diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6026c2bc75..0ad31174fe 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 	url = https://github.com/WebAssembly/testsuite.git
 [submodule "nitro-testnode"]
 	path = nitro-testnode
-	url = https://github.com/celestiaorg/nitro-testnode.git
+	url = https://github.com/jcstein/nitro-testnode.git
 	branch = celestia
diff --git a/nitro-testnode b/nitro-testnode
index e4e5acd368..d61454b281 160000
--- a/nitro-testnode
+++ b/nitro-testnode
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e4e5acd36890e650c581188ef746a7b02202583a
+Subproject commit d61454b281c25ffb210a6a51f3d60d052f24dbcf