diff --git a/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet.go b/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet.go
index acfc2e59e6..7ae68b3785 100644
--- a/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet.go
+++ b/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ type startArgs struct {
 }
 
 func addTestnetFlagsToCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
-	cmd.Flags().IntP(flagNumValidators, "n", 4, "Number of validators to initialize the testnet with")
+	cmd.Flags().IntP(flagNumValidators, "v", 4, "Number of validators to initialize the testnet with")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagOutputDir, "o", "./.testnets", "Directory to store initialization data for the testnet")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagChainID, "", "genesis file chain-id, if left blank will be randomly created")
 	cmd.Flags().String(server.FlagMinGasPrices, fmt.Sprintf("0.000006%s", sdk.DefaultBondDenom), "Minimum gas prices to accept for transactions; All fees in a tx must meet this minimum (e.g. 0.01photino,0.001stake)")