diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index f45541ccdc..339868c99d 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BREAKING CHANGES
     * [cli] \#2061 changed proposalID in governance REST endpoints to proposal-id
     * [cli] \#2014 `gaiacli advanced` no longer exists - to access `ibc`, `rest-server`, and `validator-set` commands use `gaiacli ibc`, `gaiacli rest-server`, and `gaiacli tendermint`, respectively
     * [makefile] `get_vendor_deps` no longer updates lock file it just updates vendor directory. Use `update_vendor_deps` to update the lock file. [#2152](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/2152)
+    * [cli] \#2190 `gaiacli init --gen-txs` is now `gaiacli init --with-txs` to reduce confusion
 
 * Gaia
     * Make the transient store key use a distinct store key. [#2013](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/2013)
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/create-testnet.md b/docs/getting-started/create-testnet.md
index 0b68b3287b..74fd1d5ef2 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/create-testnet.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/create-testnet.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Now these json files need to be aggregated together via Github, a Google form, p
 Place all files on one computer in `$HOME/.gaiad/gen-tx/`
 
 ```bash
-gaiad init --gen-txs -o --chain=<chain-name>
+gaiad init --with-txs -o --chain=<chain-name>
 ```
 
 This will generate a `genesis.json` in `$HOME/.gaiad/config/genesis.json` distribute this file to all validators on your testnet.
diff --git a/networks/remote/ansible/roles/setup-validators/tasks/main.yml b/networks/remote/ansible/roles/setup-validators/tasks/main.yml
index 8832db4aa2..d8cb499135 100644
--- a/networks/remote/ansible/roles/setup-validators/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/networks/remote/ansible/roles/setup-validators/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   unarchive: src=files/gen-tx.tgz dest=/home/gaiad/.gaiad/config/gentx owner=gaiad
 
 - name: Generate genesis.json
-  command: "/usr/bin/gaiad init --gen-txs --name=node{{nodeid.stdout_lines[0]}} --chain-id={{TESTNET_NAME}}"
+  command: "/usr/bin/gaiad init --with-txs --name=node{{nodeid.stdout_lines[0]}} --chain-id={{TESTNET_NAME}}"
   become: yes
   become_user: gaiad
   args:
diff --git a/server/init.go b/server/init.go
index 39f3d0b7f8..105325e0d5 100644
--- a/server/init.go
+++ b/server/init.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var (
 //parameter names, init command
 var (
 	FlagOverwrite = "overwrite"
-	FlagGenTxs    = "gen-txs"
+	FlagWithTxs   = "with-txs"
 	FlagIP        = "ip"
 	FlagChainID   = "chain-id"
 )
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func InitCmd(ctx *Context, cdc *wire.Codec, appInit AppInit) *cobra.Command {
 			config.SetRoot(viper.GetString(tmcli.HomeFlag))
 			initConfig := InitConfig{
 				viper.GetString(FlagChainID),
-				viper.GetBool(FlagGenTxs),
+				viper.GetBool(FlagWithTxs),
 				filepath.Join(config.RootDir, "config", "gentx"),
 				viper.GetBool(FlagOverwrite),
 			}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func InitCmd(ctx *Context, cdc *wire.Codec, appInit AppInit) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP(FlagOverwrite, "o", false, "overwrite the genesis.json file")
 	cmd.Flags().String(FlagChainID, "", "genesis file chain-id, if left blank will be randomly created")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagGenTxs, false, "apply genesis transactions from [--home]/config/gentx/")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagWithTxs, false, "apply existing genesis transactions from [--home]/config/gentx/")
 	cmd.Flags().AddFlagSet(appInit.FlagsAppGenState)
 	cmd.Flags().AddFlagSet(appInit.FlagsAppGenTx) // need to add this flagset for when no GenTx's provided
 	cmd.AddCommand(GenTxCmd(ctx, cdc, appInit))