crate, $($name_ident,)+);
             }
         }
     };
@@ -234,10 +236,76 @@ macro_rules! define_hardcoded_nets {
 //
 // The directory containing the testnet files should match the human-friendly name (element 1).
 define_hardcoded_nets!(
-    (mainnet, "mainnet", GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN),
-    (prater, "prater", GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN),
-    (gnosis, "gnosis", GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN),
-    (kiln, "kiln", GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN),
-    (ropsten, "ropsten", GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN),
-    (sepolia, "sepolia", GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN)
+    (
+        // Network name (must be unique among all networks).
+        mainnet,
+        // The name of the directory in the `eth2_network_config/built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory where the configuration files are located for this network.
+        "mainnet",
+        // Set to `true` if the genesis state can be found in the `built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory.
+        GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN
+    ),
+    (
+        // Network name (must be unique among all networks).
+        prater,
+        // The name of the directory in the `eth2_network_config/built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory where the configuration files are located for this network.
+        "prater",
+        // Set to `true` if the genesis state can be found in the `built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory.
+        GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN
+    ),
+    (
+        // Network name (must be unique among all networks).
+        goerli,
+        // The name of the directory in the `eth2_network_config/built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory where the configuration files are located for this network.
+        //
+        // The Goerli network is effectively an alias to Prater.
+        "prater",
+        // Set to `true` if the genesis state can be found in the `built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory.
+        GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN
+    ),
+    (
+        // Network name (must be unique among all networks).
+        gnosis,
+        // The name of the directory in the `eth2_network_config/built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory where the configuration files are located for this network.
+        "gnosis",
+        // Set to `true` if the genesis state can be found in the `built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory.
+        GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN
+    ),
+    (
+        // Network name (must be unique among all networks).
+        kiln,
+        // The name of the directory in the `eth2_network_config/built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory where the configuration files are located for this network.
+        "kiln",
+        // Set to `true` if the genesis state can be found in the `built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory.
+        GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN
+    ),
+    (
+        // Network name (must be unique among all networks).
+        ropsten,
+        // The name of the directory in the `eth2_network_config/built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory where the configuration files are located for this network.
+        "ropsten",
+        // Set to `true` if the genesis state can be found in the `built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory.
+        GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN
+    ),
+    (
+        // Network name (must be unique among all networks).
+        sepolia,
+        // The name of the directory in the `eth2_network_config/built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory where the configuration files are located for this network.
+        "sepolia",
+        // Set to `true` if the genesis state can be found in the `built_in_network_configs`
+        // directory.
+        GENESIS_STATE_IS_KNOWN
+    )
 );
diff --git a/common/eth2_network_config/src/lib.rs b/common/eth2_network_config/src/lib.rs
index 8df54a5a8b..2bfd003266 100644
--- a/common/eth2_network_config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/eth2_network_config/src/lib.rs
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ mod tests {
         config.beacon_state::<E>().expect("beacon state can decode");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn prater_and_goerli_are_equal() {
+        let goerli = Eth2NetworkConfig::from_hardcoded_net(&GOERLI).unwrap();
+        let prater = Eth2NetworkConfig::from_hardcoded_net(&PRATER).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(goerli, prater);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn hard_coded_nets_work() {
         for net in HARDCODED_NETS {
@@ -275,7 +282,7 @@ mod tests {
                 "{:?}",
                 net.name
             );
-            assert_eq!(config.config.config_name, Some(net.name.to_string()));
+            assert_eq!(config.config.config_name, Some(net.config_dir.to_string()));
         }
     }