diff --git a/local_node.sh b/local_node.sh
index a9eb0af09..a4e15d145 100755
--- a/local_node.sh
+++ b/local_node.sh
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ if [[ $overwrite == "y" || $overwrite == "Y" ]]; then
 	jq '.app_state.erc20.token_pairs=[{contract_owner:1,erc20_address:"0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE",denom:"utest",enabled:true}]' "$GENESIS" >"$TMP_GENESIS" && mv "$TMP_GENESIS" "$GENESIS"
 
 	# Set gas limit in genesis
-	jq '.consensus_params["block"]["max_gas"]="10000000"' "$GENESIS" >"$TMP_GENESIS" && mv "$TMP_GENESIS" "$GENESIS"
+	jq '.consensus.params.block.max_gas="10000000"' "$GENESIS" >"$TMP_GENESIS" && mv "$TMP_GENESIS" "$GENESIS"
 
 	if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
 		if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then