diff --git a/templates/parachain/zombienet-omni-node.toml b/templates/parachain/zombienet-omni-node.toml
index 29e99cfcd493..2f263f157fcf 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/zombienet-omni-node.toml
+++ b/templates/parachain/zombienet-omni-node.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ws_port = 9955
 
 [[parachains]]
 id = 1000
-chain_spec_path = "<path/to/chain_spec.json>"
+chain_spec_path = "./dev_chain_spec.json"
 
 [parachains.collator]
 name = "charlie"
diff --git a/templates/parachain/zombienet.toml b/templates/parachain/zombienet.toml
index c47a4bdeb6ad..e4485b126893 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/zombienet.toml
+++ b/templates/parachain/zombienet.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ws_port = 9955
 
 [[parachains]]
 id = 1000
+chain_spec_path = "./dev_chain_spec.json"
 
 [parachains.collator]
 name = "charlie"