diff --git a/nearcore/src/config.rs b/nearcore/src/config.rs
index c755a10a4ef..cd0a16d7764 100644
--- a/nearcore/src/config.rs
+++ b/nearcore/src/config.rs
@@ -1166,6 +1166,7 @@ pub fn init_testnet_configs(
     num_validator_seats: NumSeats,
     num_non_validator_seats: NumSeats,
     prefix: &str,
+    local_ports: bool,
     archive: bool,
     fixed_shards: bool,
 ) {
@@ -1174,7 +1175,7 @@ pub fn init_testnet_configs(
         num_validator_seats,
         num_non_validator_seats,
         prefix,
-        false,
+        local_ports,
         archive,
         fixed_shards,
     );
diff --git a/neard/src/cli.rs b/neard/src/cli.rs
index b48b0ba91bb..14e071adc5f 100644
--- a/neard/src/cli.rs
+++ b/neard/src/cli.rs
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ impl LocalnetCmd {
             self.validators,
             self.non_validators,
             &self.prefix,
+            true,
             self.archival_nodes,
             self.fixed_shards,
         );