diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2768bcd4a..c3290ebc8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.7.3",
  "rayon",
  "safe_arith",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "slashing_protection",
  "slog",
  "slog-async",
@@ -650,6 +651,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "logging",
  "node_test_rig",
  "rand 0.7.3",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "slasher",
  "slog",
@@ -1896,6 +1898,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "merkle_proof",
  "parking_lot",
  "reqwest",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "slog",
@@ -1942,6 +1945,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "psutil",
  "reqwest",
  "ring",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_utils",
@@ -2514,6 +2518,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "merkle_proof",
  "parking_lot",
  "rayon",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "slog",
@@ -2844,6 +2849,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lighthouse_version",
  "network",
  "parking_lot",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "slog",
  "slot_clock",
@@ -3347,6 +3353,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "rand 0.7.3",
  "regex",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "serde_yaml",
  "simple_logger",
@@ -4189,6 +4196,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.14",
  "genesis",
  "reqwest",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "tempfile",
  "types",
@@ -5155,6 +5163,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.7.3",
  "remote_signer_test",
  "reqwest",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "tokio 1.5.0",
  "types",
@@ -5171,6 +5180,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "remote_signer_client",
  "remote_signer_consumer",
  "reqwest",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tempfile",
@@ -5499,6 +5509,14 @@ version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "388a1df253eca08550bef6c72392cfe7c30914bf41df5269b68cbd6ff8f570a3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sensitive_url"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.125"
@@ -5714,6 +5732,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "node_test_rig",
  "parking_lot",
  "rayon",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "tokio 1.5.0",
  "types",
  "validator_client",
@@ -7052,6 +7071,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ring",
  "safe_arith",
  "scrypt",
+ "sensitive_url",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8fd60b5ab..c1c4cfd49 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ members = [
     "common/logging",
     "common/lru_cache",
     "common/remote_signer_consumer",
+    "common/sensitive_url",
     "common/slot_clock",
     "common/task_executor",
     "common/test_random_derive",
diff --git a/account_manager/Cargo.toml b/account_manager/Cargo.toml
index 93b06c18a..5cd5d0398 100644
--- a/account_manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/account_manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ slashing_protection = { path = "../validator_client/slashing_protection" }
 eth2 = {path = "../common/eth2"}
 safe_arith = {path = "../consensus/safe_arith"}
 slot_clock = { path = "../common/slot_clock" }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../common/sensitive_url" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
diff --git a/account_manager/src/validator/exit.rs b/account_manager/src/validator/exit.rs
index 7d57ebcf6..0cf066610 100644
--- a/account_manager/src/validator/exit.rs
+++ b/account_manager/src/validator/exit.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches};
 use environment::Environment;
 use eth2::{
     types::{GenesisData, StateId, ValidatorData, ValidatorId, ValidatorStatus},
-    BeaconNodeHttpClient, Url,
+    BeaconNodeHttpClient,
 };
 use eth2_keystore::Keystore;
 use eth2_network_config::Eth2NetworkConfig;
 use safe_arith::SafeArith;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use slot_clock::{SlotClock, SystemTimeSlotClock};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn cli_run<E: EthSpec>(matches: &ArgMatches, env: Environment<E>) -> Result<
     let spec = env.eth2_config().spec.clone();
     let server_url: String = clap_utils::parse_required(matches, BEACON_SERVER_FLAG)?;
     let client = BeaconNodeHttpClient::new(
-        Url::parse(&server_url)
+        SensitiveUrl::parse(&server_url)
             .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to parse beacon http server: {:?}", e))?,
     );
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
index 1661a255e..f4a901dc2 100644
--- a/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ hyper = "0.14.4"
 lighthouse_version = { path = "../common/lighthouse_version" }
 hex = "0.4.2"
 slasher = { path = "../slasher" }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../common/sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/beacon_node/eth1/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/eth1/Cargo.toml
index bf4835d71..618b59676 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth1/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/eth1/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 task_executor = { path = "../../common/task_executor" }
 eth2 = { path = "../../common/eth2" }
 fallback = { path = "../../common/fallback" }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../../common/sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/beacon_node/eth1/src/http.rs b/beacon_node/eth1/src/http.rs
index 88e322244..547715a06 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth1/src/http.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/eth1/src/http.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 use futures::future::TryFutureExt;
 use reqwest::{header::CONTENT_TYPE, ClientBuilder, StatusCode};
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use std::ops::Range;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ impl FromStr for Eth1Id {
 }
 
 /// Get the eth1 network id of the given endpoint.
-pub async fn get_network_id(endpoint: &str, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Eth1Id, String> {
+pub async fn get_network_id(endpoint: &SensitiveUrl, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Eth1Id, String> {
     let response_body = send_rpc_request(endpoint, "net_version", json!([]), timeout).await?;
     Eth1Id::from_str(
         response_result(&response_body)?
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ pub async fn get_network_id(endpoint: &str, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Eth1Id,
 }
 
 /// Get the eth1 chain id of the given endpoint.
-pub async fn get_chain_id(endpoint: &str, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Eth1Id, String> {
+pub async fn get_chain_id(endpoint: &SensitiveUrl, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Eth1Id, String> {
     let response_body = send_rpc_request(endpoint, "eth_chainId", json!([]), timeout).await?;
     hex_to_u64_be(
         response_result(&response_body)?
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ pub struct Block {
 /// Returns the current block number.
 ///
 /// Uses HTTP JSON RPC at `endpoint`. E.g., `http://localhost:8545`.
-pub async fn get_block_number(endpoint: &str, timeout: Duration) -> Result<u64, String> {
+pub async fn get_block_number(endpoint: &SensitiveUrl, timeout: Duration) -> Result<u64, String> {
     let response_body = send_rpc_request(endpoint, "eth_blockNumber", json!([]), timeout).await?;
     hex_to_u64_be(
         response_result(&response_body)?
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ pub async fn get_block_number(endpoint: &str, timeout: Duration) -> Result<u64,
 ///
 /// Uses HTTP JSON RPC at `endpoint`. E.g., `http://localhost:8545`.
 pub async fn get_block(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     query: BlockQuery,
     timeout: Duration,
 ) -> Result<Block, String> {
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ pub async fn get_block(
 ///
 /// Uses HTTP JSON RPC at `endpoint`. E.g., `http://localhost:8545`.
 pub async fn get_deposit_count(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     address: &str,
     block_number: u64,
     timeout: Duration,
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ pub async fn get_deposit_count(
 ///
 /// Uses HTTP JSON RPC at `endpoint`. E.g., `http://localhost:8545`.
 pub async fn get_deposit_root(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     address: &str,
     block_number: u64,
     timeout: Duration,
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ pub async fn get_deposit_root(
 ///
 /// Uses HTTP JSON RPC at `endpoint`. E.g., `http://localhost:8545`.
 async fn call(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     address: &str,
     hex_data: &str,
     block_number: u64,
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ pub struct Log {
 ///
 /// Uses HTTP JSON RPC at `endpoint`. E.g., `http://localhost:8545`.
 pub async fn get_deposit_logs_in_range(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     address: &str,
     block_height_range: Range<u64>,
     timeout: Duration,
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ pub async fn get_deposit_logs_in_range(
 ///
 /// Tries to receive the response and parse the body as a `String`.
 pub async fn send_rpc_request(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     method: &str,
     params: Value,
     timeout: Duration,
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ pub async fn send_rpc_request(
         .timeout(timeout)
         .build()
         .expect("The builder should always build a client")
-        .post(endpoint)
+        .post(endpoint.full.clone())
         .header(CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
         .body(body)
         .send()
diff --git a/beacon_node/eth1/src/service.rs b/beacon_node/eth1/src/service.rs
index 55aae3b6c..0584a4b71 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth1/src/service.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/eth1/src/service.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
 use fallback::{Fallback, FallbackError};
 use futures::future::TryFutureExt;
 use parking_lot::{RwLock, RwLockReadGuard};
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use slog::{crit, debug, error, info, trace, warn, Logger};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ use types::{ChainSpec, EthSpec, Unsigned};
 pub const DEFAULT_NETWORK_ID: Eth1Id = Eth1Id::Goerli;
 /// Indicates the default eth1 chain id we use for the deposit contract.
 pub const DEFAULT_CHAIN_ID: Eth1Id = Eth1Id::Goerli;
+/// Indicates the default eth1 endpoint.
+pub const DEFAULT_ETH1_ENDPOINT: &str = "http://localhost:8545";
 
 const STANDARD_TIMEOUT_MILLIS: u64 = 15_000;
 
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ pub enum EndpointError {
 
 type EndpointState = Result<(), EndpointError>;
 
-type EndpointWithState = (String, TRwLock<Option<EndpointState>>);
+type EndpointWithState = (SensitiveUrl, TRwLock<Option<EndpointState>>);
 
 /// A cache structure to lazily check usability of endpoints. An endpoint is usable if it is
 /// reachable and has the correct network id and chain id. Emits a `WARN` log if a checked endpoint
@@ -74,7 +77,10 @@ impl EndpointsCache {
         if let Some(result) = *value {
             return result;
         }
-        crate::metrics::inc_counter_vec(&crate::metrics::ENDPOINT_REQUESTS, &[&endpoint.0]);
+        crate::metrics::inc_counter_vec(
+            &crate::metrics::ENDPOINT_REQUESTS,
+            &[&endpoint.0.to_string()],
+        );
         let state = endpoint_state(
             &endpoint.0,
             &self.config_network_id,
@@ -84,7 +90,10 @@ impl EndpointsCache {
         .await;
         *value = Some(state);
         if state.is_err() {
-            crate::metrics::inc_counter_vec(&crate::metrics::ENDPOINT_ERRORS, &[&endpoint.0]);
+            crate::metrics::inc_counter_vec(
+                &crate::metrics::ENDPOINT_ERRORS,
+                &[&endpoint.0.to_string()],
+            );
         }
         state
     }
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ impl EndpointsCache {
         func: F,
     ) -> Result<O, FallbackError<SingleEndpointError>>
     where
-        F: Fn(&'a str) -> R,
+        F: Fn(&'a SensitiveUrl) -> R,
         R: Future<Output = Result<O, SingleEndpointError>>,
     {
         let func = &func;
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ impl EndpointsCache {
             .first_success(|endpoint| async move {
                 match self.state(endpoint).await {
                     Ok(()) => {
-                        let endpoint_str = &endpoint.0;
+                        let endpoint_str = &endpoint.0.to_string();
                         crate::metrics::inc_counter_vec(
                             &crate::metrics::ENDPOINT_REQUESTS,
                             &[endpoint_str],
@@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ impl EndpointsCache {
 /// Returns `Ok` if the endpoint is usable, i.e. is reachable and has a correct network id and
 /// chain id. Otherwise it returns `Err`.
 async fn endpoint_state(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     config_network_id: &Eth1Id,
     config_chain_id: &Eth1Id,
     log: &Logger,
@@ -140,7 +149,7 @@ async fn endpoint_state(
         warn!(
             log,
             "Error connecting to eth1 node endpoint";
-            "endpoint" => endpoint,
+            "endpoint" => %endpoint,
             "action" => "trying fallbacks"
         );
         EndpointError::NotReachable
@@ -152,7 +161,7 @@ async fn endpoint_state(
         warn!(
             log,
             "Invalid eth1 network id on endpoint. Please switch to correct network id";
-            "endpoint" => endpoint,
+            "endpoint" => %endpoint,
             "action" => "trying fallbacks",
             "expected" => format!("{:?}",config_network_id),
             "received" => format!("{:?}",network_id),
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ async fn endpoint_state(
         warn!(
             log,
             "Remote eth1 node is not synced";
-            "endpoint" => endpoint,
+            "endpoint" => %endpoint,
             "action" => "trying fallbacks"
         );
         return Err(EndpointError::FarBehind);
@@ -177,7 +186,7 @@ async fn endpoint_state(
         warn!(
             log,
             "Invalid eth1 chain id. Please switch to correct chain id on endpoint";
-            "endpoint" => endpoint,
+            "endpoint" => %endpoint,
             "action" => "trying fallbacks",
             "expected" => format!("{:?}",config_chain_id),
             "received" => format!("{:?}", chain_id),
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ pub enum HeadType {
 /// Returns the head block and the new block ranges relevant for deposits and the block cache
 /// from the given endpoint.
 async fn get_remote_head_and_new_block_ranges(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     service: &Service,
     node_far_behind_seconds: u64,
 ) -> Result<
@@ -218,7 +227,7 @@ async fn get_remote_head_and_new_block_ranges(
         warn!(
             service.log,
             "Eth1 endpoint is not synced";
-            "endpoint" => endpoint,
+            "endpoint" => %endpoint,
             "last_seen_block_unix_timestamp" => remote_head_block.timestamp,
             "action" => "trying fallback"
         );
@@ -230,7 +239,7 @@ async fn get_remote_head_and_new_block_ranges(
             warn!(
                 service.log,
                 "Eth1 endpoint is not synced";
-                "endpoint" => endpoint,
+                "endpoint" => %endpoint,
                 "action" => "trying fallbacks"
             );
         }
@@ -252,7 +261,7 @@ async fn get_remote_head_and_new_block_ranges(
 /// Returns the range of new block numbers to be considered for the given head type from the given
 /// endpoint.
 async fn relevant_new_block_numbers_from_endpoint(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     service: &Service,
     head_type: HeadType,
 ) -> Result<Option<RangeInclusive<u64>>, SingleEndpointError> {
@@ -319,7 +328,7 @@ pub struct DepositCacheUpdateOutcome {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
     /// An Eth1 node (e.g., Geth) running a HTTP JSON-RPC endpoint.
-    pub endpoints: Vec<String>,
+    pub endpoints: Vec<SensitiveUrl>,
     /// The address the `BlockCache` and `DepositCache` should assume is the canonical deposit contract.
     pub deposit_contract_address: String,
     /// The eth1 network id where the deposit contract is deployed (Goerli/Mainnet).
@@ -383,7 +392,8 @@ impl Config {
 impl Default for Config {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            endpoints: vec!["http://localhost:8545".into()],
+            endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(DEFAULT_ETH1_ENDPOINT)
+                .expect("The default Eth1 endpoint must always be a valid URL.")],
             deposit_contract_address: "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000".into(),
             network_id: DEFAULT_NETWORK_ID,
             chain_id: DEFAULT_CHAIN_ID,
@@ -1137,7 +1147,7 @@ fn relevant_block_range(
 ///
 /// Performs three async calls to an Eth1 HTTP JSON RPC endpoint.
 async fn download_eth1_block(
-    endpoint: &str,
+    endpoint: &SensitiveUrl,
     cache: Arc<Inner>,
     block_number_opt: Option<u64>,
 ) -> Result<Eth1Block, SingleEndpointError> {
@@ -1182,6 +1192,12 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use types::MainnetEthSpec;
 
+    #[test]
+    // Ensures the default config does not panic.
+    fn default_config() {
+        Config::default();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn serde_serialize() {
         let serialized =
diff --git a/beacon_node/eth1/tests/test.rs b/beacon_node/eth1/tests/test.rs
index db9b79f8e..3a503e78b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/eth1/tests/test.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/eth1/tests/test.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use eth1::{Config, Service};
 use eth1::{DepositCache, DEFAULT_CHAIN_ID, DEFAULT_NETWORK_ID};
 use eth1_test_rig::GanacheEth1Instance;
 use merkle_proof::verify_merkle_proof;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use slog::Logger;
 use sloggers::{null::NullLoggerBuilder, Build};
 use std::ops::Range;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ fn random_deposit_data() -> DepositData {
 /// Blocking operation to get the deposit logs from the `deposit_contract`.
 async fn blocking_deposit_logs(eth1: &GanacheEth1Instance, range: Range<u64>) -> Vec<Log> {
     get_deposit_logs_in_range(
-        &eth1.endpoint(),
+        &SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
         &eth1.deposit_contract.address(),
         range,
         timeout(),
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ async fn blocking_deposit_logs(eth1: &GanacheEth1Instance, range: Range<u64>) ->
 /// Blocking operation to get the deposit root from the `deposit_contract`.
 async fn blocking_deposit_root(eth1: &GanacheEth1Instance, block_number: u64) -> Option<Hash256> {
     get_deposit_root(
-        &eth1.endpoint(),
+        &SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
         &eth1.deposit_contract.address(),
         block_number,
         timeout(),
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ async fn blocking_deposit_root(eth1: &GanacheEth1Instance, block_number: u64) ->
 /// Blocking operation to get the deposit count from the `deposit_contract`.
 async fn blocking_deposit_count(eth1: &GanacheEth1Instance, block_number: u64) -> Option<u64> {
     get_deposit_count(
-        &eth1.endpoint(),
+        &SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
         &eth1.deposit_contract.address(),
         block_number,
         timeout(),
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ mod eth1_cache {
 
                 let service = Service::new(
                     Config {
-                        endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                        endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                         deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                         lowest_cached_block_number: initial_block_number,
                         follow_distance,
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ mod eth1_cache {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     lowest_cached_block_number: get_block_number(&web3).await,
                     follow_distance: 0,
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ mod eth1_cache {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     lowest_cached_block_number: get_block_number(&web3).await,
                     follow_distance: 0,
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ mod eth1_cache {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     lowest_cached_block_number: get_block_number(&web3).await,
                     follow_distance: 0,
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ mod deposit_tree {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     deposit_contract_deploy_block: start_block,
                     follow_distance: 0,
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ mod deposit_tree {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     deposit_contract_deploy_block: start_block,
                     lowest_cached_block_number: start_block,
@@ -582,7 +583,7 @@ mod http {
 
     async fn get_block(eth1: &GanacheEth1Instance, block_number: u64) -> Block {
         eth1::http::get_block(
-            &eth1.endpoint(),
+            &SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
             BlockQuery::Number(block_number),
             timeout(),
         )
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ mod fast {
             let now = get_block_number(&web3).await;
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     deposit_contract_deploy_block: now,
                     lowest_cached_block_number: now,
@@ -775,7 +776,7 @@ mod persist {
 
             let now = get_block_number(&web3).await;
             let config = Config {
-                endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                 deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                 deposit_contract_deploy_block: now,
                 lowest_cached_block_number: now,
@@ -885,7 +886,10 @@ mod fallbacks {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![endpoint1.endpoint(), endpoint2.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![
+                        SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                        SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint2.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                    ],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     lowest_cached_block_number: initial_block_number,
                     follow_distance: 0,
@@ -961,7 +965,10 @@ mod fallbacks {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![endpoint2.endpoint(), endpoint1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![
+                        SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint2.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                        SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                    ],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     lowest_cached_block_number: initial_block_number,
                     follow_distance: 0,
@@ -1028,7 +1035,10 @@ mod fallbacks {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![endpoint2.endpoint(), endpoint1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![
+                        SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint2.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                        SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                    ],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     lowest_cached_block_number: initial_block_number,
                     follow_distance: 0,
@@ -1081,7 +1091,10 @@ mod fallbacks {
 
             let service = Service::new(
                 Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![endpoint1.endpoint(), endpoint2.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![
+                        SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                        SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint2.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                    ],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     lowest_cached_block_number: initial_block_number,
                     follow_distance: 0,
diff --git a/beacon_node/genesis/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/genesis/Cargo.toml
index ef9f21401..67bc30f1d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/genesis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/genesis/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dev-dependencies]
 eth1_test_rig = { path = "../../testing/eth1_test_rig" }
 tokio-compat-02 = "0.1"
+sensitive_url = { path = "../../common/sensitive_url" }
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.7"
diff --git a/beacon_node/genesis/tests/tests.rs b/beacon_node/genesis/tests/tests.rs
index c5fd21928..d9ed18086 100644
--- a/beacon_node/genesis/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/genesis/tests/tests.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use environment::{Environment, EnvironmentBuilder};
 use eth1::{DEFAULT_CHAIN_ID, DEFAULT_NETWORK_ID};
 use eth1_test_rig::{DelayThenDeposit, GanacheEth1Instance};
 use genesis::{Eth1Config, Eth1GenesisService};
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use state_processing::is_valid_genesis_state;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio_compat_02::FutureExt;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ fn basic() {
 
             let service = Eth1GenesisService::new(
                 Eth1Config {
-                    endpoints: vec![eth1.endpoint()],
+                    endpoints: vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(eth1.endpoint().as_str()).unwrap()],
                     deposit_contract_address: deposit_contract.address(),
                     deposit_contract_deploy_block: now,
                     lowest_cached_block_number: now,
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/http_api/Cargo.toml
index 4d5d88d40..606fd7247 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ store = { path = "../store" }
 environment = { path = "../../lighthouse/environment" }
 tree_hash = "0.1.1"
 discv5 = { git = "https://github.com/sigp/discv5 ", rev = "02d2c896c66f8dc2b848c3996fedcd98e1dfec69", features = ["libp2p"] }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../../common/sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
index 6027d76a8..6d1dfbf55 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use discv5::enr::{CombinedKey, EnrBuilder};
 use environment::null_logger;
 use eth2::Error;
 use eth2::StatusCode;
-use eth2::{types::*, BeaconNodeHttpClient, Url};
+use eth2::{types::*, BeaconNodeHttpClient};
 use eth2_libp2p::{
     rpc::methods::MetaData,
     types::{EnrBitfield, SyncState},
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use futures::stream::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use futures::FutureExt;
 use http_api::{Config, Context};
 use network::NetworkMessage;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use slot_clock::SlotClock;
 use state_processing::per_slot_processing;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ impl ApiTester {
         tokio::spawn(async { server.await });
 
         let client = BeaconNodeHttpClient::new(
-            Url::parse(&format!(
+            SensitiveUrl::parse(&format!(
                 "http://{}:{}",
                 listening_socket.ip(),
                 listening_socket.port()
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ impl ApiTester {
         tokio::spawn(async { server.await });
 
         let client = BeaconNodeHttpClient::new(
-            Url::parse(&format!(
+            SensitiveUrl::parse(&format!(
                 "http://{}:{}",
                 listening_socket.ip(),
                 listening_socket.port()
diff --git a/beacon_node/src/config.rs b/beacon_node/src/config.rs
index 256f7e04f..20e8e64d9 100644
--- a/beacon_node/src/config.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/src/config.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use client::{ClientConfig, ClientGenesis};
 use directory::{DEFAULT_BEACON_NODE_DIR, DEFAULT_NETWORK_DIR, DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR};
 use eth2_libp2p::{multiaddr::Protocol, Enr, Multiaddr, NetworkConfig, PeerIdSerialized};
 use eth2_network_config::{Eth2NetworkConfig, DEFAULT_HARDCODED_NETWORK};
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use slog::{info, warn, Logger};
 use std::cmp;
 use std::cmp::max;
@@ -163,17 +164,21 @@ pub fn get_config<E: EthSpec>(
     }
 
     // Defines the URL to reach the eth1 node.
-    if let Some(val) = cli_args.value_of("eth1-endpoint") {
+    if let Some(endpoint) = cli_args.value_of("eth1-endpoint") {
         warn!(
             log,
             "The --eth1-endpoint flag is deprecated";
             "msg" => "please use --eth1-endpoints instead"
         );
         client_config.sync_eth1_chain = true;
-        client_config.eth1.endpoints = vec![val.to_string()];
-    } else if let Some(val) = cli_args.value_of("eth1-endpoints") {
-        client_config.sync_eth1_chain = true;
-        client_config.eth1.endpoints = val.split(',').map(String::from).collect();
+        client_config.eth1.endpoints = vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(endpoint)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("eth1-endpoint was an invalid URL: {:?}", e))?];
+    } else if let Some(endpoints) = cli_args.value_of("eth1-endpoints") {
+        client_config.eth1.endpoints = endpoints
+            .split(',')
+            .map(|s| SensitiveUrl::parse(s))
+            .collect::<Result<_, _>>()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("eth1-endpoints contains an invalid URL {:?}", e))?;
     }
 
     if let Some(val) = cli_args.value_of("eth1-blocks-per-log-query") {
diff --git a/common/eth2/Cargo.toml b/common/eth2/Cargo.toml
index 72b18d13f..e6b69c968 100644
--- a/common/eth2/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/eth2/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ libsecp256k1 = "0.3.5"
 ring = "0.16.19"
 bytes = "1.0.1"
 account_utils = { path = "../../common/account_utils" }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../../common/sensitive_url" }
 eth2_ssz = "0.1.2"
 eth2_ssz_derive = "0.1.0"
 futures-util = "0.3.8"
diff --git a/common/eth2/src/lib.rs b/common/eth2/src/lib.rs
index 13c117b32..5e1b43460 100644
--- a/common/eth2/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/eth2/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use futures_util::StreamExt;
 pub use reqwest;
 use reqwest::{IntoUrl, Response};
 pub use reqwest::{StatusCode, Url};
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 use ssz::Decode;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// The server returned an error message where the body was unable to be parsed.
     StatusCode(StatusCode),
     /// The supplied URL is badly formatted. It should look something like `http://127.0.0.1:5052`.
-    InvalidUrl(Url),
+    InvalidUrl(SensitiveUrl),
     /// The supplied validator client secret is invalid.
     InvalidSecret(String),
     /// The server returned a response with an invalid signature. It may be an impostor.
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct BeaconNodeHttpClient {
     client: reqwest::Client,
-    server: Url,
+    server: SensitiveUrl,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for BeaconNodeHttpClient {
@@ -92,25 +93,25 @@ impl fmt::Display for BeaconNodeHttpClient {
 
 impl AsRef<str> for BeaconNodeHttpClient {
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
-        self.server.as_str()
+        self.server.as_ref()
     }
 }
 
 impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
-    pub fn new(server: Url) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(server: SensitiveUrl) -> Self {
         Self {
             client: reqwest::Client::new(),
             server,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_components(server: Url, client: reqwest::Client) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_components(server: SensitiveUrl, client: reqwest::Client) -> Self {
         Self { client, server }
     }
 
     /// Return the path with the standard `/eth1/v1` prefix applied.
     fn eth_path(&self) -> Result<Url, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
diff --git a/common/eth2/src/lighthouse.rs b/common/eth2/src/lighthouse.rs
index a879b7c8d..7ea051e2e 100644
--- a/common/eth2/src/lighthouse.rs
+++ b/common/eth2/src/lighthouse.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
 
     /// `GET lighthouse/health`
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_health(&self) -> Result<GenericResponse<Health>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
 
     /// `GET lighthouse/syncing`
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_syncing(&self) -> Result<GenericResponse<SyncState>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
 
     /// `GET lighthouse/proto_array`
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_proto_array(&self) -> Result<GenericResponse<ProtoArray>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
         &self,
         epoch: Epoch,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<GlobalValidatorInclusionData>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
         epoch: Epoch,
         validator_id: ValidatorId,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<Option<ValidatorInclusionData>>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_eth1_syncing(
         &self,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<Eth1SyncStatusData>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_eth1_block_cache(
         &self,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<Vec<Eth1Block>>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_eth1_deposit_cache(
         &self,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<Vec<DepositLog>>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
         &self,
         state_id: &StateId,
     ) -> Result<Option<BeaconState<E>>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ impl BeaconNodeHttpClient {
 
     /// `GET lighthouse/staking`
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_staking(&self) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
diff --git a/common/eth2/src/lighthouse_vc/http_client.rs b/common/eth2/src/lighthouse_vc/http_client.rs
index 2258e93a2..6cb1bf338 100644
--- a/common/eth2/src/lighthouse_vc/http_client.rs
+++ b/common/eth2/src/lighthouse_vc/http_client.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use reqwest::{
 };
 use ring::digest::{digest, SHA256};
 use secp256k1::{Message, PublicKey, Signature};
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 
 pub use reqwest;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ pub use reqwest::{Response, StatusCode, Url};
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ValidatorClientHttpClient {
     client: reqwest::Client,
-    server: Url,
+    server: SensitiveUrl,
     secret: ZeroizeString,
     server_pubkey: PublicKey,
 }
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn parse_pubkey(secret: &str) -> Result<PublicKey, Error> {
 }
 
 impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
-    pub fn new(server: Url, secret: String) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn new(server: SensitiveUrl, secret: String) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         Ok(Self {
             client: reqwest::Client::new(),
             server,
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
     }
 
     pub fn from_components(
-        server: Url,
+        server: SensitiveUrl,
         client: reqwest::Client,
         secret: String,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
 
     /// `GET lighthouse/version`
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_version(&self) -> Result<GenericResponse<VersionData>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
 
     /// `GET lighthouse/health`
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_health(&self) -> Result<GenericResponse<Health>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
 
     /// `GET lighthouse/spec`
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_spec(&self) -> Result<GenericResponse<YamlConfig>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
     pub async fn get_lighthouse_validators(
         &self,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<Vec<ValidatorData>>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
         &self,
         validator_pubkey: &PublicKeyBytes,
     ) -> Result<Option<GenericResponse<ValidatorData>>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
         &self,
         validators: Vec<ValidatorRequest>,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<PostValidatorsResponseData>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
         &self,
         request: &CreateValidatorsMnemonicRequest,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<Vec<CreatedValidator>>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
         &self,
         request: &KeystoreValidatorsPostRequest,
     ) -> Result<GenericResponse<ValidatorData>, Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ impl ValidatorClientHttpClient {
         voting_pubkey: &PublicKeyBytes,
         enabled: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
 
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
diff --git a/common/remote_signer_consumer/Cargo.toml b/common/remote_signer_consumer/Cargo.toml
index 67279715c..bda6264c6 100644
--- a/common/remote_signer_consumer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/remote_signer_consumer/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ reqwest = { version = "0.11.0", features = ["json"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.116", features = ["derive"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.1.0", features = ["time"] }
 types = { path = "../../consensus/types" }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/common/remote_signer_consumer/src/http_client.rs b/common/remote_signer_consumer/src/http_client.rs
index 951fc5d09..b5b22265b 100644
--- a/common/remote_signer_consumer/src/http_client.rs
+++ b/common/remote_signer_consumer/src/http_client.rs
@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
 pub use reqwest::Url;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use types::{Domain, Fork, Hash256};
 
 /// A wrapper around `reqwest::Client` which provides convenience methods
 /// to interface with a BLS Remote Signer.
 pub struct RemoteSignerHttpConsumer {
     client: reqwest::Client,
-    server: Url,
+    server: SensitiveUrl,
 }
 
 impl RemoteSignerHttpConsumer {
-    pub fn from_components(server: Url, client: reqwest::Client) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_components(server: SensitiveUrl, client: reqwest::Client) -> Self {
         Self { client, server }
     }
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ impl RemoteSignerHttpConsumer {
             ));
         }
 
-        let mut path = self.server.clone();
+        let mut path = self.server.full.clone();
         path.path_segments_mut()
             .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidUrl(self.server.clone()))?
             .push("sign")
diff --git a/common/remote_signer_consumer/src/lib.rs b/common/remote_signer_consumer/src/lib.rs
index cef64d47a..b8ad33f98 100644
--- a/common/remote_signer_consumer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/remote_signer_consumer/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 //!
 //! ```
 //! use remote_signer_consumer::RemoteSignerHttpConsumer;
-//! use reqwest::{ClientBuilder, Url};
+//! use reqwest::ClientBuilder;
+//! use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 //! use tokio::time::Duration;
 //!
-//! let url: Url = "http://127.0.0.1:9000".parse().unwrap();
+//! let url = SensitiveUrl::parse("http://127.0.0.1:9000").unwrap();
 //! let reqwest_client = ClientBuilder::new()
 //!       .timeout(Duration::from_secs(2))
 //!       .build()
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ mod http_client;
 
 pub use http_client::RemoteSignerHttpConsumer;
 pub use reqwest::Url;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use types::{AttestationData, BeaconBlock, Domain, Epoch, EthSpec, Fork, Hash256, SignedRoot};
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// The server returned an error message where the body was able to be parsed.
     ServerMessage(String),
     /// The supplied URL is badly formatted. It should look something like `http://127.0.0.1:5052`.
-    InvalidUrl(Url),
+    InvalidUrl(SensitiveUrl),
     /// The supplied parameter is invalid.
     InvalidParameter(String),
 }
diff --git a/common/remote_signer_consumer/tests/post.rs b/common/remote_signer_consumer/tests/post.rs
index 68a45aac3..1667ee2c6 100644
--- a/common/remote_signer_consumer/tests/post.rs
+++ b/common/remote_signer_consumer/tests/post.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 mod post {
     use remote_signer_consumer::{Error, RemoteSignerHttpConsumer};
     use remote_signer_test::*;
-    use reqwest::{ClientBuilder, Url};
+    use reqwest::ClientBuilder;
+    use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
     use tokio::time::Duration;
 
     #[test]
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ mod post {
         let (test_signer, _tmp_dir) = set_up_api_test_signer_to_sign_message();
 
         let run_testcase = |u: &str| -> Result<String, String> {
-            let url: Url = u.parse().map_err(|e| format!("[ParseError] {:?}", e))?;
+            let url = SensitiveUrl::parse(u).map_err(|e| format!("{:?}", e))?;
 
             let reqwest_client = ClientBuilder::new()
                 .timeout(Duration::from_secs(12))
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ mod post {
             let signature = do_sign_request(&test_client, test_input);
 
             signature.map_err(|e| match e {
-                Error::InvalidUrl(message) => format!("[InvalidUrl] {:?}", message),
+                Error::InvalidUrl(message) => format!("{:?}", message),
                 Error::Reqwest(re) => {
                     if re.is_builder() {
                         format!("[Reqwest - Builder] {:?}", re.url().unwrap())
@@ -84,25 +85,22 @@ mod post {
 
         // url::parser::ParseError.
         // These cases don't even make it to the step of building a RemoteSignerHttpConsumer.
-        testcase("", "[ParseError] RelativeUrlWithoutBase");
-        testcase("/4/8/15/16/23/42", "[ParseError] RelativeUrlWithoutBase");
-        testcase("localhost", "[ParseError] RelativeUrlWithoutBase");
-        testcase(":", "[ParseError] RelativeUrlWithoutBase");
-        testcase("0.0:0", "[ParseError] RelativeUrlWithoutBase");
-        testcase(":aa", "[ParseError] RelativeUrlWithoutBase");
-        testcase("0:", "[ParseError] RelativeUrlWithoutBase");
-        testcase("ftp://", "[ParseError] EmptyHost");
-        testcase("http://", "[ParseError] EmptyHost");
-        testcase("http://127.0.0.1:abcd", "[ParseError] InvalidPort");
-        testcase("http://280.0.0.1", "[ParseError] InvalidIpv4Address");
+        testcase("", "ParseError(RelativeUrlWithoutBase)");
+        testcase("/4/8/15/16/23/42", "ParseError(RelativeUrlWithoutBase)");
+        testcase("localhost", "ParseError(RelativeUrlWithoutBase)");
+        testcase(":", "ParseError(RelativeUrlWithoutBase)");
+        testcase("0.0:0", "ParseError(RelativeUrlWithoutBase)");
+        testcase(":aa", "ParseError(RelativeUrlWithoutBase)");
+        testcase("0:", "ParseError(RelativeUrlWithoutBase)");
+        testcase("ftp://", "ParseError(EmptyHost)");
+        testcase("http://", "ParseError(EmptyHost)");
+        testcase("http://127.0.0.1:abcd", "ParseError(InvalidPort)");
+        testcase("http://280.0.0.1", "ParseError(InvalidIpv4Address)");
 
         // `Error::InvalidUrl`.
         // The RemoteSignerHttpConsumer is created, but fails at `path_segments_mut()`.
-        testcase(
-            "localhost:abcd",
-            "[InvalidUrl] Url { scheme: \"localhost\", username: \"\", password: None, host: None, port: None, path: \"abcd\", query: None, fragment: None }",
-        );
-        testcase("localhost:", "[InvalidUrl] Url { scheme: \"localhost\", username: \"\", password: None, host: None, port: None, path: \"\", query: None, fragment: None }");
+        testcase("localhost:abcd", "InvalidUrl(\"URL cannot be a base.\")");
+        testcase("localhost:", "InvalidUrl(\"URL cannot be a base.\")");
 
         // `Reqwest::Error` of the `Builder` kind.
         // POST is not made.
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ mod post {
         let (test_signer, _tmp_dir) = set_up_api_test_signer_to_sign_message();
 
         let run_testcase = |u: &str| -> Result<String, String> {
-            let url: Url = u.parse().unwrap();
+            let url = SensitiveUrl::parse(u).unwrap();
 
             let reqwest_client = ClientBuilder::new()
                 .timeout(Duration::from_secs(12))
diff --git a/common/sensitive_url/Cargo.toml b/common/sensitive_url/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6b0620a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/sensitive_url/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "sensitive_url"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Mac L <mjladson@pm.me>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+url = "2.2.1"
+serde = "1.0.116"
diff --git a/common/sensitive_url/src/lib.rs b/common/sensitive_url/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7e620485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/sensitive_url/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+use std::fmt;
+use url::Url;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum SensitiveError {
+    InvalidUrl(String),
+    ParseError(url::ParseError),
+    RedactError(String),
+}
+
+// Wrapper around Url which provides a custom `Display` implementation to protect user secrets.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SensitiveUrl {
+    pub full: Url,
+    pub redacted: String,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for SensitiveUrl {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.redacted.fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for SensitiveUrl {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.redacted.fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<str> for SensitiveUrl {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
+        self.redacted.as_str()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serialize for SensitiveUrl {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        serializer.serialize_str(&self.full.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for SensitiveUrl {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let s: String = Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        SensitiveUrl::parse(&s)
+            .map_err(|e| de::Error::custom(format!("Failed to deserialize sensitive URL {:?}", e)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl SensitiveUrl {
+    pub fn parse(url: &str) -> Result<Self, SensitiveError> {
+        let surl = Url::parse(url).map_err(SensitiveError::ParseError)?;
+        SensitiveUrl::new(surl)
+    }
+
+    fn new(full: Url) -> Result<Self, SensitiveError> {
+        let mut redacted = full.clone();
+        redacted
+            .path_segments_mut()
+            .map_err(|_| SensitiveError::InvalidUrl("URL cannot be a base.".to_string()))?
+            .clear();
+        redacted.set_query(None);
+
+        if redacted.has_authority() {
+            redacted.set_username("").map_err(|_| {
+                SensitiveError::RedactError("Unable to redact username.".to_string())
+            })?;
+            redacted.set_password(None).map_err(|_| {
+                SensitiveError::RedactError("Unable to redact password.".to_string())
+            })?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            full,
+            redacted: redacted.to_string(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn redact_remote_url() {
+        let full = "https://project:secret@example.com/example?somequery";
+        let surl = SensitiveUrl::parse(full).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(surl.to_string(), "https://example.com/");
+        assert_eq!(surl.full.to_string(), full);
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn redact_localhost_url() {
+        let full = "http://localhost:5052/";
+        let surl = SensitiveUrl::parse(full).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(surl.to_string(), "http://localhost:5052/");
+        assert_eq!(surl.full.to_string(), full);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lcli/Cargo.toml b/lcli/Cargo.toml
index 8141c509f..bc9c69c8b 100644
--- a/lcli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lcli/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ account_utils = { path = "../common/account_utils" }
 eth2_wallet = { path = "../crypto/eth2_wallet" }
 web3 = "0.14.0"
 eth1_test_rig = { path = "../testing/eth1_test_rig" }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../common/sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/lcli/src/eth1_genesis.rs b/lcli/src/eth1_genesis.rs
index 530295021..d929b1784 100644
--- a/lcli/src/eth1_genesis.rs
+++ b/lcli/src/eth1_genesis.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use clap::ArgMatches;
 use environment::Environment;
 use eth2_network_config::Eth2NetworkConfig;
 use genesis::{Eth1Config, Eth1GenesisService};
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use ssz::Encode;
 use std::cmp::max;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -50,7 +51,11 @@ pub fn run<T: EthSpec>(mut env: Environment<T>, matches: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> Res
 
     let mut config = Eth1Config::default();
     if let Some(v) = endpoints.clone() {
-        config.endpoints = v;
+        config.endpoints = v
+            .iter()
+            .map(|s| SensitiveUrl::parse(s))
+            .collect::<Result<_, _>>()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse eth1 endpoint URL: {:?}", e))?;
     }
     config.deposit_contract_address = format!("{:?}", spec.deposit_contract_address);
     config.deposit_contract_deploy_block = eth2_network_config.deposit_contract_deploy_block;
diff --git a/testing/node_test_rig/Cargo.toml b/testing/node_test_rig/Cargo.toml
index 0a7fd1a98..addd05e7e 100644
--- a/testing/node_test_rig/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/node_test_rig/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ genesis = { path = "../../beacon_node/genesis" }
 eth2 = { path = "../../common/eth2" }
 validator_client = { path = "../../validator_client" }
 validator_dir = { path = "../../common/validator_dir", features = ["insecure_keys"] }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../../common/sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/testing/node_test_rig/src/lib.rs b/testing/node_test_rig/src/lib.rs
index ef84a54bd..436b852c2 100644
--- a/testing/node_test_rig/src/lib.rs
+++ b/testing/node_test_rig/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 
 use beacon_node::ProductionBeaconNode;
 use environment::RuntimeContext;
-use eth2::{
-    reqwest::{ClientBuilder, Url},
-    BeaconNodeHttpClient,
-};
+use eth2::{reqwest::ClientBuilder, BeaconNodeHttpClient};
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
@@ -68,9 +66,10 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> LocalBeaconNode<E> {
             .http_api_listen_addr()
             .ok_or("A remote beacon node must have a http server")?;
 
-        let beacon_node_url: Url = format!("http://{}:{}", listen_addr.ip(), listen_addr.port())
-            .parse()
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse beacon node URL: {:?}", e))?;
+        let beacon_node_url: SensitiveUrl = SensitiveUrl::parse(
+            format!("http://{}:{}", listen_addr.ip(), listen_addr.port()).as_str(),
+        )
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse beacon node URL: {:?}", e))?;
         let beacon_node_http_client = ClientBuilder::new()
             .timeout(HTTP_TIMEOUT)
             .build()
diff --git a/testing/remote_signer_test/Cargo.toml b/testing/remote_signer_test/Cargo.toml
index 08dd0b538..1daf8c2c5 100644
--- a/testing/remote_signer_test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/remote_signer_test/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ serde_json = "1.0.58"
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.1.0", features = ["time"] }
 types = { path = "../../consensus/types" }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../../common/sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/testing/remote_signer_test/src/consumer.rs b/testing/remote_signer_test/src/consumer.rs
index cdca7ceca..377d0c489 100644
--- a/testing/remote_signer_test/src/consumer.rs
+++ b/testing/remote_signer_test/src/consumer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::*;
 use remote_signer_client::api_response::SignatureApiResponse;
-use remote_signer_consumer::{Error, RemoteSignerHttpConsumer, RemoteSignerObject, Url};
+use remote_signer_consumer::{Error, RemoteSignerHttpConsumer, RemoteSignerObject};
 use reqwest::ClientBuilder;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use tokio::runtime::Builder;
 use tokio::time::Duration;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn set_up_test_consumer_with_timeout(
     test_signer_address: &str,
     timeout: u64,
 ) -> RemoteSignerHttpConsumer {
-    let url: Url = test_signer_address.parse().unwrap();
+    let url = SensitiveUrl::parse(test_signer_address).unwrap();
     let reqwest_client = ClientBuilder::new()
         .timeout(Duration::from_secs(timeout))
         .build()
diff --git a/testing/simulator/Cargo.toml b/testing/simulator/Cargo.toml
index 549520c5a..6733ee632 100644
--- a/testing/simulator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/simulator/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ eth1_test_rig = { path = "../eth1_test_rig" }
 env_logger = "0.8.2"
 clap = "2.33.3"
 rayon = "1.4.1"
+sensitive_url  = { path = "../../common/sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/testing/simulator/src/eth1_sim.rs b/testing/simulator/src/eth1_sim.rs
index 2172aebcb..08e960bee 100644
--- a/testing/simulator/src/eth1_sim.rs
+++ b/testing/simulator/src/eth1_sim.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use node_test_rig::{
     ClientGenesis, ValidatorFiles,
 };
 use rayon::prelude::*;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use std::cmp::max;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ pub fn run_eth1_sim(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(), String> {
         let network_id = ganache_eth1_instance.ganache.network_id();
         let chain_id = ganache_eth1_instance.ganache.chain_id();
         let ganache = ganache_eth1_instance.ganache;
-        let eth1_endpoint = ganache.endpoint();
+        let eth1_endpoint = SensitiveUrl::parse(ganache.endpoint().as_str())
+            .expect("Unable to parse ganache endpoint.");
         let deposit_contract_address = deposit_contract.address();
 
         // Start a timer that produces eth1 blocks on an interval.
@@ -133,7 +135,10 @@ pub fn run_eth1_sim(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(), String> {
         for i in 0..node_count - 1 {
             let mut config = beacon_config.clone();
             if i % 2 == 0 {
-                config.eth1.endpoints.insert(0, INVALID_ADDRESS.to_string());
+                config.eth1.endpoints.insert(
+                    0,
+                    SensitiveUrl::parse(INVALID_ADDRESS).expect("Unable to parse invalid address"),
+                );
             }
             network.add_beacon_node(config).await?;
         }
diff --git a/testing/simulator/src/local_network.rs b/testing/simulator/src/local_network.rs
index 325487f49..50604040b 100644
--- a/testing/simulator/src/local_network.rs
+++ b/testing/simulator/src/local_network.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use node_test_rig::{
     ClientConfig, LocalBeaconNode, LocalValidatorClient, ValidatorConfig, ValidatorFiles,
 };
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use std::{
     ops::Deref,
     time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
@@ -140,9 +141,12 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> LocalNetwork<E> {
                 .expect("Must have http started")
         };
 
-        let beacon_node = format!("http://{}:{}", socket_addr.ip(), socket_addr.port());
+        let beacon_node = SensitiveUrl::parse(
+            format!("http://{}:{}", socket_addr.ip(), socket_addr.port()).as_str(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         validator_config.beacon_nodes = if invalid_first_beacon_node {
-            vec![INVALID_ADDRESS.to_string(), beacon_node]
+            vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(INVALID_ADDRESS).unwrap(), beacon_node]
         } else {
             vec![beacon_node]
         };
diff --git a/validator_client/Cargo.toml b/validator_client/Cargo.toml
index 30b3ce29b..2ac165b16 100644
--- a/validator_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/validator_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,3 +63,4 @@ scrypt = { version = "0.5.0", default-features = false }
 lighthouse_metrics = { path = "../common/lighthouse_metrics" }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 fallback = { path = "../common/fallback" }
+sensitive_url = { path = "../common/sensitive_url" }
diff --git a/validator_client/src/config.rs b/validator_client/src/config.rs
index 0506565bf..1c01cc983 100644
--- a/validator_client/src/config.rs
+++ b/validator_client/src/config.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use directory::{
     DEFAULT_VALIDATOR_DIR,
 };
 use eth2::types::Graffiti;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use slog::{info, warn, Logger};
 use std::fs;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// The http endpoints of the beacon node APIs.
     ///
     /// Should be similar to `["http://localhost:8080"]`
-    pub beacon_nodes: Vec<String>,
+    pub beacon_nodes: Vec<SensitiveUrl>,
     /// If true, the validator client will still poll for duties and produce blocks even if the
     /// beacon node is not synced at startup.
     pub allow_unsynced_beacon_node: bool,
@@ -55,10 +56,13 @@ impl Default for Config {
             .join(DEFAULT_HARDCODED_NETWORK);
         let validator_dir = base_dir.join(DEFAULT_VALIDATOR_DIR);
         let secrets_dir = base_dir.join(DEFAULT_SECRET_DIR);
+
+        let beacon_nodes = vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(DEFAULT_BEACON_NODE)
+            .expect("beacon_nodes must always be a valid url.")];
         Self {
             validator_dir,
             secrets_dir,
-            beacon_nodes: vec![DEFAULT_BEACON_NODE.to_string()],
+            beacon_nodes,
             allow_unsynced_beacon_node: false,
             disable_auto_discover: false,
             init_slashing_protection: false,
@@ -111,25 +115,31 @@ impl Config {
         }
 
         if let Some(beacon_nodes) = parse_optional::<String>(cli_args, "beacon-nodes")? {
-            config.beacon_nodes = beacon_nodes.as_str().split(',').map(String::from).collect()
+            config.beacon_nodes = beacon_nodes
+                .split(',')
+                .map(|s| SensitiveUrl::parse(s))
+                .collect::<Result<_, _>>()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse beacon node URL: {:?}", e))?;
         }
         // To be deprecated.
-        else if let Some(beacon_node) = parse_optional(cli_args, "beacon-node")? {
+        else if let Some(beacon_node) = parse_optional::<String>(cli_args, "beacon-node")? {
             warn!(
                 log,
                 "The --beacon-node flag is deprecated";
                 "msg" => "please use --beacon-nodes instead"
             );
-            config.beacon_nodes = vec![beacon_node];
+            config.beacon_nodes = vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(&beacon_node)
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse beacon node URL: {:?}", e))?];
         }
         // To be deprecated.
-        else if let Some(server) = parse_optional(cli_args, "server")? {
+        else if let Some(server) = parse_optional::<String>(cli_args, "server")? {
             warn!(
                 log,
                 "The --server flag is deprecated";
                 "msg" => "please use --beacon-nodes instead"
             );
-            config.beacon_nodes = vec![server];
+            config.beacon_nodes = vec![SensitiveUrl::parse(&server)
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse beacon node URL: {:?}", e))?];
         }
 
         if cli_args.is_present("delete-lockfiles") {
@@ -227,3 +237,14 @@ impl Config {
         Ok(config)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    // Ensures the default config does not panic.
+    fn default_config() {
+        Config::default();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/validator_client/src/fork_service.rs b/validator_client/src/fork_service.rs
index a69edef26..487038f06 100644
--- a/validator_client/src/fork_service.rs
+++ b/validator_client/src/fork_service.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> ForkServiceBuilder<slot_clock::TestingSlotClock, E> {
             std::time::Duration::from_secs(42),
         );
         let candidates = vec![CandidateBeaconNode::new(eth2::BeaconNodeHttpClient::new(
-            eth2::Url::parse("http://127.0.0.1").unwrap(),
+            sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl::parse("http://127.0.0.1").unwrap(),
         ))];
         let mut beacon_nodes = BeaconNodeFallback::new(candidates, spec, log.clone());
         beacon_nodes.set_slot_clock(slot_clock);
diff --git a/validator_client/src/http_api/tests.rs b/validator_client/src/http_api/tests.rs
index d7fcc38c1..2a748059c 100644
--- a/validator_client/src/http_api/tests.rs
+++ b/validator_client/src/http_api/tests.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ use account_utils::{
 };
 use deposit_contract::decode_eth1_tx_data;
 use environment::null_logger;
-use eth2::{
-    lighthouse_vc::{http_client::ValidatorClientHttpClient, types::*},
-    Url,
-};
+use eth2::lighthouse_vc::{http_client::ValidatorClientHttpClient, types::*};
 use eth2_keystore::KeystoreBuilder;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use slashing_protection::{SlashingDatabase, SLASHING_PROTECTION_FILENAME};
 use slot_clock::TestingSlotClock;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ type E = MainnetEthSpec;
 struct ApiTester {
     client: ValidatorClientHttpClient,
     initialized_validators: Arc<RwLock<InitializedValidators>>,
-    url: Url,
+    url: SensitiveUrl,
     _server_shutdown: oneshot::Sender<()>,
     _validator_dir: TempDir,
 }
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ impl ApiTester {
 
         tokio::spawn(async { server.await });
 
-        let url = Url::parse(&format!(
+        let url = SensitiveUrl::parse(&format!(
             "http://{}:{}",
             listening_socket.ip(),
             listening_socket.port()
diff --git a/validator_client/src/lib.rs b/validator_client/src/lib.rs
index 1541fce27..a1673146e 100644
--- a/validator_client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/validator_client/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use clap::ArgMatches;
 use duties_service::DutiesService;
 use environment::RuntimeContext;
 use eth2::types::StateId;
-use eth2::{reqwest::ClientBuilder, BeaconNodeHttpClient, StatusCode, Url};
+use eth2::{reqwest::ClientBuilder, BeaconNodeHttpClient, StatusCode};
 use fork_service::{ForkService, ForkServiceBuilder};
 use http_api::ApiSecret;
 use initialized_validators::InitializedValidators;
@@ -209,13 +209,9 @@ impl<T: EthSpec> ProductionValidatorClient<T> {
                 })?;
         }
 
-        let beacon_node_urls: Vec<Url> = config
+        let beacon_nodes: Vec<BeaconNodeHttpClient> = config
             .beacon_nodes
-            .iter()
-            .map(|s| s.parse())
-            .collect::<Result<_, _>>()
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to parse beacon node URL: {:?}", e))?;
-        let beacon_nodes: Vec<BeaconNodeHttpClient> = beacon_node_urls
+            .clone()
             .into_iter()
             .map(|url| {
                 let beacon_node_http_client = ClientBuilder::new()