diff --git a/scripts/tendermint/start.sh b/scripts/tendermint/start.sh
index eefe8b83..e211181e 100755
--- a/scripts/tendermint/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/tendermint/start.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ docker run --rm \
 
 # make sure we allow cors origins, only possible by modifying the config file
 # https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3216
-sed -ie 's/cors_allowed_origins.*$/cors_allowed_origins = ["*"]/' "${TMP_DIR}/config/config.toml"
+sed -ie 's/^cors_allowed_origins.*$/cors_allowed_origins = ["*"]/' "${TMP_DIR}/config/config.toml"
 
 # must enable tx index for search and subscribe
 docker run --rm \