diff --git a/rs/cli/src/clients.rs b/rs/cli/src/clients.rs
index ab6e115e8..ff000225c 100644
--- a/rs/cli/src/clients.rs
+++ b/rs/cli/src/clients.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl DashboardBackendClient {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_with_network_url(url: String) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_with_backend_url(url: String) -> Self {
         Self {
             url: reqwest::Url::parse(&url).unwrap(),
         }
diff --git a/rs/cli/src/main.rs b/rs/cli/src/main.rs
index 83b79753c..9482abefa 100644
--- a/rs/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/rs/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         let runner_unauth = || async {
             let cli = cli::ParsedCli::from_opts(&cli_opts, false).await.expect("Failed to create unauthenticated CLI");
             let ic_admin_wrapper = IcAdminWrapper::from_cli(cli);
-            runner::Runner::new_with_network_url(ic_admin_wrapper, backend_port).await.expect("Failed to create unauthenticated runner")
+            runner::Runner::new_with_network_and_backend_port(ic_admin_wrapper, &target_network, backend_port).await.expect("Failed to create unauthenticated runner")
         };
 
         let runner_auth = || async {
             let cli = cli::ParsedCli::from_opts(&cli_opts, true).await.expect("Failed to create authenticated CLI");
             let ic_admin_wrapper = IcAdminWrapper::from_cli(cli);
-            runner::Runner::new_with_network_url(ic_admin_wrapper, backend_port).await.expect("Failed to create authenticated runner")
+            runner::Runner::new_with_network_and_backend_port(ic_admin_wrapper, &target_network, backend_port).await.expect("Failed to create authenticated runner")
         };
 
         match &cli_opts.subcommand {
diff --git a/rs/cli/src/runner.rs b/rs/cli/src/runner.rs
index eebb6d791..79a86728c 100644
--- a/rs/cli/src/runner.rs
+++ b/rs/cli/src/runner.rs
@@ -181,13 +181,14 @@ impl Runner {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub async fn new_with_network_url(ic_admin: ic_admin::IcAdminWrapper, backend_port: u16) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+    pub async fn new_with_network_and_backend_port(
+        ic_admin: ic_admin::IcAdminWrapper,
+        network: &Network,
+        backend_port: u16,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         let backend_url = format!("http://localhost:{}/", backend_port);
-        let network = Network::new("localhost", &vec![backend_url.parse()?])
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow::format_err!("{}", e))?;
 
-        let dashboard_backend_client = DashboardBackendClient::new_with_network_url(backend_url);
+        let dashboard_backend_client = DashboardBackendClient::new_with_backend_url(backend_url);
         Ok(Self {
             ic_admin,
             dashboard_backend_client,
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ impl Runner {
         // TODO: Remove once DREL-118 completed.
         let backend_port = local_unused_port();
         let backend_url = format!("http://localhost:{}/", backend_port);
-        let dashboard_backend_client = DashboardBackendClient::new_with_network_url(backend_url);
+        let dashboard_backend_client = DashboardBackendClient::new_with_backend_url(backend_url);
 
         let mut registry = registry::RegistryState::new(network, true).await;
         let node_providers = query_ic_dashboard_list::<NodeProvidersResponse>("v3/node-providers")