diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index e6eeda920..e7fe095d5 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tmsp/example/dummy"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tmsp/example/nil"
 )
 
 import _ "net/http/pprof"
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ 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 := dummy.NewDummyApplication()
+		app := nilapp.NewNilApplication()
 		mtx := new(sync.Mutex)
 		proxyAppConn = proxy.NewLocalAppConn(mtx, app)
 	} else {