diff --git a/scripts/simapp/env b/scripts/simapp/env
index 403fec6b..cf08ed75 100644
--- a/scripts/simapp/env
+++ b/scripts/simapp/env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Choose from https://hub.docker.com/r/interchainio/cosmos-sdk/tags
-REPOSITORY="interchainio/cosmos-sdk"
-VERSION="july-2-2020"
+# Choose from https://hub.docker.com/r/marbar3778/simapp/tags
+REPOSITORY="marbar3778/simapp"
+VERSION="nightly-2020-07-29"
 CONTAINER_NAME="simapp"
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/setup.sh b/scripts/simapp/setup.sh
index d274693c..d5e7b79f 100755
--- a/scripts/simapp/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/simapp/setup.sh
@@ -5,21 +5,26 @@ command -v shellcheck > /dev/null && shellcheck "$0"
 PASSWORD=${PASSWORD:-1234567890}
 STAKE=${STAKE_TOKEN:-ustake}
 FEE=${FEE_TOKEN:-ucosm}
-CHAIN_ID=${CHAIN_ID:-testing}
+CHAIN_ID=${CHAIN_ID:-simd-testing}
 
-simd init --chain-id="$CHAIN_ID" "$CHAIN_ID"
-# staking/governance token is hardcoded in config, change this
-sed -i "s/\"stake\"/\"$STAKE\"/" "$HOME"/.simapp/config/genesis.json
-if ! simcli keys show validator; then
-  (echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD") | simcli keys add validator
+echo "Creating genesis ..."
+simd init --chain-id "$CHAIN_ID" "$CHAIN_ID"
+sed -i "s/\"stake\"/\"$STAKE\"/" "$HOME"/.simapp/config/genesis.json # staking/governance token is hardcoded in config, change this
+
+echo "Setting up validator ..."
+if ! simd keys show validator; then
+  (echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD") | simd keys add validator
 fi
 # hardcode the validator account for this instance
 echo "$PASSWORD" | simd add-genesis-account validator "1000000000$STAKE,1000000000$FEE"
+
+echo "Setting up accounts ..."
 # (optionally) add a few more genesis accounts
 for addr in "$@"; do
   echo $addr
   simd add-genesis-account "$addr" "1000000000$STAKE,1000000000$FEE"
 done
-# submit a genesis validator tx
-(echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD") | simd gentx --name validator --amount "250000000$STAKE"
+
+echo "Creating genesis tx ..."
+(echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD") | simd gentx validator --amount "250000000$STAKE" --chain-id "$CHAIN_ID"
 simd collect-gentxs
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/2bb7a14fe96a5d63899b4a1c6971d5da08e56ff5.address b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/2bb7a14fe96a5d63899b4a1c6971d5da08e56ff5.address
deleted file mode 100644
index 9592fdd2..00000000
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/2bb7a14fe96a5d63899b4a1c6971d5da08e56ff5.address
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/addrbook.json b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/addrbook.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edd624ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/addrbook.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"key": "86da05cfcdca4b52c778c78a",
+	"addrs": []
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/genesis.json b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/genesis.json
index 8b9a1e7a..97da4b3b 100644
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/genesis.json
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/genesis.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "genesis_time": "2020-07-02T12:07:22.868761784Z",
+  "genesis_time": "2020-07-29T09:46:30.433319Z",
   "chain_id": "testing",
   "consensus_params": {
     "block": {
@@ -19,130 +19,29 @@
   },
   "app_hash": "",
   "app_state": {
-    "auth": {
-      "params": {
-        "max_memo_characters": "256",
-        "tx_sig_limit": "7",
-        "tx_size_cost_per_byte": "10",
-        "sig_verify_cost_ed25519": "590",
-        "sig_verify_cost_secp256k1": "1000"
+    "gov": {
+      "starting_proposal_id": "1",
+      "deposits": null,
+      "votes": null,
+      "proposals": null,
+      "deposit_params": {
+        "min_deposit": [
+          {
+            "denom": "ustake",
+            "amount": "10000000"
+          }
+        ],
+        "max_deposit_period": "172800000000000"
       },
-      "accounts": [
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos19wm6znlfdfwk8zvmfgwxjuw4mgyw2ml4lxx9p7"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1pkptre7fdkl6gfrzlesjjvhxhlc3r4gmmk8rs6"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos10dyr9899g6t0pelew4nvf4j5c3jcgv0r73qga5"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1xy4yqngt0nlkdcenxymg8tenrghmek4nmqm28k"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos142u9fgcjdlycfcez3lw8x6x5h7rfjlnfhpw2lx"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1hsm76p4ahyhl5yh3ve9ur49r5kemhp2r0dcjvx"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos14qemq0vw6y3gc3u3e0aty2e764u4gs5le3hada"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1hhg2rlu9jscacku2wwckws7932qqqu8x3gfgw0"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1xv9tklw7d82sezh9haa573wufgy59vmwe6xxe5"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos17yg9mssjenmc3jkqth6ulcwj9cxujrxxzezwta"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1f7j7ryulwjfe9ljplvhtcaxa6wqgula3etktce"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1lvrwcvrqlc5ktzp2c4t22xgkx29q3y83lktgzl"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1vkv9sfwaak76weyamqx0flmng2vuquxqcuqukh"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos106jwym4s9aujcmes26myzzwqsccw09sdm0v5au"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1c7wpeen2uv8thayf7g8q2rgpm29clj0dgrdtzw"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1mjxpv9ft30wer7ma7kwfxhm42l379xutplrdk6"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos1cjsxept9rkggzxztslae9ndgpdyt2408lk850u"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
-          "value": {
-            "address": "cosmos17d0jcz59jf68g52vq38tuuncmwwjk42u6mcxej"
-          }
-        }
-      ]
+      "voting_params": {
+        "voting_period": "172800000000000"
+      },
+      "tally_params": {
+        "quorum": "0.334000000000000000",
+        "threshold": "0.500000000000000000",
+        "veto": "0.334000000000000000"
+      }
     },
-    "evidence": {
-      "evidence": []
-    },
-    "params": null,
-    "upgrade": {},
     "slashing": {
       "params": {
         "signed_blocks_window": "100",
@@ -154,88 +53,16 @@
       "signing_infos": {},
       "missed_blocks": {}
     },
-    "capability": {
-      "index": "1",
-      "owners": []
-    },
-    "mint": {
-      "minter": {
-        "inflation": "0.130000000000000000",
-        "annual_provisions": "0.000000000000000000"
-      },
-      "params": {
-        "mint_denom": "ustake",
-        "inflation_rate_change": "0.130000000000000000",
-        "inflation_max": "0.200000000000000000",
-        "inflation_min": "0.070000000000000000",
-        "goal_bonded": "0.670000000000000000",
-        "blocks_per_year": "6311520"
+    "crisis": {
+      "constant_fee": {
+        "denom": "ustake",
+        "amount": "1000"
       }
     },
-    "ibc": {
-      "client_genesis": {
-        "clients": [],
-        "clients_consensus": [],
-        "create_localhost": true
-      },
-      "connection_genesis": {
-        "connections": [],
-        "client_connection_paths": []
-      },
-      "channel_genesis": {
-        "channels": [],
-        "acknowledgements": [],
-        "commitments": [],
-        "send_sequences": [],
-        "recv_sequences": [],
-        "ack_sequences": []
-      }
-    },
-    "genutil": {
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-          "type": "cosmos-sdk/StdTx",
-          "value": {
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-                "type": "cosmos-sdk/MsgCreateValidator",
-                "value": {
-                  "description": {
-                    "moniker": "testing"
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-                  "value": {
-                    "denom": "ustake",
-                    "amount": "250000000"
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            ],
-            "fee": {
-              "amount": [],
-              "gas": "200000"
-            },
-            "signatures": [
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-                "pub_key": "61rphyEDo5veugup1kp9T3NLAQiIk/eI21R0m82zpPRtj1y8GNQ=",
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-          }
-        }
-      ]
-    },
     "bank": {
-      "send_enabled": true,
+      "params": {
+        "default_send_enabled": true
+      },
       "balances": [
         {
           "address": "cosmos1pkptre7fdkl6gfrzlesjjvhxhlc3r4gmmk8rs6",
@@ -250,19 +77,6 @@
             }
           ]
         },
-        {
-          "address": "cosmos19wm6znlfdfwk8zvmfgwxjuw4mgyw2ml4lxx9p7",
-          "coins": [
-            {
-              "denom": "ucosm",
-              "amount": "1000000000"
-            },
-            {
-              "denom": "ustake",
-              "amount": "1000000000"
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-          ]
-        },
         {
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           "coins": [
@@ -419,6 +233,19 @@
             }
           ]
         },
+        {
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+          "coins": [
+            {
+              "denom": "ucosm",
+              "amount": "1000000000"
+            },
+            {
+              "denom": "ustake",
+              "amount": "1000000000"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "address": "cosmos1mjxpv9ft30wer7ma7kwfxhm42l379xutplrdk6",
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@@ -472,59 +299,10 @@
           ]
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-      "votes": null,
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-      }
-    },
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-        "base_proposer_reward": "0.010000000000000000",
-        "bonus_proposer_reward": "0.040000000000000000",
-        "withdraw_addr_enabled": true
-      },
-      "fee_pool": {
-        "community_pool": []
-      },
-      "delegator_withdraw_infos": [],
-      "previous_proposer": "",
-      "outstanding_rewards": [],
-      "validator_accumulated_commissions": [],
-      "validator_historical_rewards": [],
-      "validator_current_rewards": [],
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-      "validator_slash_events": []
-    },
-    "crisis": {
-      "constant_fee": {
-        "denom": "ustake",
-        "amount": "1000"
-      }
+      "supply": [],
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     "staking": {
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@@ -538,8 +316,231 @@
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       "unbonding_delegations": null,
-      "redelegations": null,
-      "exported": false
+      "redelegations": null
+    },
+    "capability": {
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+      "owners": []
+    },
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+      "params": {
+        "max_memo_characters": "256",
+        "tx_sig_limit": "7",
+        "tx_size_cost_per_byte": "10",
+        "sig_verify_cost_ed25519": "590",
+        "sig_verify_cost_secp256k1": "1000"
+      },
+      "accounts": [
+        {
+          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
+          "value": {
+            "address": "cosmos160hxhtgyy2tesa6y5uzec99epjekuyfh76w23d"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
+          "value": {
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+          }
+        },
+        {
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+          "value": {
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+          "value": {
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+          }
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+        {
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+        {
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+            "address": "cosmos1hsm76p4ahyhl5yh3ve9ur49r5kemhp2r0dcjvx"
+          }
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+        },
+        {
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+          "value": {
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+          }
+        },
+        {
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+          "value": {
+            "address": "cosmos17yg9mssjenmc3jkqth6ulcwj9cxujrxxzezwta"
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+        {
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+        {
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+          "value": {
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+        {
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+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
+          "value": {
+            "address": "cosmos1c7wpeen2uv8thayf7g8q2rgpm29clj0dgrdtzw"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
+          "value": {
+            "address": "cosmos1mjxpv9ft30wer7ma7kwfxhm42l379xutplrdk6"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
+          "value": {
+            "address": "cosmos1cjsxept9rkggzxztslae9ndgpdyt2408lk850u"
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+        },
+        {
+          "type": "cosmos-sdk/BaseAccount",
+          "value": {
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+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "genutil": {
+      "gentxs": [
+        {
+          "type": "cosmos-sdk/StdTx",
+          "value": {
+            "msg": [
+              {
+                "type": "cosmos-sdk/MsgCreateValidator",
+                "value": {
+                  "description": {
+                    "moniker": "testing"
+                  },
+                  "commission": {
+                    "rate": "0.100000000000000000",
+                    "max_rate": "0.200000000000000000",
+                    "max_change_rate": "0.010000000000000000"
+                  },
+                  "min_self_delegation": "1",
+                  "delegator_address": "cosmos160hxhtgyy2tesa6y5uzec99epjekuyfh76w23d",
+                  "validator_address": "cosmosvaloper160hxhtgyy2tesa6y5uzec99epjekuyfhmw6la7",
+                  "pubkey": "cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq5upt3p9eqm39ct8ccey6ys4nv4wmyrez838wekf2lfr8akvcve8qdr0g6a",
+                  "value": {
+                    "denom": "ustake",
+                    "amount": "250000000"
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            ],
+            "fee": {
+              "amount": [],
+              "gas": "200000"
+            },
+            "signatures": [
+              {
+                "pub_key": "61rphyECJdjIz9unAUVohSFF7oDhGRMXlboKVaJ9sQUdbtdDeAY=",
+                "signature": "H6nbUSkjshfKvpwsVh3EICtQ0PxTCSO5iMwe0LwN5MUAZztWMmEiI+QNO6iSDNe/NlfxRpENZVLL2FCBvo3omw=="
+              }
+            ],
+            "memo": "e268e0e1b22a7ac8c012fc7e0eee4fa7e116fb53@172.17.0.2:26656"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "upgrade": {},
+    "ibc": {
+      "client_genesis": {
+        "clients": [],
+        "clients_consensus": [],
+        "create_localhost": true
+      },
+      "connection_genesis": {
+        "connections": [],
+        "client_connection_paths": []
+      },
+      "channel_genesis": {
+        "channels": [],
+        "acknowledgements": [],
+        "commitments": [],
+        "send_sequences": [],
+        "recv_sequences": [],
+        "ack_sequences": []
+      }
+    },
+    "evidence": {
+      "evidence": []
+    },
+    "transfer": {
+      "port_id": "transfer"
+    },
+    "distribution": {
+      "params": {
+        "community_tax": "0.020000000000000000",
+        "base_proposer_reward": "0.010000000000000000",
+        "bonus_proposer_reward": "0.040000000000000000",
+        "withdraw_addr_enabled": true
+      },
+      "fee_pool": {
+        "community_pool": []
+      },
+      "delegator_withdraw_infos": [],
+      "outstanding_rewards": [],
+      "validator_accumulated_commissions": [],
+      "validator_historical_rewards": [],
+      "validator_current_rewards": [],
+      "delegator_starting_infos": [],
+      "validator_slash_events": []
+    },
+    "mint": {
+      "minter": {
+        "inflation": "0.130000000000000000",
+        "annual_provisions": "0.000000000000000000"
+      },
+      "params": {
+        "mint_denom": "ustake",
+        "inflation_rate_change": "0.130000000000000000",
+        "inflation_max": "0.200000000000000000",
+        "inflation_min": "0.070000000000000000",
+        "goal_bonded": "0.670000000000000000",
+        "blocks_per_year": "6311520"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/gentx/gentx-666829b87c30fe2c35ec3ad9d955fd4acabdda8f.json b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/gentx/gentx-666829b87c30fe2c35ec3ad9d955fd4acabdda8f.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 53347d31..00000000
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/gentx/gentx-666829b87c30fe2c35ec3ad9d955fd4acabdda8f.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"type":"cosmos-sdk/StdTx","value":{"msg":[{"type":"cosmos-sdk/MsgCreateValidator","value":{"description":{"moniker":"testing"},"commission":{"rate":"0.100000000000000000","max_rate":"0.200000000000000000","max_change_rate":"0.010000000000000000"},"min_self_delegation":"1","delegator_address":"cosmos19wm6znlfdfwk8zvmfgwxjuw4mgyw2ml4lxx9p7","validator_address":"cosmosvaloper19wm6znlfdfwk8zvmfgwxjuw4mgyw2ml46jjsdd","pubkey":"cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq97t76hzwgxnd6cj6tx6wuyv0d3llh8qr9uhdhdzjrurl5uvxjmcqhul8gk","value":{"denom":"ustake","amount":"250000000"}}}],"fee":{"amount":[],"gas":"200000"},"signatures":[{"pub_key":"61rphyEDo5veugup1kp9T3NLAQiIk/eI21R0m82zpPRtj1y8GNQ=","signature":"QYjIsOmKs2aQAiEMFLd6X7viwHALp/lMonQi4wweMGU1lQGqztfV9xZncNXSJDljAqdj1BGjVxT9slAAaeMJgQ=="}],"memo":"666829b87c30fe2c35ec3ad9d955fd4acabdda8f@172.17.0.2:26656"}}
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/gentx/gentx-e268e0e1b22a7ac8c012fc7e0eee4fa7e116fb53.json b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/gentx/gentx-e268e0e1b22a7ac8c012fc7e0eee4fa7e116fb53.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d8bdbca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/gentx/gentx-e268e0e1b22a7ac8c012fc7e0eee4fa7e116fb53.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"type":"cosmos-sdk/StdTx","value":{"msg":[{"type":"cosmos-sdk/MsgCreateValidator","value":{"description":{"moniker":"testing"},"commission":{"rate":"0.100000000000000000","max_rate":"0.200000000000000000","max_change_rate":"0.010000000000000000"},"min_self_delegation":"1","delegator_address":"cosmos160hxhtgyy2tesa6y5uzec99epjekuyfh76w23d","validator_address":"cosmosvaloper160hxhtgyy2tesa6y5uzec99epjekuyfhmw6la7","pubkey":"cosmosvalconspub1zcjduepq5upt3p9eqm39ct8ccey6ys4nv4wmyrez838wekf2lfr8akvcve8qdr0g6a","value":{"denom":"ustake","amount":"250000000"}}}],"fee":{"amount":[],"gas":"200000"},"signatures":[{"pub_key":"61rphyECJdjIz9unAUVohSFF7oDhGRMXlboKVaJ9sQUdbtdDeAY=","signature":"H6nbUSkjshfKvpwsVh3EICtQ0PxTCSO5iMwe0LwN5MUAZztWMmEiI+QNO6iSDNe/NlfxRpENZVLL2FCBvo3omw=="}],"memo":"e268e0e1b22a7ac8c012fc7e0eee4fa7e116fb53@172.17.0.2:26656"}}
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/node_key.json b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/node_key.json
index 59b1f8eb..c9ce579d 100644
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/node_key.json
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/node_key.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"priv_key":{"type":"tendermint/PrivKeyEd25519","value":"4nAO7LSVDv3A7aRFdKReCGFPG5bbn7N+HmOvD+yy5bD3n3CY+jsnSjhdzhp+Ei7XNS0AXNz6z/hjqq3gkPjbgQ=="}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"priv_key":{"type":"tendermint/PrivKeyEd25519","value":"YJEoJGuUb+8uNgbuZuSbv5ZG+Bgwc510zkTfuA3yQL73uDitQWG7NBUJO2JTmy9TifMsBrHClQSpyE+QvJQxtA=="}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/priv_validator_key.json b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/priv_validator_key.json
index 5dec82c2..00cd7d73 100644
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/priv_validator_key.json
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/priv_validator_key.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "address": "440C0F8873E50FDB8DDEA8F836FBA828ACF221D6",
+  "address": "02606461C2E26116F283E39774869ED8DC0AD668",
   "pub_key": {
     "type": "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519",
-    "value": "L5ftXE5Bpt1iWlm07hGPbH/7nAMvLtu0Uh8H+nGGlvA="
+    "value": "pwK4hLkG4lws+MZJokKzZV2yDyI8TuzZKvpGftmYZk4="
   },
   "priv_key": {
     "type": "tendermint/PrivKeyEd25519",
-    "value": "RAznCBLeFaH1/OlbKzkB20pxTH+pv3LmC6mP6Pt2hM4vl+1cTkGm3WJaWbTuEY9sf/ucAy8u27RSHwf6cYaW8A=="
+    "value": "2XSAqOHzvsPKrynhorWNzLiNOscBiGWfhwvNkq5U5rWnAriEuQbiXCz4xkmiQrNlXbIPIjxO7Nkq+kZ+2ZhmTg=="
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/d3ee6bad042297987744a7059c14b90cb36e1137.address b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/d3ee6bad042297987744a7059c14b90cb36e1137.address
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e33d5f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/d3ee6bad042297987744a7059c14b90cb36e1137.address
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+eyJhbGciOiJQQkVTMi1IUzI1NitBMTI4S1ciLCJjcmVhdGVkIjoiMjAyMC0wNy0yOSAwOTo0NjozMS4wMjgzMjI5ICswMDAwIFVUQyBtPSswLjM0NjA3NTEwMSIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00iLCJwMmMiOjgxOTIsInAycyI6Ik1WcjFiS0VmOUhfank4aFcifQ.rGcqp2J5R76xnCFm9bArZZX5Tg_60KrsPfix_yUX_6TVrScmhNWzwQ.4wRP52dlfcRosPeH.iPvij7W6B9aWpoVgijAjkD3O_gLanjrmooKXdbZvn9bKea283jS3s3nPlWTo_hcS-K7px9YzULdMmFqFgRdJ-U4vIu_3HZKFk8vpO_XkREDkSPrc4atKmCNr-JQQnHERfmRQMtSE81YAr4s9uMah9ap6MYpbLt1uyltEuq8m7T3o_Yxts4ct9rBBGffFxQ6nDUntXmidwTM7kRLIJ5pXvwMOSpdHv_qpakGZOnwzdr3sZygQ2QDp0Zpk.I1d_bvC5ToHIei8I0DtTJw
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/data/.gitkeep b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/data/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/keyhash b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/keyhash
index 0dcb5b5c..44917d73 100755
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/keyhash
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/keyhash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-$2a$10$2AeLq0go9NVRoA5qsAyTUuBOfVILtn2ZqqYcwx8uuummZAMPa2wt.
\ No newline at end of file
+$2a$10$Tl6lBvDSTtPHDnZly2mOSueorXC5VIrutGqORJvH83vSXG21guWnm
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/validator.info b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/validator.info
index 34b4f3ad..df51731a 100644
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/validator.info
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/validator.info
@@ -1 +1 @@
-eyJhbGciOiJQQkVTMi1IUzI1NitBMTI4S1ciLCJjcmVhdGVkIjoiMjAyMC0wNy0wMiAxMjowNzoyMy4xNzQ5Nzc4NjMgKzAwMDAgVVRDIG09KzAuMTc3MzMyNDA0IiwiZW5jIjoiQTI1NkdDTSIsInAyYyI6ODE5MiwicDJzIjoicFBxLVd0emZtTGFISHRLNCJ9.hcGBhR2s8TUx0gx_4nkafYHdpp4dTNyIFq9Yuncd_wRE6jY01EcxmA.GA-GnezDkH3vxfGe.Qf1TGdR-mJkct-MLbjPTekI9xzIBpuetY81gx7ifVT5NxptOHDoT4y8lUi96rbOH6wkgI3xYzBg9ieIKFz4-mpSqSOrdwbM4wSy_mOZLLqVE05x2ld3ggSRqFhOVlq2WLydqxEgZQIlXjXRuYq5iEvB1N977bZa8QW6Rs2-8-ZjApboNxp0hkZVyanAXMF70yc0kt3HW_vFfLBbI4xKe9ENAzDhDZvNkK8bpqBJtPIL-HMoD71UYa8z58XN7HKvtozmuqYhU9iRlU6pRTov0HzvepWEFuQaVPo1yXHpmNwwF-8fP03H1wMJ_wTVuLOEjIC-PnvZuEk9KOIm9QFnIXQmw_kaTLSVb1qXfq83F-Hf-Mt4w.pmuxyqelY9tPbPDErVEjAg
\ No newline at end of file
+eyJhbGciOiJQQkVTMi1IUzI1NitBMTI4S1ciLCJjcmVhdGVkIjoiMjAyMC0wNy0yOSAwOTo0NjozMS4wMTM2OTY1ICswMDAwIFVUQyBtPSswLjMzMTQ1MTAwMSIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00iLCJwMmMiOjgxOTIsInAycyI6Ik0wNU9Ibk56c1YwTE91c3gifQ.084o7E12X7Bl9oLufz_PRd5y2fkgEoHREyhsszKd8hYZmXDILE8TOA.VdGZuoDa0Dcs5zhd.2PRQRbRqUx2sKyXRlhw2iW8CFQcSTKWlBpfCDtDCqeRVuOI6q2xDM3FxQjGpJJq9-dVg2Lwd7nAUjsRa9m4s5PI9SHPFklAXL5j7d2NackEKeoJ_5yATKcDSc6FOZe1pgXGtunukLLyMIfeGFp_2O9rQEHKy02-qNdY_McKjpLN0sIrg0GVV3X-VImJXUJHwhwSKZJutNBoVg6Uoi0YB1-jbD_C60LuelZ4SZtDTUir2UCrtascK1qV1f3wvuqqn4kV7TrntaC7dEAIaTEyFqRrrotdXHzDo5mex3nWRW5ILT-0kLY7aSmZ9BPz4MkX1u4uotV9nnN3jqrlA2j_yCmlNG4Nv1mQ60lD9hPUcX1wMT8Ff.ufqSBrtF-wWpmZMPKRv7hQ
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/simapp/template/setup.sh b/scripts/simapp/template/setup.sh
index d274693c..f7b1e4a8 100755
--- a/scripts/simapp/template/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/simapp/template/setup.sh
@@ -7,19 +7,24 @@ STAKE=${STAKE_TOKEN:-ustake}
 FEE=${FEE_TOKEN:-ucosm}
 CHAIN_ID=${CHAIN_ID:-testing}
 
-simd init --chain-id="$CHAIN_ID" "$CHAIN_ID"
-# staking/governance token is hardcoded in config, change this
-sed -i "s/\"stake\"/\"$STAKE\"/" "$HOME"/.simapp/config/genesis.json
-if ! simcli keys show validator; then
-  (echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD") | simcli keys add validator
+echo "Creating genesis ..."
+simd init --chain-id "$CHAIN_ID" "$CHAIN_ID"
+sed -i "s/\"stake\"/\"$STAKE\"/" "$HOME"/.simapp/config/genesis.json # staking/governance token is hardcoded in config, change this
+
+echo "Setting up validator ..."
+if ! simd keys show validator; then
+  (echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD") | simd keys add validator
 fi
 # hardcode the validator account for this instance
 echo "$PASSWORD" | simd add-genesis-account validator "1000000000$STAKE,1000000000$FEE"
+
+echo "Setting up accounts ..."
 # (optionally) add a few more genesis accounts
 for addr in "$@"; do
   echo $addr
   simd add-genesis-account "$addr" "1000000000$STAKE,1000000000$FEE"
 done
-# submit a genesis validator tx
-(echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD") | simd gentx --name validator --amount "250000000$STAKE"
+
+echo "Creating genesis tx ..."
+(echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD"; echo "$PASSWORD") | simd gentx validator --amount "250000000$STAKE" --chain-id "$CHAIN_ID"
 simd collect-gentxs