diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/balancer.go b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/balancer.go
index e1d1a30c..ff01b8c7 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/balancer.go
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/balancer.go
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ type Node struct {
 
 	mux sync.RWMutex
 
-	StatusReverseProxy *httputil.ReverseProxy
-	GethReverseProxy   *httputil.ReverseProxy
+	GethReverseProxy *httputil.ReverseProxy
 }
 
 type NodePool struct {
diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/configs.go b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/configs.go
index dc2fdebb..88b343e7 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/configs.go
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/configs.go
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ func CheckEnvVarSet() {
 type NodeConfig struct {
 	Blockchain string `json:"blockchain"`
 	Endpoint   string `json:"endpoint"`
-
-	Internal bool `json:"internal"`
 }
 
 func LoadConfig(configPath string) (*[]NodeConfig, error) {
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ func GenerateDefaultConfig(config *ConfigPlacement) error {
 
 	if !config.ConfigExists {
 		tempConfig := []NodeConfig{
-			{Blockchain: "ethereum", Endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:8545", Internal: true},
+			{Blockchain: "ethereum", Endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:8545"},
 		}
 		tempConfigJson, err := json.Marshal(tempConfig)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/routes.go b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/routes.go
index 4722533e..fe0dd710 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/routes.go
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/routes.go
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ func lbHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	r.Header.Add("X-Origin-Path", r.URL.Path)
 
 	switch {
-	case strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, fmt.Sprintf("/nb/%s/ping", blockchain)):
-		r.URL.Path = "/ping"
-		node.StatusReverseProxy.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-		return
 	case strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, fmt.Sprintf("/nb/%s/jsonrpc", blockchain)):
 		lbJSONRPCHandler(w, r, blockchain, node, currentClientAccess)
 		return
@@ -122,9 +118,8 @@ func lbJSONRPCHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, blockchain string,
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Overwrite Path so response will be returned to correct place
 		r.URL.Path = "/"
-		// If required detailed timeout configuration, define node.GethReverseProxy.Transport = &http.Transport{}
-		// as modified structure of DefaultTransport net/http/transport/DefaultTransport
 		node.GethReverseProxy.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		return
 	case currentClientAccess.dataSource == "database":
diff --git a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/server.go b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/server.go
index 50230413..9ae6ad8a 100644
--- a/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/server.go
+++ b/nodes/node_balancer/cmd/nodebalancer/server.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	humbug "github.com/bugout-dev/humbug/go/pkg"
@@ -170,7 +171,6 @@ func Server() {
 
 	// Parse nodes and set list of proxies
 	for i, nodeConfig := range *nodeConfig {
-
 		endpoint, err := url.Parse(nodeConfig.Endpoint)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
@@ -178,6 +178,18 @@ func Server() {
 		}
 
 		proxyToEndpoint := httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(endpoint)
+		// If required detailed timeout configuration, define node.GethReverseProxy.Transport = &http.Transport{}
+		// as modified structure of DefaultTransport net/http/transport/DefaultTransport
+		director := proxyToEndpoint.Director
+		proxyToEndpoint.Director = func(r *http.Request) {
+			director(r)
+			// Overwrite Query and Headers to not bypass nodebalancer Query and Headers
+			r.URL.RawQuery = ""
+			r.Header.Del(strings.Title(NB_ACCESS_ID_HEADER))
+			r.Header.Del(strings.Title(NB_DATA_SOURCE_HEADER))
+			// Change r.Host from nodebalancer's to end host so TLS check will be passed
+			r.Host = r.URL.Host
+		}
 		proxyErrorHandler(proxyToEndpoint, endpoint)
 
 		blockchainPool.AddNode(&Node{