diff --git a/scripts/nym-node-setup/nym-node-cli.py b/scripts/nym-node-setup/nym-node-cli.py
index b6e4bd55a1..0e9130c1bc 100755
--- a/scripts/nym-node-setup/nym-node-cli.py
+++ b/scripts/nym-node-setup/nym-node-cli.py
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ class NodeSetupCLI:
         # Pass uplink override to all helper scripts if provided
         if getattr(args, "uplink_dev", None):
             os.environ["UPLINK_DEV"] = args.uplink_dev
+            os.environ["NETWORK_DEVICE"] = args.uplink_dev
         self.run_script(self.prereqs_install_sh)
         self.run_script(self.node_install_sh)
         self.run_script(self.service_config_sh)