diff --git a/src/env_vars.py b/src/env_vars.py
index 6c0821e9de..9217af526f 100644
--- a/src/env_vars.py
+++ b/src/env_vars.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DEFAULT_NWAKU = "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:latest"
 DEFAULT_GOWAKU = "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/go-waku:latest"
 NODE_1 = get_env_var("NODE_1", DEFAULT_GOWAKU)
 NODE_2 = get_env_var("NODE_2", DEFAULT_NWAKU)
-ADDITIONAL_NODES = get_env_var("ADDITIONAL_NODES", f"{DEFAULT_NWAKU},{DEFAULT_NWAKU},{DEFAULT_NWAKU}")
+ADDITIONAL_NODES = get_env_var("ADDITIONAL_NODES", f"{DEFAULT_NWAKU},{DEFAULT_GOWAKU},{DEFAULT_NWAKU}")
 # more nodes need to follow the NODE_X pattern
 DOCKER_LOG_DIR = get_env_var("DOCKER_LOG_DIR", "./log/docker")
 NETWORK_NAME = get_env_var("NETWORK_NAME", "waku")