diff --git a/scripts/docker/entrypoint.inc.sh b/scripts/docker/entrypoint.inc.sh
index 3d57064ee..d3c33b96f 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/entrypoint.inc.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/entrypoint.inc.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ launch_node() {
 
     if [ ! -f "$node_data_dir/identity.json" ]; then
         echo "Generating a new node identity..."
-        "$node" identity generate 24. \
+        "$node" identity generate "${IDENTITY_POW:-26}". \
                 --data-dir "$node_data_dir"
     fi