diff --git a/testnet-onboarding-validator.md b/testnet-onboarding-validator.md
index 9e2c9e9..ce55db1 100644
--- a/testnet-onboarding-validator.md
+++ b/testnet-onboarding-validator.md
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment start
   # Comma separated list of nodes to keep persistent connections to
   # Example: "node-1-id@laconicd-sapo.laconic.com:36656"
   # Use the provided node id
-  CERC_PEERS=""
+  CERC_PEERS="f062dcfcbd5413c7446447812d0f22a67af93d18@laconicd-sapo.laconic.com:36656"
 
   # A custom human readable name for this node
   CERC_MONIKER=