diff --git a/multinode-demo/client.sh b/multinode-demo/client.sh
index 1a53a2879b..047aa76333 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/client.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/client.sh
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@ fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086 # $solana_client_demo should not be quoted
 exec $solana_client_demo \
-  -n "$count" -l "$SOLANA_CONFIG_CLIENT_DIR"/leader.json \
-  < "$SOLANA_CONFIG_CLIENT_DIR"/client.json
+  -n "$count" -l "$SOLANA_CONFIG_CLIENT_DIR"/leader.json -m "$SOLANA_CONFIG_CLIENT_DIR"/client.json