diff --git a/zircuit/generate-node-key-script b/zircuit/generate-node-key-script
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -f /config/p2p_node_key_txt ]; then exit 0; fi;
+
+cast w n | grep -i 'Private Key' | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}' | sed 's/0x//' > /config/p2p_node_key_txt