diff --git a/config/example.toml b/config/example.toml
index 3cf01124..da00451d 100644
--- a/config/example.toml
+++ b/config/example.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,20 @@
     url = "ws://127.0.0.1:8546"
     soft_limit = 200_000
 
+[private_rpcs]
+
+    [private_rpcs.eden]
+    url = "https://api.edennetwork.io/v1/"
+    soft_limit = 1_805
+
+    [private_rpcs.eden_beta]
+    url = "https://api.edennetwork.io/v1/beta"
+    soft_limit = 5_861
+
+    [private_rpcs.ethermine]
+    url = "https://rpc.ethermine.org"
+    soft_limit = 5_861
+
+    [private_rpcs.flashbots]
+    url = "https://rpc.flashbots.net"
+    soft_limit = 7074
diff --git a/web3-proxy/src/app.rs b/web3-proxy/src/app.rs
index 14d010f5..11e4169c 100644
--- a/web3-proxy/src/app.rs
+++ b/web3-proxy/src/app.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
                     balanced_rpc_tier,
                     Some(http_client.clone()),
                     &clock,
+                    true,
                 )
             }))
             .await
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
                     private_rpcs,
                     Some(http_client),
                     &clock,
+                    false,
                 )
                 .await?,
             )
diff --git a/web3-proxy/src/connections.rs b/web3-proxy/src/connections.rs
index f4e67454..a5c184b5 100644
--- a/web3-proxy/src/connections.rs
+++ b/web3-proxy/src/connections.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ impl Web3Connections {
         servers: Vec<Web3ConnectionConfig>,
         http_client: Option<reqwest::Client>,
         clock: &QuantaClock,
+        subscribe_heads: bool,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Self>> {
         let mut connections = vec![];
 
@@ -85,19 +86,21 @@ impl Web3Connections {
             synced_connections: RwLock::new(SyncedConnections::new(num_connections)),
         });
 
-        for connection in connections.inner.iter() {
-            // subscribe to new heads in a spawned future
-            // TODO: channel instead. then we can have one future with write access to a left-right?
-            let connection = Arc::clone(connection);
-            let connections = connections.clone();
-            tokio::spawn(async move {
-                let url = connection.url().to_string();
+        if subscribe_heads {
+            for connection in connections.inner.iter() {
+                // subscribe to new heads in a spawned future
+                // TODO: channel instead. then we can have one future with write access to a left-right?
+                let connection = Arc::clone(connection);
+                let connections = connections.clone();
+                tokio::spawn(async move {
+                    let url = connection.url().to_string();
 
-                // TODO: instead of passing Some(connections), pass Some(channel_sender). Then listen on the receiver below to keep local heads up-to-date
-                if let Err(e) = connection.new_heads(Some(connections)).await {
-                    warn!("new_heads error on {}: {:?}", url, e);
-                }
-            });
+                    // TODO: instead of passing Some(connections), pass Some(channel_sender). Then listen on the receiver below to keep local heads up-to-date
+                    if let Err(e) = connection.new_heads(Some(connections)).await {
+                        warn!("new_heads error on {}: {:?}", url, e);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(connections)
diff --git a/web3-proxy/src/jsonrpc.rs b/web3-proxy/src/jsonrpc.rs
index c17cea30..6bcd2cad 100644
--- a/web3-proxy/src/jsonrpc.rs
+++ b/web3-proxy/src/jsonrpc.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for JsonRpcRequestEnum {
                 let mut batch: Vec<JsonRpcRequest> =
                     Vec::with_capacity(seq.size_hint().unwrap_or(10));
 
-                // this was easier than expected
                 while let Ok(Some(s)) = seq.next_element::<JsonRpcRequest>() {
                     batch.push(s);
                 }
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for JsonRpcRequestEnum {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
                 let id = id.ok_or_else(|| de::Error::missing_field("id"))?;
                 let method = method.ok_or_else(|| de::Error::missing_field("method"))?;
                 let params = params.ok_or_else(|| de::Error::missing_field("params"))?;