diff --git a/devnet.sh b/devnet.sh
index e91627335a..b0fb9fe410 100755
--- a/devnet.sh
+++ b/devnet.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ for client_index in "${client_indices[@]}"; do
   tmux new-window -t "devnet:$window_index" -n "window-$window_index"
 
   # Send the command to start the validator to the new window and capture output to the log file
-  tmux send-keys -t "devnet:window-$window_index" "snarkos start --nodisplay --dev $window_index --client --logfile $log_file" C-m
+  tmux send-keys -t "devnet:window-$window_index" "snarkos start --nodisplay --dev $window_index --dev-num-validators $total_validators --client --logfile $log_file" C-m
 done
 
 # Attach to the tmux session to view and interact with the windows