diff --git a/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh b/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
index aa589df5f3..f7baf87c2d 100755
--- a/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
+++ b/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ channel=$(
       "../package.json"
     ].find(require("fs").existsSync);
     if (!p) throw new Error("Unable to locate solana-web3.js directory");
-    p["testnetDefaultChannel"]
+    require(p)["testnetDefaultChannel"]
   '
 )