diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index a0631805b..a08714a39 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func makeNodeInfo(sw *p2p.Switch, privKey crypto.PrivKeyEd25519) *p2p.NodeInfo {
 func getProxyApp(addr string, hash []byte) (proxyAppConn proxy.AppConn) {
 	// use local app (for testing)
 	if addr == "local" {
-		app := example.NewCounterApplication(true)
+		app := example.NewDummyApplication()
 		mtx := new(sync.Mutex)
 		proxyAppConn = proxy.NewLocalAppConn(mtx, app)
 	} else {