diff --git a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
index 281c1b574..37eff9afe 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ bootstrapFullNodeMachineType=
 clientNodeCount=0
 additionalFullNodeCount=10
 publicNetwork=false
+stopNetwork=false
 skipSetup=false
 skipStart=false
 externalNode=false