diff --git a/net/net.sh b/net/net.sh
index 9e9352723..ff649fa93 100755
--- a/net/net.sh
+++ b/net/net.sh
@@ -874,12 +874,6 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
       shift 1
     elif [[ $1 == --extra-primordial-stakes ]]; then
       extraPrimordialStakes=$2
-      # Extra primoridial stakes require that all of the validators start at
-      # the same time. Force async init and wait for supermajority here.
-      waitForNodeInit=false
-      if [[ -z "$maybeWaitForSupermajority" ]]; then
-        maybeWaitForSupermajority="--wait-for-supermajority 1"
-      fi
       shift 2
     else
       usage "Unknown long option: $1"
@@ -1009,6 +1003,21 @@ if [[ -n "$maybeWaitForSupermajority" && -n "$maybeWarpSlot" ]]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "$extraPrimordialStakes" ]]; then
+  # Extra primoridial stakes require that all of the validators start at
+  # the same time. Force async init and wait for supermajority here.
+  waitForNodeInit=false
+  if [[ -z "$maybeWaitForSupermajority" ]]; then
+    waitSlot=
+    if [[ -n "$maybeWarpSlot" ]]; then
+      read -r _ waitSlot <<<"$maybeWarpSlot"
+    else
+      waitSlot=1
+    fi
+    maybeWaitForSupermajority="--wait-for-supermajority $waitSlot"
+  fi
+fi
+
 checkPremptibleInstances
 
 case $command in