diff --git a/crates/reth-rbuilder/src/main.rs b/crates/reth-rbuilder/src/main.rs
index 1e0b2f20..3dc978b5 100644
--- a/crates/reth-rbuilder/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/reth-rbuilder/src/main.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use rbuilder::{
     live_builder::{base_config::load_config_toml_and_env, cli::LiveBuilderConfig, config::Config},
     telemetry,
 };
+use reth::rpc::builder::config::RethRpcServerConfig;
 use reth::{chainspec::EthereumChainSpecParser, cli::Cli};
 use reth_db_api::Database;
 use reth_node_builder::{
@@ -83,7 +84,12 @@ fn main() {
                         .with_components(EthereumNode::components())
                         .with_add_ons(EthereumAddOns::default())
                         .on_rpc_started(move |ctx, _| {
-                            spawn_rbuilder(ctx.provider().clone(), extra_args.rbuilder_config);
+                            let ipc_path = if ctx.config().rpc.is_ipc_enabled() {
+                                Some(PathBuf::from(ctx.config().rpc.ipc_path()))
+                            } else {
+                                None
+                            };
+                            spawn_rbuilder(ctx.provider().clone(), extra_args.rbuilder_config, ipc_path);
                             Ok(())
                         })
                         .launch_with_fn(|builder| {
@@ -95,7 +101,8 @@ fn main() {
                             builder.launch_with(launcher)
                         })
                         .await?;
-                    handle.node_exit_future.await
+
+                        handle.node_exit_future.await
                 }
                 true => {
                     info!(target: "reth::cli", "Running with legacy engine");
@@ -104,7 +111,13 @@ fn main() {
                         .with_components(EthereumNode::components())
                         .with_add_ons::<EthereumAddOns<_>>(Default::default())
                         .on_rpc_started(move |ctx, _| {
-                            spawn_rbuilder(ctx.provider().clone(), extra_args.rbuilder_config);
+                            let ipc_path = if ctx.config().rpc.is_ipc_enabled() {
+                                Some(PathBuf::from(ctx.config().rpc.ipc_path()))
+                            } else {
+                                None
+                            };
+
+                            spawn_rbuilder(ctx.provider().clone(), extra_args.rbuilder_config, ipc_path);
                             Ok(())
                         })
                         .launch().await?;
@@ -121,7 +134,7 @@ fn main() {
 /// Spawns a tokio rbuilder task.
 ///
 /// Takes down the entire process if the rbuilder errors or stops.
-fn spawn_rbuilder<P, DB>(provider: P, config_path: PathBuf)
+fn spawn_rbuilder<P, DB>(provider: P, config_path: PathBuf, ipc_path: Option<PathBuf>)
 where
     DB: Database + Clone + 'static,
     P: DatabaseProviderFactory<DB = DB, Provider: BlockReader>
@@ -132,7 +145,10 @@ where
 {
     let _handle = task::spawn(async move {
         let result = async {
-            let config: Config = load_config_toml_and_env(config_path)?;
+            let mut config: Config = load_config_toml_and_env(config_path)?;
+            if let Some(ipc_path) = ipc_path {
+                config.base_config.el_node_ipc_path = ipc_path;
+            }
 
             // Spawn redacted server that is safe for tdx builders to expose
             telemetry::servers::redacted::spawn(