diff --git a/apps/src/lib/config/ethereum.rs b/apps/src/lib/config/ethereum.rs
index 52d757c67b5..d02df901840 100644
--- a/apps/src/lib/config/ethereum.rs
+++ b/apps/src/lib/config/ethereum.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ pub enum Mode {
     /// oracle is configured to listen for events from the Ethereum bridge
     /// smart contracts using this endpoint.
     Managed,
+    /// Do not run `geth`. The oracle will listen to the Ethereum JSON-RPC
+    /// endpoint as specified in the `oracle_rpc_endpoint` setting.
+    Remote,
     /// Do not start a managed `geth` subprocess. Instead of the oracle
     /// listening for events using a Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint, an endpoint
     /// will be exposed by the ledger itself for submission of Borsh-
     /// serialized [`EthereumEvent`]s. Mostly useful for testing purposes.
     EventsEndpoint,
-    /// Do not run any components of the Ethereum bridge
+    /// Do not run any components of the Ethereum bridge.
     Off,
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/mod.rs b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/mod.rs
index 25af7b52cc4..e7c65eb525c 100644
--- a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/mod.rs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ async fn run_aux(config: config::Ledger, wasm_dir: PathBuf) {
         TendermintMode::Validator
     ) {
         // boot up the ethereum node process and wait for it to finish syncing
-        let (eth_sender, eth_receiver) = unbounded_channel();
+        let (eth_event_sender, eth_event_receiver) = unbounded_channel();
         let url = ethereum_url.clone();
         let start_managed_eth_node =
             matches!(config.ethereum.mode, ethereum::Mode::Managed);
@@ -343,20 +343,22 @@ async fn run_aux(config: config::Ledger, wasm_dir: PathBuf) {
         });
 
         let oracle = match config.ethereum.mode {
-            ethereum::Mode::Managed => ethereum_node::oracle::run_oracle(
-                ethereum_url,
-                eth_sender,
-                abort_sender,
-            ),
+            ethereum::Mode::Managed | ethereum::Mode::Remote => {
+                ethereum_node::oracle::run_oracle(
+                    ethereum_url,
+                    eth_event_sender,
+                    abort_sender,
+                )
+            }
             ethereum::Mode::EventsEndpoint => {
                 ethereum_node::test_tools::event_endpoint::start_oracle(
-                    eth_sender,
+                    eth_event_sender,
                 )
             }
             ethereum::Mode::Off => {
                 ethereum_node::test_tools::mock_oracle::run_oracle(
                     ethereum_url,
-                    eth_sender,
+                    eth_event_sender,
                     abort_sender,
                 )
             }
@@ -379,7 +381,7 @@ async fn run_aux(config: config::Ledger, wasm_dir: PathBuf) {
                 eth_abort_resp_send,
                 eth_abort_resp_recv,
             )),
-            Some((oracle, eth_receiver)),
+            Some((oracle, eth_event_receiver)),
             Some((
                 tokio::spawn(async move {
                     // Construct a service for broadcasting protocol txs from