diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index f60dc44aa..23f392622 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ local|tar)
     fi
 
     if [[ $nodeType = apinode ]]; then
-      npm install @solana/blockexplorer
+      npm install @solana/blockexplorer@1
       npx solana-blockexplorer > blockexplorer.log 2>&1 &
     fi
     ./multinode-demo/fullnode.sh "${args[@]}" "$entrypointIp":~/solana "$entrypointIp:8001" > fullnode.log 2>&1 &