diff --git a/scripts/simapp/generate_template.sh b/scripts/simapp/generate_template.sh
index 5747cf18..b61ba1a4 100755
--- a/scripts/simapp/generate_template.sh
+++ b/scripts/simapp/generate_template.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function inline_jq() {
 
   # Custom settings in config.toml
   sed -i "" \
-    -e 's/^cors_allowed_origins.*$/cors_allowed_origins = ["*"]/' \
+    -e 's/^cors_allowed_origins =.*$/cors_allowed_origins = ["*"]/' \
     -e 's/^timeout_propose =.*$/timeout_propose = "300ms"/' \
     -e 's/^timeout_propose_delta =.*$/timeout_propose_delta = "100ms"/' \
     -e 's/^timeout_prevote =.*$/timeout_prevote = "300ms"/' \
diff --git a/scripts/tendermint/start.sh b/scripts/tendermint/start.sh
index e211181e..a1952697 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 \