diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 078297b..4a2b254 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ if [ ! -f $WA_REPO/node_type.sh ]; then
   read -r init_as_master
 
   if [ "$init_as_master" == "yes" ]; then
-    echo "NODE_TYPE=master" > $WA_REPO/node_type.sh
+    echo "export NODE_TYPE=master" > $WA_REPO/node_type.sh
   else
-    echo "NODE_TYPE=worker" > $WA_REPO/node_type.sh 
+    echo "export NODE_TYPE=worker" > $WA_REPO/node_type.sh 
   fi
 fi