diff --git a/cmd/XDC/accountcmd_test.go b/cmd/XDC/accountcmd_test.go
index 0fda6d8502..550ecdd33b 100644
--- a/cmd/XDC/accountcmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/XDC/accountcmd_test.go
@@ -204,11 +204,12 @@ func TestUnlockFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	XDC := runXDC(t,
 		"--nat", "none", "--nodiscover", "--maxpeers", "0", "--port", "0", "--nousb", "--cache", "256", "--ipcdisable",
 		"--datadir", datadir, "--unlock", "f466859ead1932d743d622cb74fc058882e8648a",
-		"js", "testdata/empty.js")
+		"console", "--exec", "loadScript('testdata/empty.js')")
 	XDC.Expect(`
 Unlocking account f466859ead1932d743d622cb74fc058882e8648a | Attempt 1/3
 !! Unsupported terminal, password will be echoed.
 Password: {{.InputLine "foobar"}}
+undefined
 `)
 	XDC.ExpectExit()
 
@@ -248,13 +249,14 @@ func TestUnlockFlagMultiIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(datadir)
 	XDC := runXDC(t,
 		"--nat", "none", "--nodiscover", "--maxpeers", "0", "--port", "0", "--nousb", "--cache", "128", "--ipcdisable",
-		"--datadir", datadir, "--unlock", "0,2", "js", "testdata/empty.js")
+		"--datadir", datadir, "--unlock", "0,2", "console", "--exec", "loadScript('testdata/empty.js')")
 	XDC.Expect(`
 Unlocking account 0 | Attempt 1/3
 !! Unsupported terminal, password will be echoed.
 Password: {{.InputLine "foobar"}}
 Unlocking account 2 | Attempt 1/3
 Password: {{.InputLine "foobar"}}
+undefined
 `)
 	XDC.ExpectExit()
 
@@ -276,7 +278,10 @@ func TestUnlockFlagPasswordFile(t *testing.T) {
 	XDC := runXDC(t,
 		"--nat", "none", "--nodiscover", "--maxpeers", "0", "--port", "0", "--nousb", "--cache", "128", "--ipcdisable",
 		"--datadir", datadir, "--password", "testdata/passwords.txt", "--unlock", "0,2",
-		"js", "testdata/empty.js")
+		"console", "--exec", "loadScript('testdata/empty.js')")
+	XDC.Expect(`
+undefined
+`)
 	XDC.ExpectExit()
 
 	wantMessages := []string{
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ func TestUnlockFlagAmbiguous(t *testing.T) {
 	XDC := runXDC(t,
 		"--nat", "none", "--nodiscover", "--maxpeers", "0", "--port", "0", "--nousb", "--cache", "128", "--ipcdisable",
 		"--keystore", store, "--unlock", "f466859ead1932d743d622cb74fc058882e8648a",
-		"js", "testdata/empty.js")
+		"console", "--exec", "loadScript('testdata/empty.js')")
 	defer XDC.ExpectExit()
 
 	// Helper for the expect template, returns absolute keystore path.
@@ -327,6 +332,7 @@ Testing your password against all of them...
 Your password unlocked keystore://{{keypath "1"}}
 In order to avoid this warning, you need to remove the following duplicate key files:
    keystore://{{keypath "2"}}
+undefined
 `)
 	XDC.ExpectExit()
 
diff --git a/cmd/XDC/consolecmd.go b/cmd/XDC/consolecmd.go
index 9a063a6cc8..b14b81601b 100644
--- a/cmd/XDC/consolecmd.go
+++ b/cmd/XDC/consolecmd.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ This command allows to open a console on a running XDC node.`,
 	javascriptCommand = &cli.Command{
 		Action:    ephemeralConsole,
 		Name:      "js",
-		Usage:     "Execute the specified JavaScript files",
+		Usage:     "(DEPRECATED) Execute the specified JavaScript files",
 		ArgsUsage: "<jsfile> [jsfile...]",
 		Flags:     slices.Concat(nodeFlags, consoleFlags),
 		Description: `
@@ -118,18 +117,21 @@ func remoteConsole(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	endpoint := ctx.Args().First()
 	if endpoint == "" {
-		path := node.DefaultDataDir()
-		if ctx.IsSet(utils.DataDirFlag.Name) {
-			path = ctx.String(utils.DataDirFlag.Name)
-		}
-		if path != "" {
-			if ctx.Bool(utils.TestnetFlag.Name) {
-				path = filepath.Join(path, "testnet")
-			} else if ctx.Bool(utils.DevnetFlag.Name) {
-				path = filepath.Join(path, "devnet")
-			}
-		}
-		endpoint = fmt.Sprintf("%s/XDC.ipc", path)
+		// path := node.DefaultDataDir()
+		// if ctx.IsSet(utils.DataDirFlag.Name) {
+		// 	path = ctx.String(utils.DataDirFlag.Name)
+		// }
+		// if path != "" {
+		// 	if ctx.Bool(utils.TestnetFlag.Name) {
+		// 		path = filepath.Join(path, "testnet")
+		// 	} else if ctx.Bool(utils.DevnetFlag.Name) {
+		// 		path = filepath.Join(path, "devnet")
+		// 	}
+		// }
+		// endpoint = fmt.Sprintf("%s/XDC.ipc", path)
+		cfg := defaultNodeConfig()
+		utils.SetDataDir(ctx, &cfg)
+		endpoint = cfg.IPCEndpoint()
 	}
 
 	client, err := dialRPC(endpoint)
@@ -159,6 +161,19 @@ func remoteConsole(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ephemeralConsole starts a new geth node, attaches an ephemeral JavaScript
+// console to it, executes each of the files specified as arguments and tears
+// everything down.
+func ephemeralConsole(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	for _, file := range ctx.Args().Slice() {
+		b.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("loadScript('%s');", file)))
+	}
+	utils.Fatalf(`The "js" command is deprecated. Please use the following instead:
+geth --exec "%s" console`, b.String())
+	return nil
+}
+
 // dialRPC returns a RPC client which connects to the given endpoint.
 // The check for empty endpoint implements the defaulting logic
 // for "XDC attach" and "XDC monitor" with no argument.
@@ -172,45 +187,3 @@ func dialRPC(endpoint string) (*rpc.Client, error) {
 	}
 	return rpc.Dial(endpoint)
 }
-
-// ephemeralConsole starts a new XDC node, attaches an ephemeral JavaScript
-// console to it, executes each of the files specified as arguments and tears
-// everything down.
-func ephemeralConsole(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	// Create and start the node based on the CLI flags
-	stack, backend, cfg := makeFullNode(ctx)
-	startNode(ctx, stack, backend, cfg, false)
-	defer stack.Close()
-
-	// Attach to the newly started node and start the JavaScript console
-	client := stack.Attach()
-	config := console.Config{
-		DataDir: utils.MakeDataDir(ctx),
-		DocRoot: ctx.String(utils.JSpathFlag.Name),
-		Client:  client,
-		Preload: utils.MakeConsolePreloads(ctx),
-	}
-
-	console, err := console.New(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start the JavaScript console: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer console.Stop(false)
-
-	// Interrupt the JS interpreter when node is stopped.
-	go func() {
-		stack.Wait()
-		console.Stop(false)
-	}()
-
-	// Evaluate each of the specified JavaScript files.
-	for _, file := range ctx.Args().Slice() {
-		if err = console.Execute(file); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute %s: %v", file, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// The main script is now done, but keep running timers/callbacks.
-	console.Stop(true)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index dcfcf917f4..ed3b34d99d 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1346,6 +1346,7 @@ func SetNodeConfig(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 	setHTTP(ctx, cfg)
 	setWS(ctx, cfg)
 	setNodeUserIdent(ctx, cfg)
+	SetDataDir(ctx, cfg)
 	setSmartCard(ctx, cfg)
 
 	if ctx.IsSet(JWTSecretFlag.Name) {
@@ -1356,17 +1357,6 @@ func SetNodeConfig(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 		log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Option --%s is deprecated. The 'personal' RPC namespace has been removed.", EnablePersonal.Name))
 	}
 
-	switch {
-	case ctx.IsSet(DataDirFlag.Name):
-		cfg.DataDir = ctx.String(DataDirFlag.Name)
-	case ctx.Bool(DeveloperFlag.Name):
-		cfg.DataDir = "" // unless explicitly requested, use memory databases
-	case ctx.Bool(TestnetFlag.Name):
-		cfg.DataDir = filepath.Join(node.DefaultDataDir(), "testnet")
-	case ctx.Bool(DevnetFlag.Name):
-		cfg.DataDir = filepath.Join(node.DefaultDataDir(), "devnet")
-	}
-
 	if ctx.IsSet(KeyStoreDirFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.KeyStoreDir = ctx.String(KeyStoreDirFlag.Name)
 	}
@@ -1412,6 +1402,19 @@ func setSmartCard(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 	cfg.SmartCardDaemonPath = path
 }
 
+func SetDataDir(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
+	switch {
+	case ctx.IsSet(DataDirFlag.Name):
+		cfg.DataDir = ctx.String(DataDirFlag.Name)
+	case ctx.Bool(DeveloperFlag.Name):
+		cfg.DataDir = "" // unless explicitly requested, use memory databases
+	case ctx.Bool(TestnetFlag.Name) && cfg.DataDir == node.DefaultDataDir():
+		cfg.DataDir = filepath.Join(node.DefaultDataDir(), "testnet")
+	case ctx.Bool(DevnetFlag.Name) && cfg.DataDir == node.DefaultDataDir():
+		cfg.DataDir = filepath.Join(node.DefaultDataDir(), "devnet")
+	}
+}
+
 func setGPO(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *gasprice.Config) {
 	if ctx.IsSet(GpoBlocksFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.Blocks = ctx.Int(GpoBlocksFlag.Name)
diff --git a/console/console.go b/console/console.go
index 633ac0393a..69ae6c3ffb 100644
--- a/console/console.go
+++ b/console/console.go
@@ -522,11 +522,6 @@ func countIndents(input string) int {
 	return indents
 }
 
-// Execute runs the JavaScript file specified as the argument.
-func (c *Console) Execute(path string) error {
-	return c.jsre.Exec(path)
-}
-
 // Stop cleans up the console and terminates the runtime environment.
 func (c *Console) Stop(graceful bool) error {
 	c.stopOnce.Do(func() {
diff --git a/console/console_test.go b/console/console_test.go
index b59f41cdb9..23b1fd4839 100644
--- a/console/console_test.go
+++ b/console/console_test.go
@@ -232,19 +232,6 @@ func TestPreload(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Tests that JavaScript scripts can be executes from the configured asset path.
-func TestExecute(t *testing.T) {
-	tester := newTester(t, nil)
-	defer tester.Close(t)
-
-	tester.console.Execute("exec.js")
-
-	tester.console.Evaluate("execed")
-	if output := tester.output.String(); !strings.Contains(output, "some-executed-string") {
-		t.Fatalf("execed variable missing: have %s, want %s", output, "some-executed-string")
-	}
-}
-
 // Tests that the JavaScript objects returned by statement executions are properly
 // pretty printed instead of just displaing "[object]".
 func TestPrettyPrint(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/console/testdata/exec.js b/console/testdata/exec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 59e34d7c40..0000000000
--- a/console/testdata/exec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-var execed = "some-executed-string";