diff --git a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
index 6330358b7..6c2269a4f 100644
--- a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
+++ b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   "ESPLORA": {
     "REST_API_URL": "__ESPLORA_REST_API_URL__",
     "UNIX_SOCKET_PATH": "__ESPLORA_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__",
-    "RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER": "__RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER__"
+    "RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER": "__ESPLORA_RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER__"
   },
   "SECOND_CORE_RPC": {
     "HOST": "__SECOND_CORE_RPC_HOST__",
diff --git a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
index 58e6b5629..f4543bd2e 100644
--- a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
+++ b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   "ESPLORA": {
     "REST_API_URL": "__ESPLORA_REST_API_URL__",
     "UNIX_SOCKET_PATH": "__ESPLORA_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__",
-    "RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER": "__RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER__"
+    "RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER": __ESPLORA_RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER__
   },
   "SECOND_CORE_RPC": {
     "HOST": "__SECOND_CORE_RPC_HOST__",