diff --git a/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cncli.sh b/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cncli.sh
index 2c9d61d98..eab135914 100755
--- a/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cncli.sh
+++ b/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cncli.sh
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ cncliInit() {
   
   [[ ! -f "${CNCLI}" ]] && echo -e "\nERROR: failed to locate cncli executable, please install with 'prereqs.sh'\n" && exit 1
   CNCLI_VERSION="v$(cncli -V | cut -d' ' -f2)"
-  if ! versionCheck "2.1.0" "${CNCLI_VERSION}"; then echo "ERROR: cncli ${CNCLI_VERSION} installed, minimum required version is 2.1.0, please upgrade to latest version!"; exit 1; fi
+  if ! versionCheck "5.1.0" "${CNCLI_VERSION}"; then echo "ERROR: cncli ${CNCLI_VERSION} installed, minimum required version is 5.1.0, please upgrade to latest version!"; exit 1; fi
   
   [[ -z "${CNCLI_DIR}" ]] && CNCLI_DIR="${CNODE_HOME}/guild-db/cncli"
   if ! mkdir -p "${CNCLI_DIR}" 2>/dev/null; then echo "ERROR: Failed to create CNCLI DB directory: ${CNCLI_DIR}"; exit 1; fi
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ cncliInit() {
 #################################
 
 cncliSync() {
-  ${CNCLI} sync --host "${CNODE_HOST}" --network-magic "${NWMAGIC}" --port "${CNODE_PORT}" --db "${CNCLI_DB}"
+  ${CNCLI} sync --host "${CNODE_HOST}" --network-magic "${NWMAGIC}" --port "${CNODE_PORT}" --db "${CNCLI_DB}" --shelley-genesis-hash "${GENESIS_HASH}"
 }
 
 #################################
diff --git a/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/env b/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/env
index dee2fe2a9..d7434d083 100644
--- a/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/env
+++ b/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/env
@@ -899,6 +899,7 @@ else
   [[ ! -f "${ALONZO_GENESIS_JSON}" ]] && echo "Byron genesis file not found: ${ALONZO_GENESIS_JSON}" && return 1
   [[ ! -f "${BYRON_GENESIS_JSON}" ]] && echo "Byron genesis file not found: ${BYRON_GENESIS_JSON}" && return 1
   [[ ! -f "${GENESIS_JSON}" ]] && echo "Shelley genesis file not found: ${GENESIS_JSON}" && return 1
+  GENESIS_HASH="$(${CCLI} genesis hash --genesis "${GENESIS_JSON}")"
   PROTOCOL="${CONFIG_CONTENTS[3]}"
   P2P_ENABLED="${CONFIG_CONTENTS[5]}"
 fi