diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 2ee3a28947..b3f89662fa 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ grpc_addr = 'http://127.0.0.1:9090'
 # listens on. Required
 websocket_addr = 'ws://127.0.0.1:26657/websocket'
 
+# The type of event source to use for getting events from the chain.
+# Either `websocket` for WebSocket or `rpc` for RPC via the `/block_results` endpoint.
+# Default: 'websocket'
+event_source = 'websocket'
+
 # Specify the maximum amount of time (duration) that the RPC requests should
 # take before timing out. Default: 10s (10 seconds)
 # Note: Hermes uses this parameter _only_ in `start` mode; for all other CLIs,
@@ -310,6 +315,7 @@ id = 'ibc-1'
 rpc_addr = 'http://127.0.0.1:26557'
 grpc_addr = 'http://127.0.0.1:9091'
 websocket_addr = 'ws://127.0.0.1:26557/websocket'
+event_source = 'websocket'
 rpc_timeout = '10s'
 account_prefix = 'cosmos'
 key_name = 'testkey'
diff --git a/crates/relayer-cli/src/commands/listen.rs b/crates/relayer-cli/src/commands/listen.rs
index 174fefbaaf..16eb3ecf5c 100644
--- a/crates/relayer-cli/src/commands/listen.rs
+++ b/crates/relayer-cli/src/commands/listen.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use tokio::runtime::Runtime as TokioRuntime;
 use tracing::{error, info, instrument};
 
 use ibc_relayer::{
-    chain::handle::Subscription, config::ChainConfig, event::source::push::EventSource,
+    chain::handle::Subscription, config::ChainConfig, event::source::websocket::EventSource,
 };
 use ibc_relayer_types::{core::ics24_host::identifier::ChainId, events::IbcEvent};
 
diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/chain/cosmos.rs b/crates/relayer/src/chain/cosmos.rs
index b51c6f11e2..68c877d0e3 100644
--- a/crates/relayer/src/chain/cosmos.rs
+++ b/crates/relayer/src/chain/cosmos.rs
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ impl CosmosSdkChain {
         use crate::config::EventSource as Mode;
 
         let (event_source, monitor_tx) = match self.config.event_source {
-            Mode::Push => EventSource::push(
+            Mode::WebSocket => EventSource::websocket(
                 self.config.id.clone(),
                 self.config.websocket_addr.clone(),
                 self.compat_mode,
                 self.rt.clone(),
             ),
-            Mode::Pull => EventSource::pull(
+            Mode::Rpc => EventSource::rpc(
                 self.config.id.clone(),
                 self.rpc_client.clone(),
                 self.rt.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/config.rs b/crates/relayer/src/config.rs
index b94397e006..8f2c0b9007 100644
--- a/crates/relayer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/relayer/src/config.rs
@@ -442,11 +442,11 @@ pub struct GenesisRestart {
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum EventSource {
     /// Push-based event source, via WebSocket
-    Push,
+    WebSocket,
 
     /// Pull-based event source, via RPC /block_results
     #[default]
-    Pull,
+    Rpc,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/event/source.rs b/crates/relayer/src/event/source.rs
index 0aaae48144..4b92b75626 100644
--- a/crates/relayer/src/event/source.rs
+++ b/crates/relayer/src/event/source.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-pub mod pull;
-pub mod push;
+pub mod rpc;
+pub mod websocket;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -23,35 +23,35 @@ use crate::chain::{handle::Subscription, tracking::TrackingId};
 pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 pub enum EventSource {
-    Push(push::EventSource),
-    Pull(pull::EventSource),
+    WebSocket(websocket::EventSource),
+    Rpc(rpc::EventSource),
 }
 
 impl EventSource {
-    pub fn push(
+    pub fn websocket(
         chain_id: ChainId,
         ws_url: WebSocketClientUrl,
         rpc_compat: CompatMode,
         rt: Arc<TokioRuntime>,
     ) -> Result<(Self, TxEventSourceCmd)> {
-        let (mut source, tx) = push::EventSource::new(chain_id, ws_url, rpc_compat, rt)?;
+        let (mut source, tx) = websocket::EventSource::new(chain_id, ws_url, rpc_compat, rt)?;
         source.init_subscriptions()?;
-        Ok((Self::Push(source), tx))
+        Ok((Self::WebSocket(source), tx))
     }
 
-    pub fn pull(
+    pub fn rpc(
         chain_id: ChainId,
         rpc_client: HttpClient,
         rt: Arc<TokioRuntime>,
     ) -> Result<(Self, TxEventSourceCmd)> {
-        let (source, tx) = pull::EventSource::new(chain_id, rpc_client, rt)?;
-        Ok((Self::Pull(source), tx))
+        let (source, tx) = rpc::EventSource::new(chain_id, rpc_client, rt)?;
+        Ok((Self::Rpc(source), tx))
     }
 
     pub fn run(self) {
         match self {
-            Self::Push(source) => source.run(),
-            Self::Pull(source) => source.run(),
+            Self::WebSocket(source) => source.run(),
+            Self::Rpc(source) => source.run(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/event/source/pull.rs b/crates/relayer/src/event/source/rpc.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/relayer/src/event/source/pull.rs
rename to crates/relayer/src/event/source/rpc.rs
diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/event/source/pull/extract.rs b/crates/relayer/src/event/source/rpc/extract.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/relayer/src/event/source/pull/extract.rs
rename to crates/relayer/src/event/source/rpc/extract.rs
diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/event/source/push.rs b/crates/relayer/src/event/source/websocket.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/relayer/src/event/source/push.rs
rename to crates/relayer/src/event/source/websocket.rs
diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/event/source/push/extract.rs b/crates/relayer/src/event/source/websocket/extract.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/relayer/src/event/source/push/extract.rs
rename to crates/relayer/src/event/source/websocket/extract.rs
diff --git a/tools/test-framework/src/types/single/node.rs b/tools/test-framework/src/types/single/node.rs
index 25a1926f7a..9a672baff5 100644
--- a/tools/test-framework/src/types/single/node.rs
+++ b/tools/test-framework/src/types/single/node.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl FullNode {
             rpc_addr: Url::from_str(&self.chain_driver.rpc_address())?,
             websocket_addr: WebSocketClientUrl::from_str(&self.chain_driver.websocket_address())?,
             grpc_addr: Url::from_str(&self.chain_driver.grpc_address())?,
-            event_source: config::EventSource::Push,
+            event_source: config::EventSource::WebSocket,
             rpc_timeout: Duration::from_secs(10),
             genesis_restart: None,
             account_prefix: self.chain_driver.account_prefix.clone(),