diff --git a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
index 2872af5cc..374a9288f 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 == --expected-bank-hash ]]; then
       args+=("$1" "$2")
       shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 == --expected-shred-version ]]; then
+      args+=("$1" "$2")
+      shift 2
     elif [[ $1 == --accounts ]]; then
       args+=("$1" "$2")
       shift 2
diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index b7d224088..713780197 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ EOF
 
       if [[ -n "$maybeWaitForSupermajority" ]]; then
         bankHash=$(agave-ledger-tool -l config/bootstrap-validator bank-hash --halt-at-slot 0)
-        extraNodeArgs="$extraNodeArgs --expected-bank-hash $bankHash"
+        shredVersion="$(cat "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/shred-version)"
+        extraNodeArgs="$extraNodeArgs --expected-bank-hash $bankHash --expected-shred-version $shredVersion"
         echo "$bankHash" > config/bank-hash
       fi
     fi