diff --git a/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh b/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
index eb8ec439af..cf3f4c5c33 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/fullnode.sh
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ledger_not_setup() {
 
 args=()
 node_type=validator
-node_lamports=424242  # number of lamports to assign the node for transaction fees
+node_lamports=424242424242  # number of lamports to assign the node for transaction fees
 stake_lamports=42     # number of lamports to assign as stake
 poll_for_new_genesis_block=0
 label=
diff --git a/multinode-demo/setup.sh b/multinode-demo/setup.sh
index f00d8d1138..74c4f90d4b 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/setup.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/setup.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ default_arg --bootstrap-storage-keypair "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader-st
 default_arg --ledger "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/ledger
 default_arg --mint "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/mint-keypair.json
 default_arg --lamports 100000000000000
-default_arg --bootstrap-leader-lamports 424242
+default_arg --bootstrap-leader-lamports 424242424242
 default_arg --target-lamports-per-signature 42
 default_arg --target-signatures-per-slot 42
 default_arg --hashes-per-tick auto