diff --git a/multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh b/multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh
index 84d3ac7b2a..254e6d487e 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ set -x
 $solana_cli "${common_args[@]}" \
   show-vote-account "$vote_keypair_path"
 $solana_cli "${common_args[@]}" \
-  create-stake-account $maybe_force "$stake_keypair_path" lamports
+  create-stake-account "$stake_keypair_path" "$stake_lamports" lamports
 $solana_cli "${common_args[@]}" \
   delegate-stake $maybe_force "$stake_keypair_path" "$vote_keypair_path"
 $solana_cli "${common_args[@]}" show-stake-account "$stake_keypair_path"