diff --git a/scripts/testnet/config_example.sh b/scripts/testnet/config_example.sh
index 8a3e39fe..d9dae15d 100644
--- a/scripts/testnet/config_example.sh
+++ b/scripts/testnet/config_example.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ WASMVM_VERSION=v1.5.2
 WASM_PERMISSION_EVERYONE=true # true for everyone and false for mainnet configuration
 SHORT_VOTING_PERIOD=true # true for 180s voting period or false for mainnet configuration
 
+# If DOWNLOAD_FROM_RELEASE is set to false, specify RUN_NO and ARTIFACT_NO so the script
+# can download the artifact.
+DOWNLOAD_FROM_RELEASE=false
+RUN_NO=0123
+ARTIFACT_NO=0123
+
 LOCAL_BIN=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/build/sedad # chain binary executable on your machine
 HOME_DIR=$HOME/.sedad # chain directory
 HOME_CONFIG_DIR=$HOME_DIR/config # chain config directory
diff --git a/scripts/testnet/upload_and_start.sh b/scripts/testnet/upload_and_start.sh
index 305f8b5a..4a5500d7 100755
--- a/scripts/testnet/upload_and_start.sh
+++ b/scripts/testnet/upload_and_start.sh
@@ -31,30 +31,26 @@ if [ ! -f "$LOCAL_BIN" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Download chain binaries
-
-# From release:
-# curl -LO https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-chain/releases/download/$CHAIN_VERSION/sedad-amd64
-# curl -LO https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-chain/releases/download/$CHAIN_VERSION/sedad-arm64
-
-# From artifact:
-RUN_NO=8941156340
-ARTIFACT_NO=1471046522
-
-set +x
-url=$(curl -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-          https://api.github.com/repos/sedaprotocol/seda-chain/actions/runs/$RUN_NO/artifacts | \
-          jq -r '.artifacts[] | select(.id=='"$ARTIFACT_NO"') | .archive_download_url')
-curl -L -o artifact.zip \
-     -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-     $url
-set -x
-
-unzip artifact.zip
-
-mv sedad-amd64 $NODE_DIR
-mv sedad-arm64 $NODE_DIR
+if [ "$DOWNLOAD_FROM_RELEASE" = "true" ]; then
+	# Download chain binaries from releases
+    curl -LO https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-chain/releases/download/$CHAIN_VERSION/sedad-amd64
+	curl -LO https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-chain/releases/download/$CHAIN_VERSION/sedad-arm64
+else
+	# Download chain binaries from artifacts
+	set +x
+	url=$(curl -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+			-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+			https://api.github.com/repos/sedaprotocol/seda-chain/actions/runs/$RUN_NO/artifacts | \
+			jq -r '.artifacts[] | select(.id=='"$ARTIFACT_NO"') | .archive_download_url')
+	curl -L -o artifact.zip \
+		-H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+		$url
+	set -x
+
+	unzip artifact.zip
+	mv sedad-amd64 $NODE_DIR
+	mv sedad-arm64 $NODE_DIR
+fi
 
 
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