diff --git a/deploy/scripts/init-mainnet-full-node.sh b/deploy/scripts/init-mainnet-full-node.sh
index 562880de..3744c0c9 100755
--- a/deploy/scripts/init-mainnet-full-node.sh
+++ b/deploy/scripts/init-mainnet-full-node.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ echo "Initializing chain"
 onomyd $ONOMY_CHAINID_FLAG init $ONOMY_NODE_NAME
 
 #copy genesis file
-cp -r ../genesis/genesis-mainnet-1.json $ONOMY_HOME_CONFIG/genesis.json
+cp -r "$(dirname "$0")"/../../genesis/mainnet/genesis-mainnet-1.json $ONOMY_HOME_CONFIG/genesis.json
 
 echo "Updating node config"
 
diff --git a/deploy/scripts/init-testnet-full-node.sh b/deploy/scripts/init-testnet-full-node.sh
index 3b8cb3b3..f768a041 100755
--- a/deploy/scripts/init-testnet-full-node.sh
+++ b/deploy/scripts/init-testnet-full-node.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ echo "Initializing chain"
 onomyd $ONOMY_CHAINID_FLAG init $ONOMY_NODE_NAME
 
 #copy genesis file
-cp -r ../genesis/genesis-testnet-1.json $ONOMY_HOME_CONFIG/genesis.json
+cp -r "$(dirname "$0")"/../../genesis/testnet/genesis-testnet-1.json $ONOMY_HOME_CONFIG/genesis.json
 
 echo "Updating node config"