diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3414b4a7a7..b4dbcd0693 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ RUN go mod download
 # Copy the rest of the source code and build the application
 COPY . .
 
-RUN EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION=$(grep 'const releaseVersion = ' app/setup_handlers.go | awk -F'"' '{print $2}') && \
-    make install VERSION="${EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION}" && \
-    echo -n "${EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION}" > /go/delivery/zeta-node/EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION
+RUN expected_major_version=$(grep 'const releaseVersion = ' app/setup_handlers.go | awk -F'"' '{print $2}') && \
+    make install VERSION="${expected_major_version}" && \
+    echo -n "${expected_major_version}" > /go/delivery/zeta-node/expected_major_version
 
 # Run Stage
 FROM alpine:3.18
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add git jq bash curl nano vim tmux python3 libusb-dev linux-h
 # Copy the binaries from the build stage
 COPY --from=builder /go/bin/zetaclientd /usr/local/bin/zetaclientd
 COPY --from=builder /go/bin/zetacored /usr/local/bin/zetacored
-COPY --from=builder /go/delivery/zeta-node/EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION /scripts/EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION
+COPY --from=builder /go/delivery/zeta-node/expected_major_version /scripts/expected_major_version
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/contrib/docker-scripts/start.sh b/contrib/docker-scripts/start.sh
index 0c2a1a4b0a..0e94a2001a 100644
--- a/contrib/docker-scripts/start.sh
+++ b/contrib/docker-scripts/start.sh
@@ -239,22 +239,22 @@ function start_network {
   if [ "${IS_LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT}" == "true" ]; then
     cp /usr/local/bin/zetacored ${DAEMON_HOME}/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/zetacored
   fi
-  EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION=$(cat /scripts/EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION)
+  expected_major_version=$(cat /scripts/expected_major_version)
   VISOR_VERSION=v$(${VISOR_NAME} version | tail -n 1 | tr -d '(devel)' | tr -d '\n')
   DAEMON_VERSION=$(${DAEMON_NAME} version)
   VISOR_MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo $VISOR_VERSION | grep -o '^v[0-9]*')
   DAEMON_MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo $DAEMON_VERSION | grep -o '^v[0-9]*')
 
-  logt "EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION: ${EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+  logt "expected_major_version: ${expected_major_version}"
   logt "VISOR_VERSION: ${VISOR_VERSION}"
   logt "DAEMON_VERSION: ${DAEMON_VERSION}"
   logt "VISOR_MAJOR_VERSION: ${VISOR_MAJOR_VERSION}"
   logt "DAEMON_MAJOR_VERSION: ${DAEMON_MAJOR_VERSION}"
 
-  if [ "$VISOR_MAJOR_VERSION" != "$EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION" ] || [ "$DAEMON_MAJOR_VERSION" != "$EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION" ]; then
-      logt "One or both versions don't match the expected major release version: $EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION"
+  if [ "$VISOR_MAJOR_VERSION" != "$expected_major_version" ] || [ "$DAEMON_MAJOR_VERSION" != "$expected_major_version" ]; then
+      logt "One or both versions don't match the expected major release version: $expected_major_version"
   else
-      logt "Both versions match the expected major release version: $EXPECTED_MAJOR_VERSION"
+      logt "Both versions match the expected major release version: $expected_major_version"
   fi
 
   if [ "$VISOR_VERSION" != "$DAEMON_VERSION" ]; then