diff --git a/site/src/content/docs/docs/infrastructure/node-operators/getting-started.mdx b/site/src/content/docs/docs/infrastructure/node-operators/getting-started.mdx
index 20df2d9975..9903420687 100644
--- a/site/src/content/docs/docs/infrastructure/node-operators/getting-started.mdx
+++ b/site/src/content/docs/docs/infrastructure/node-operators/getting-started.mdx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ First, set some environment variables, which are used throughout initialization.
     export CHAIN_ID=union-testnet-8
     export MONIKER="Unionized Goblin"
     export KEY_NAME=alice
-    export GENESIS_URL="${getSeedsParts('union-testnet-8').address}:26657/genesis"
+    export GENESIS_URL="https://union.build/genesis.json"
   `)}
 />
 
diff --git a/site/src/content/docs/docs/joining-testnet/creating-validators.mdx b/site/src/content/docs/docs/joining-testnet/creating-validators.mdx
index d2813a29f9..e9031e88ff 100644
--- a/site/src/content/docs/docs/joining-testnet/creating-validators.mdx
+++ b/site/src/content/docs/docs/joining-testnet/creating-validators.mdx
@@ -78,12 +78,14 @@ Assuming your private validator key is in the default location:
 <Tabs>
   <TabItem label='uniond-release'>
     ```sh frame="none"
-	export POSSESSION_PROOF=$(uniond prove-possession $(jq -r '.priv_key.value' ~/.union/config/priv_validator_key.json))
+	export PRIV_KEY=$(jq -r '.priv_key.value' ~/.union/config/priv_validator_key.json)
+	export POSSESSION_PROOF=$(uniond prove-possession "$PRIV_KEY")
 	```
   </TabItem>
   <TabItem label='Unionvisor'>
     ```sh frame="none"
-	export POSSESSION_PROOF=$(uniond prove-possession $(jq -r '.priv_key.value' ~/.unionvisor/home/config/priv_validator_key.json))
+	export PRIV_KEY=$(jq -r '.priv_key.value' ~/.unionvisor/home/config/priv_validator_key.json)
+	export POSSESSION_PROOF=$(uniond prove-possession "$PRIV_KEY")
 	```
   </TabItem>
 </Tabs>