diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/p2p.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/p2p.rs
index aaf7dda7..5a3d5008 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/p2p.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/p2p.rs
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ pub struct P2PConfig {
 pub struct BlockDownloaderConfig {
     /// The size in bytes of the buffer between the block downloader and the place which
     /// is consuming the downloaded blocks.
-    pub buffer_size: usize,
+    pub buffer_bytes: usize,
     /// The size of the in progress queue (in bytes) at which we stop requesting more blocks.
-    pub in_progress_queue_size: usize,
+    pub in_progress_queue_bytes: usize,
     /// The [`Duration`] between checking the client pool for free peers.
     pub check_client_pool_interval: Duration,
     /// The target size of a single batch of blocks (in bytes).
-    pub target_batch_size: usize,
+    pub target_batch_bytes: usize,
 }
 
 impl From<BlockDownloaderConfig> for cuprate_p2p::block_downloader::BlockDownloaderConfig {
     fn from(value: BlockDownloaderConfig) -> Self {
         Self {
-            buffer_size: value.buffer_size,
-            in_progress_queue_size: value.in_progress_queue_size,
+            buffer_bytes: value.buffer_bytes,
+            in_progress_queue_bytes: value.in_progress_queue_bytes,
             check_client_pool_interval: value.check_client_pool_interval,
-            target_batch_size: value.target_batch_size,
+            target_batch_bytes: value.target_batch_bytes,
             initial_batch_len: 1,
         }
     }
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ impl From<BlockDownloaderConfig> for cuprate_p2p::block_downloader::BlockDownloa
 impl Default for BlockDownloaderConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            buffer_size: 50_000_000,
-            in_progress_queue_size: 50_000_000,
+            buffer_bytes: 50_000_000,
+            in_progress_queue_bytes: 50_000_000,
             check_client_pool_interval: Duration::from_secs(30),
-            target_batch_size: 5_000_000,
+            target_batch_bytes: 5_000_000,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/p2p/p2p/src/block_downloader.rs b/p2p/p2p/src/block_downloader.rs
index 5ebcedc0..86bf4326 100644
--- a/p2p/p2p/src/block_downloader.rs
+++ b/p2p/p2p/src/block_downloader.rs
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ pub struct BlockBatch {
 pub struct BlockDownloaderConfig {
     /// The size in bytes of the buffer between the block downloader and the place which
     /// is consuming the downloaded blocks.
-    pub buffer_size: usize,
+    pub buffer_bytes: usize,
     /// The size of the in progress queue (in bytes) at which we stop requesting more blocks.
-    pub in_progress_queue_size: usize,
+    pub in_progress_queue_bytes: usize,
     /// The [`Duration`] between checking the client pool for free peers.
     pub check_client_pool_interval: Duration,
     /// The target size of a single batch of blocks (in bytes).
-    pub target_batch_size: usize,
+    pub target_batch_bytes: usize,
     /// The initial amount of blocks to request (in number of blocks)
     pub initial_batch_len: usize,
 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ where
         + 'static,
     C::Future: Send + 'static,
 {
-    let (buffer_appender, buffer_stream) = cuprate_async_buffer::new_buffer(config.buffer_size);
+    let (buffer_appender, buffer_stream) = cuprate_async_buffer::new_buffer(config.buffer_bytes);
 
     let block_downloader =
         BlockDownloader::new(client_pool, our_chain_svc, buffer_appender, config);
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ where
         }
 
         // If our ready queue is too large send duplicate requests for the blocks we are waiting on.
-        if self.block_queue.size() >= self.config.in_progress_queue_size {
+        if self.block_queue.size() >= self.config.in_progress_queue_bytes {
             return self.request_inflight_batch_again(client);
         }
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ where
                     self.amount_of_blocks_to_request = calculate_next_block_batch_size(
                         block_batch.size,
                         block_batch.blocks.len(),
-                        self.config.target_batch_size,
+                        self.config.target_batch_bytes,
                     );
 
                     tracing::debug!(
diff --git a/p2p/p2p/src/block_downloader/tests.rs b/p2p/p2p/src/block_downloader/tests.rs
index dd07cce9..2846c1d2 100644
--- a/p2p/p2p/src/block_downloader/tests.rs
+++ b/p2p/p2p/src/block_downloader/tests.rs
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ proptest! {
                         genesis: *blockchain.blocks.first().unwrap().0
                     },
                     BlockDownloaderConfig {
-                        buffer_size: 1_000,
-                        in_progress_queue_size: 10_000,
+                        buffer_bytes: 1_000,
+                        in_progress_queue_bytes: 10_000,
                         check_client_pool_interval: Duration::from_secs(5),
-                        target_batch_size: 5_000,
+                        target_batch_bytes: 5_000,
                         initial_batch_len: 1,
                 });