diff --git a/internal/fullnode/pod_builder.go b/internal/fullnode/pod_builder.go
index 73c85c37..2d95ccfc 100644
--- a/internal/fullnode/pod_builder.go
+++ b/internal/fullnode/pod_builder.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func initContainers(crd *cosmosv1.CosmosFullNode, moniker string) []corev1.Conta
 	addrbookCmd, addrbookArgs := DownloadAddrbookCommand(crd.Spec.ChainSpec)
 	env := envVars(crd)
 
-	initCmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s --chain-id %s init %s", binary, crd.Spec.ChainSpec.ChainID, moniker)
+	initCmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s init --chain-id %s %s", binary, crd.Spec.ChainSpec.ChainID, moniker)
 	if len(crd.Spec.ChainSpec.AdditionalInitArgs) > 0 {
 		initCmd += " " + strings.Join(crd.Spec.ChainSpec.AdditionalInitArgs, " ")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/fullnode/pod_builder_test.go b/internal/fullnode/pod_builder_test.go
index bd6f62e6..bf9285ed 100644
--- a/internal/fullnode/pod_builder_test.go
+++ b/internal/fullnode/pod_builder_test.go
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ func TestPodBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Contains(t, freshCont.Args[1], `rm -rf "$HOME/.tmp/*"`)
 
 		initCont := pod.Spec.InitContainers[1]
-		require.Contains(t, initCont.Args[1], `osmosisd --chain-id osmosis-123 init osmosis-6 --home "$CHAIN_HOME"`)
-		require.Contains(t, initCont.Args[1], `osmosisd --chain-id osmosis-123 init osmosis-6 --home "$HOME/.tmp"`)
+		require.Contains(t, initCont.Args[1], `osmosisd init --chain-id osmosis-123 osmosis-6 --home "$CHAIN_HOME"`)
+		require.Contains(t, initCont.Args[1], `osmosisd init --chain-id osmosis-123 osmosis-6 --home "$HOME/.tmp"`)
 
 		mergeConfig1 := pod.Spec.InitContainers[3]
 		// The order of config-merge arguments is important. Rightmost takes precedence.