diff --git a/scripts/local_testnet/el_bootnode.sh b/scripts/local_testnet/el_bootnode.sh
index 1f96bce2c..b22812dd9 100755
--- a/scripts/local_testnet/el_bootnode.sh
+++ b/scripts/local_testnet/el_bootnode.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 priv_key="02fd74636e96a8ffac8e7b01b0de8dea94d6bcf4989513b38cf59eb32163ff91"
 
 
-/home/sean/CLionProjects/eip4844-interop/geth/go-ethereum/build/bin/bootnode --nodekeyhex $priv_key
\ No newline at end of file
+$BOOTNODE_BINARY --nodekeyhex $priv_key
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/local_testnet/vars.env b/scripts/local_testnet/vars.env
index dbfc41e91..9a7c22ea5 100644
--- a/scripts/local_testnet/vars.env
+++ b/scripts/local_testnet/vars.env
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 GETH_BINARY=geth
+BOOTNODE_BINARY=bootnode
 
 # Base directories for the validator keys and secrets
 DATADIR=~/.lighthouse/local-testnet