diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1adfa29044..395f354f91 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 * [1585](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/1585) - Updated release instructions
 * [1615](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/1615) - Add upgrade handler for version v12.1.0
+* [1652](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/1652) - add admin to init script in standalone network
 
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/standalone-network/init.sh b/standalone-network/init.sh
index 6a1d221f05..af98c18083 100755
--- a/standalone-network/init.sh
+++ b/standalone-network/init.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ echo "lounge supply patch festival retire duck foster decline theme horror decli
 echo "debris dumb among crew celery derive judge spoon road oyster dad panic adult song attack net pole merge mystery pig actual penalty neither peasant"| zetacored keys add executer_mario --algo=secp256k1 --recover --keyring-backend=$KEYRING
 
 zetacored init Zetanode-Localnet --chain-id=$CHAINID
-zetaAddress=$(zetacored keys show zeta -a --keyring-backend=test)
 #Set config to use azeta
 cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["staking"]["params"]["bond_denom"]="azeta"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
 cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["crisis"]["constant_fee"]["denom"]="azeta"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json