diff --git a/tests/cli/ibc.sh b/tests/cli/ibc.sh
index dcb70e64fa..f7c870333a 100755
--- a/tests/cli/ibc.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/ibc.sh
@@ -152,15 +152,13 @@ startRelay() {
   ${SERVER_EXE} relay init --chain1-id=$CHAIN_ID_1 --chain2-id=$CHAIN_ID_2 \
     --chain1-addr=tcp://localhost:${PORT_1} --chain2-addr=tcp://localhost:${PORT_2} \
     --genesis1=${BASE_DIR_1}/server/genesis.json --genesis2=${BASE_DIR_2}/server/genesis.json \
-    --home=${BASE_DIR_1}/server --from=$RELAY_KEY > ${BASE_DIR_1}/../relay.log &
+    --from=$RELAY_KEY > ${BASE_DIR_1}/../relay.log &
   if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo "can't initialize relays"; cat ${BASE_DIR_1}/../relay.log; return 1; fi
 
   # now start the relay (constantly send packets)
-  # TODO: bucky, why does this die if I don't provide home???
-  # It doesn't use the --from flag????
   ${SERVER_EXE} relay start --chain1-id=$CHAIN_ID_1 --chain2-id=$CHAIN_ID_2 \
     --chain1-addr=tcp://localhost:${PORT_1} --chain2-addr=tcp://localhost:${PORT_2} \
-    --home=${BASE_DIR_1}/server --from=$RELAY_KEY > ${BASE_DIR_1}/../relay.log &
+    --from=$RELAY_KEY > ${BASE_DIR_1}/../relay.log &
   PID_RELAY=$!
   echo starting relay $PID_RELAY ...