diff --git a/op-e2e/system/da/brotli_batcher_test.go b/op-e2e/system/da/brotli_batcher_test.go
index a55e5bced8ad..fe9b4a9fab97 100644
--- a/op-e2e/system/da/brotli_batcher_test.go
+++ b/op-e2e/system/da/brotli_batcher_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	op_e2e "github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-e2e"
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-node/rollup/derive"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-e2e/system/e2esys"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-e2e/system/helpers"
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ func TestBrotliBatcherFjord(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.DeployConfig.L2GenesisFjordTimeOffset = &genesisActivation
 
 	// set up batcher to use brotli
-	sys, err := cfg.Start(t, e2esys.StartOption{Key: "compressionAlgo", Role: "brotli", Action: nil})
+	sys, err := cfg.Start(t, e2esys.WithBatcherCompressionAlgo(derive.Brotli))
 	require.Nil(t, err, "Error starting up system")
 
 	log := testlog.Logger(t, log.LevelInfo)
diff --git a/op-e2e/system/da/da_throttling_test.go b/op-e2e/system/da/da_throttling_test.go
index 1809a36fc15f..e98ad9d3338d 100644
--- a/op-e2e/system/da/da_throttling_test.go
+++ b/op-e2e/system/da/da_throttling_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ func TestDABlockThrottling(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotEqual(t, 0, r1.BlockNumber.Cmp(r3.BlockNumber))
 		require.NotEqual(t, 0, r2.BlockNumber.Cmp(r3.BlockNumber))
 	}
-
 }
 
 func setupTest(t *testing.T, maxTxSize, maxBlockSize uint64) (e2esys.SystemConfig, *sources.RollupClient, *ethclient.Client, *ethclient.Client, *batcher.TestBatchSubmitter) {
@@ -142,13 +141,11 @@ func setupTest(t *testing.T, maxTxSize, maxBlockSize uint64) (e2esys.SystemConfi
 			return nil
 		},
 	}...)
-	cfg.ThrottleThreshold = 1 // make sure throttling is always active
-	cfg.ThrottleTxSize = maxTxSize
-	cfg.ThrottleBlockSize = maxBlockSize
 	// disable batcher because we start it manually later
 	cfg.DisableBatcher = true
 
-	sys, err := cfg.Start(t)
+	sys, err := cfg.Start(t,
+		e2esys.WithBatcherThrottling(500*time.Millisecond, 1, maxTxSize, maxBlockSize))
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Error starting up system")
 
 	rollupClient := sys.RollupClient("verifier")
diff --git a/op-e2e/system/e2esys/setup.go b/op-e2e/system/e2esys/setup.go
index 6d5449a92a22..9ab6d2de14f6 100644
--- a/op-e2e/system/e2esys/setup.go
+++ b/op-e2e/system/e2esys/setup.go
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ type SystemConfig struct {
 	// SupportL1TimeTravel determines if the L1 node supports quickly skipping forward in time
 	SupportL1TimeTravel bool
 
-	// Batcher throttling params
-	ThrottleThreshold, ThrottleTxSize, ThrottleBlockSize uint64
-
 	AllocType config.AllocType
 }
 
@@ -474,6 +471,9 @@ type StartOption struct {
 	Key    string
 	Role   string
 	Action SystemConfigHook
+
+	// Batcher CLIConfig modifications to apply before starting the batcher.
+	BatcherMod func(*bss.CLIConfig)
 }
 
 type startOptions struct {
@@ -494,6 +494,25 @@ func parseStartOptions(_opts []StartOption) (startOptions, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func WithBatcherCompressionAlgo(ca derive.CompressionAlgo) StartOption {
+	return StartOption{
+		BatcherMod: func(cfg *bss.CLIConfig) {
+			cfg.CompressionAlgo = ca
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func WithBatcherThrottling(interval time.Duration, threshold, txSize, blockSize uint64) StartOption {
+	return StartOption{
+		BatcherMod: func(cfg *bss.CLIConfig) {
+			cfg.ThrottleInterval = interval
+			cfg.ThrottleThreshold = threshold
+			cfg.ThrottleTxSize = txSize
+			cfg.ThrottleBlockSize = blockSize
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *startOptions) Get(key, role string) (SystemConfigHook, bool) {
 	v, ok := s.opts[key+":"+role]
 	return v, ok
@@ -862,12 +881,6 @@ func (cfg SystemConfig) Start(t *testing.T, startOpts ...StartOption) (*System,
 		batcherTargetNumFrames = 1
 	}
 
-	var compressionAlgo derive.CompressionAlgo = derive.Zlib
-	// if opt has brotli key, set the compression algo as brotli
-	if _, ok := parsedStartOpts.Get("compressionAlgo", "brotli"); ok {
-		compressionAlgo = derive.Brotli10
-	}
-
 	var batcherAltDACLIConfig altda.CLIConfig
 	if cfg.DeployConfig.UseAltDA {
 		fakeAltDAServer := altda.NewFakeDAServer("127.0.0.1", 0, sys.Cfg.Loggers["da-server"])
@@ -905,14 +918,17 @@ func (cfg SystemConfig) Start(t *testing.T, startOpts ...StartOption) (*System,
 		BatchType:             cfg.BatcherBatchType,
 		MaxBlocksPerSpanBatch: cfg.BatcherMaxBlocksPerSpanBatch,
 		DataAvailabilityType:  sys.Cfg.DataAvailabilityType,
-		CompressionAlgo:       compressionAlgo,
+		CompressionAlgo:       derive.Zlib,
 		AltDA:                 batcherAltDACLIConfig,
+	}
 
-		ThrottleThreshold: cfg.ThrottleThreshold,
-		ThrottleInterval:  500 * time.Millisecond,
-		ThrottleTxSize:    cfg.ThrottleTxSize,
-		ThrottleBlockSize: cfg.ThrottleBlockSize,
+	// Apply batcher cli modifications
+	for _, opt := range startOpts {
+		if opt.BatcherMod != nil {
+			opt.BatcherMod(batcherCLIConfig)
+		}
 	}
+
 	// Batch Submitter
 	batcher, err := bss.BatcherServiceFromCLIConfig(context.Background(), "0.0.1", batcherCLIConfig, sys.Cfg.Loggers["batcher"])
 	if err != nil {