diff --git a/ci/localnet-sanity.sh b/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
index ecbc4d949f..b345c2e2f2 100755
--- a/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
+++ b/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ restartInterval=never
 rollingRestart=false
 maybeNoLeaderRotation=
 extraNodes=0
-walletRpcPort=
+walletRpcPort=:8899
 
 usage() {
   exitcode=0