diff --git a/scripts/nym-node-setup/nym-node-cli.py b/scripts/nym-node-setup/nym-node-cli.py
index 2732f36756..0fe9fa64e0 100755
--- a/scripts/nym-node-setup/nym-node-cli.py
+++ b/scripts/nym-node-setup/nym-node-cli.py
@@ -580,6 +580,9 @@ class NodeSetupCLI:
     def run_node_installation(self,args):
         """Main function called by argparser command install running full node install flow"""
         self.ensure_env_values(args)
+        # Pass uplink override to all helper scripts if provided
+        if getattr(args, "uplink_dev", None):
+            os.environ["UPLINK_DEV"] = args.uplink_dev
         self.run_script(self.prereqs_install_sh)
         self.run_script(self.node_install_sh)
         self.run_script(self.service_config_sh)