diff --git a/docker/localnode/scripts/step0_build.sh b/docker/localnode/scripts/step0_build.sh
index 8c48cdcaf..2e896ca45 100755
--- a/docker/localnode/scripts/step0_build.sh
+++ b/docker/localnode/scripts/step0_build.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ARCH=$(uname -m)
 # Build seid
 echo "Building seid from local branch"
 git config --global --add safe.directory /sei-protocol/sei-chain
-LEDGER_ENABLED=false
+export LEDGER_ENABLED=false
 make clean
 make build-linux
 make build-price-feeder-linux