diff --git a/cmd/blockchaincmd/deploy.go b/cmd/blockchaincmd/deploy.go
index d457821b0..fc38d9da5 100644
--- a/cmd/blockchaincmd/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/blockchaincmd/deploy.go
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ func deployBlockchain(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if sidecar.Sovereign {
-		avaGoBootstrapValidators, err := convertToAvalancheGoSubnetValidator(bootstrapValidators)
+		avaGoBootstrapValidators, err := ConvertToAvalancheGoSubnetValidator(bootstrapValidators)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}