diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/endpoints/testingRelayWestend.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/endpoints/testingRelayWestend.ts
index b93a24e8f7..2d0a555ff7 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/endpoints/testingRelayWestend.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/endpoints/testingRelayWestend.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export const testRelayWestend: EndpointOption = {
     ...testParasWestend
   ],
   providers: {
-    BlockOps: 'wss://westend-rpc.blockops.network/ws',
+    // BlockOps: 'wss://westend-rpc.blockops.network/ws', // https://github.com/polkadot-js/apps/issues/9614
     Dwellir: 'wss://westend-rpc.dwellir.com',
     'Dwellir Tunisia': 'wss://westend-rpc-tn.dwellir.com',
     'IBP-GeoDNS1': 'wss://rpc.ibp.network/westend',
diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/endpoints/types.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/endpoints/types.ts
index 053b61f4d6..110d8619e6 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/endpoints/types.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/endpoints/types.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface EndpointOption extends BaseOption {
   isUnreachable?: boolean;
   linked?: EndpointOption[];
   info?: string;
-  providers: Record<string, string>;
+  providers: Record<string, `${'wss://' | 'light://substrate-connect/'}${string}`>;
   text: string;
 }