diff --git a/packages/docs/pages/operators/networks/genesis-flow/participants.mdx b/packages/docs/pages/operators/networks/genesis-flow/participants.mdx
index 47d8a8c6..0a8e8213 100644
--- a/packages/docs/pages/operators/networks/genesis-flow/participants.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs/pages/operators/networks/genesis-flow/participants.mdx
@@ -144,10 +144,11 @@ Once the pre-genesis network participants have generated respective pre-genesis
 EMAIL="<your-email>"
 SELF_BOND_AMOUNT=1000000 # Set this to the amount of NAM you want to self-bond
 VALIDATOR_ALIAS="<your-validator-alias>"
+IP_ADDRESS="<your-public-IP-address>"
 namadac utils init-genesis-validator \
   --address $ESTABLISHED_ACCOUNT_ADDRESS \
   --alias $VALIDATOR_ALIAS \
-  --net-address "127.0.0.1:26656" \
+  --net-address "$IP_ADDRESS:26656" \
   --commission-rate 0.05 \
   --max-commission-rate-change 0.01 \
   --self-bond-amount $SELF_BOND_AMOUNT \
@@ -201,4 +202,4 @@ Once all pre-genesis transactions have been generated and signed, the pre-genesi
 
 By convention, a directory for each pre-genesis network participant is created in the git repository. The `signed-transactions.toml` file is then submitted to the respective directory.
 
-</Steps>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Steps>