diff --git a/docker/telemetry/workload/tx_submitter.py b/docker/telemetry/workload/tx_submitter.py
index c0a72c1f67..918f6c1eb1 100644
--- a/docker/telemetry/workload/tx_submitter.py
+++ b/docker/telemetry/workload/tx_submitter.py
@@ -139,25 +139,29 @@ class TxStats:
 
 async def ws_request(
     ws: websockets.WebSocketClientProtocol,
-    method: str,
-    params: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+    command: str,
+    params: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Send a JSON-RPC request over WebSocket and return the result.
+    """Send a native WebSocket command and return the response.
+
+    Uses rippled's native WebSocket format (``command`` key with flat
+    parameters) rather than the JSON-RPC ``method``/``params`` format.
+    The native format returns a flat response without a ``result`` wrapper.
 
     Args:
-        ws:     Open WebSocket connection.
-        method: RPC method name.
-        params: Optional list of parameter dicts.
+        ws:      Open WebSocket connection.
+        command: RPC command name (e.g., ``account_info``, ``submit``).
+        params:  Optional flat parameter dict merged into the request.
 
     Returns:
-        The parsed JSON response dict.
+        The parsed JSON response dict (flat — fields at top level).
 
     Raises:
         RuntimeError: If the request fails or times out.
     """
-    request: dict[str, Any] = {"method": method}
+    request: dict[str, Any] = {"command": command}
     if params:
-        request["params"] = params
+        request.update(params)
     await ws.send(json.dumps(request))
     raw = await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=30.0)
     return json.loads(raw)
@@ -174,11 +178,14 @@ async def create_account(ws: websockets.WebSocketClientProtocol, name: str) -> A
         An Account instance with the generated keypair.
     """
     resp = await ws_request(ws, "wallet_propose")
-    result = resp.get("result", {})
+    if resp.get("status") != "success":
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"wallet_propose failed: {json.dumps(resp, indent=None)[:300]}"
+        )
     return Account(
         name=name,
-        account=result["account_id"],
-        seed=result["master_seed"],
+        account=resp["account_id"],
+        seed=resp["master_seed"],
     )
 
 
@@ -200,32 +207,26 @@ async def fund_account(
     resp = await ws_request(
         ws,
         "submit",
-        [
-            {
-                "secret": GENESIS_SEED,
-                "tx_json": {
-                    "TransactionType": "Payment",
-                    "Account": GENESIS_ACCOUNT,
-                    "Destination": dest.account,
-                    "Amount": FUND_AMOUNT,
-                    "Sequence": genesis_seq,
-                },
-            }
-        ],
+        {
+            "secret": GENESIS_SEED,
+            "tx_json": {
+                "TransactionType": "Payment",
+                "Account": GENESIS_ACCOUNT,
+                "Destination": dest.account,
+                "Amount": FUND_AMOUNT,
+                "Sequence": genesis_seq,
+            },
+        },
     )
-    result = resp.get("result", {})
-    engine_result = result.get("engine_result", "unknown")
+    engine_result = resp.get("engine_result", "unknown")
     success = engine_result in ("tesSUCCESS", "terQUEUED")
     if not success:
-        # Log the full result to help diagnose submit failures in CI.
-        error = result.get("error", "")
-        error_msg = result.get("error_message", "")
+        # Log the full response to help diagnose submit failures in CI.
         logger.warning(
-            "Fund %s failed: engine_result=%s error=%s error_message=%s",
+            "Fund %s failed: engine_result=%s, full response: %s",
             dest.name,
             engine_result,
-            error,
-            error_msg,
+            json.dumps(resp, indent=None)[:500],
         )
     return success, genesis_seq + 1
 
@@ -242,13 +243,16 @@ async def get_account_sequence(
     Returns:
         Current sequence number.
     """
-    resp = await ws_request(ws, "account_info", [{"account": account}])
-    result = resp.get("result", {})
-    if "account_data" not in result:
-        error = result.get("error", "unknown")
-        logger.warning("account_info for %s failed: %s", account[:12], error)
+    resp = await ws_request(ws, "account_info", {"account": account})
+    if "account_data" not in resp:
+        # Log full response to diagnose WS API format issues.
+        logger.warning(
+            "account_info for %s: no account_data, full response: %s",
+            account[:12],
+            json.dumps(resp, indent=None)[:500],
+        )
         return 0
-    return result["account_data"].get("Sequence", 0)
+    return resp["account_data"].get("Sequence", 0)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -601,8 +605,8 @@ async def submit_transaction(
         sender_addr = params["tx_json"]["Account"]
         sender = next((a for a in accounts if a.account == sender_addr), None)
 
-        resp = await ws_request(ws, "submit", [params])
-        engine_result = resp.get("result", {}).get("engine_result", "unknown")
+        resp = await ws_request(ws, "submit", params)
+        engine_result = resp.get("engine_result", "unknown")
         success = engine_result in (
             "tesSUCCESS",
             "terQUEUED",
@@ -619,7 +623,7 @@ async def submit_transaction(
                 "%s result: %s (%s)",
                 tx_type,
                 engine_result,
-                resp.get("result", {}).get("engine_result_message", ""),
+                resp.get("engine_result_message", ""),
             )
     except Exception as exc:
         stats.record(tx_type, False)