diff --git a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
index 9b8ac88f34..b8c8046663 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ fullnode_start() {
       rust-log=$RUST_LOG \
       default-metrics-rate=$SOLANA_DEFAULT_METRICS_RATE \
       metrics-config=$SOLANA_METRICS_CONFIG \
-      setup-args=$SOLANA_SETUP_ARGS
+      setup-args=$SOLANA_SETUP_ARGS \
       leader-address=$publicIp \
     "
     if [[ $class = leader ]]; then