diff --git a/storage/conf.nim b/storage/conf.nim
index 4aa178b7..abc5a219 100644
--- a/storage/conf.nim
+++ b/storage/conf.nim
@@ -158,10 +158,9 @@ type
     nat* {.
       desc:
         "Specify method to use for determining public address. " &
-        "Must be one of: any, upnp, pmp, extip:<IP>. " &
-        "If connecting to peers on a local network only, use 'none'.",
+        "Must be one of: auto, upnp, pmp, extip:<IP>.",
       defaultValue: defaultNatConfig(),
-      defaultValueDesc: "any",
+      defaultValueDesc: "auto",
       name: "nat"
     .}: NatConfig
 
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ func defaultAddress*(conf: StorageConf): IpAddress =
   result = static parseIpAddress("127.0.0.1")
 
 func defaultNatConfig*(): NatConfig =
-  result = NatConfig(hasExtIp: false, nat: NatStrategy.NatAny)
+  result = NatConfig(hasExtIp: false, nat: NatStrategy.NatAuto)
 
 proc getStorageVersion(): string =
   let tag = strip(staticExec("git describe --tags --abbrev=0"))
@@ -418,8 +417,8 @@ proc parseCmdArg*(T: type SignedPeerRecord, uri: string): T =
 
 func parse*(T: type NatConfig, p: string): Result[NatConfig, string] =
   case p.toLowerAscii
-  of "any":
-    return ok(NatConfig(hasExtIp: false, nat: NatStrategy.NatAny))
+  of "auto":
+    return ok(NatConfig(hasExtIp: false, nat: NatStrategy.NatAuto))
   of "upnp":
     return ok(NatConfig(hasExtIp: false, nat: NatStrategy.NatUpnp))
   of "pmp":
diff --git a/storage/nat.nim b/storage/nat.nim
index 84ecef1d..ee9ce622 100644
--- a/storage/nat.nim
+++ b/storage/nat.nim
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type NatConfig* = object
 var
   upnp {.threadvar.}: Miniupnp
   npmp {.threadvar.}: NatPmp
-  strategy = NatStrategy.NatAny
+  strategy = NatStrategy.NatAuto
   natClosed: Atomic[bool]
   extIp: Option[IpAddress]
   activeMappings: seq[PortMappings]
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type DefaultNatMapper* = ref object of NatMapper
 proc getExternalIP*(natStrategy: NatStrategy, quiet = false): Option[IpAddress] =
   var externalIP: IpAddress
 
-  if natStrategy == NatStrategy.NatAny or natStrategy == NatStrategy.NatUpnp:
+  if natStrategy == NatStrategy.NatAuto or natStrategy == NatStrategy.NatUpnp:
     if upnp == nil:
       upnp = newMiniupnp()
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ proc getExternalIP*(natStrategy: NatStrategy, quiet = false): Option[IpAddress]
             error "parseIpAddress() exception", err = e.msg
             return
 
-  if natStrategy == NatStrategy.NatAny or natStrategy == NatStrategy.NatPmp:
+  if natStrategy == NatStrategy.NatAuto or natStrategy == NatStrategy.NatPmp:
     if npmp == nil:
       npmp = newNatPmp()
     let nres = npmp.init()
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ proc setupAddress*(
     return (some(natConfig.extIp), some(tcpPort), some(udpPort))
 
   case natConfig.nat
-  of NatStrategy.NatAny:
+  of NatStrategy.NatAuto:
     let (prefSrcIp, prefSrcStatus) = getRoutePrefSrc(bindIp)
 
     case prefSrcStatus
diff --git a/storage/utils/natutils.nim b/storage/utils/natutils.nim
index 2a129793..04cc57f9 100644
--- a/storage/utils/natutils.nim
+++ b/storage/utils/natutils.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import std/[net, tables, hashes, options], pkg/results, chronos, chronicles
 import pkg/libp2p
 
 type NatStrategy* = enum
-  NatAny
+  NatAuto
   NatUpnp
   NatPmp
 
diff --git a/tests/storage/helpers/nodeutils.nim b/tests/storage/helpers/nodeutils.nim
index 2d9243fd..11aa246e 100644
--- a/tests/storage/helpers/nodeutils.nim
+++ b/tests/storage/helpers/nodeutils.nim
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ proc generateNodes*(
         if config.enableBootstrap:
           waitFor switch.peerInfo.update()
           let (announceAddrs, discoveryAddrs) = nattedAddress(
-            nat.NatConfig(hasExtIp: false, nat: NatAny),
+            nat.NatConfig(hasExtIp: false, nat: NatAuto),
             switch.peerInfo.addrs,
             bindPort.Port,
           )