diff --git a/book/src/running-validator/validator-start.md b/book/src/running-validator/validator-start.md
index 81b5663542..91e1be9988 100644
--- a/book/src/running-validator/validator-start.md
+++ b/book/src/running-validator/validator-start.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Your validator will need a vote account. Create it now with the following comman
 
 ```bash
 $ solana-keygen new -o ~/validator-vote-keypair.json
-$ solana create-vote-account ~/validator-vote-keypair.json ~/validator-keypair.json 1
+$ solana create-vote-account ~/validator-vote-keypair.json ~/validator-keypair.json 1 lamports
 ```
 
 Then use one of the following commands, depending on your installation choice, to start the node:
diff --git a/multinode-demo/validator.sh b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
index d7fd6487e9..aff08efba2 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ setup_validator_accounts() {
     fi
 
     echo "Creating validator vote account"
-    wallet create-vote-account "$voting_keypair_path" "$identity_keypair_path" 1 --commission 127 || return $?
+    wallet create-vote-account "$voting_keypair_path" "$identity_keypair_path" 1 lamports --commission 127 || return $?
   fi
   echo "Validator vote account configured"