diff --git a/x/slashing/client/testutil/cli_test.go b/x/slashing/client/testutil/cli_test.go
index 1035ca7502..64cd56ab94 100644
--- a/x/slashing/client/testutil/cli_test.go
+++ b/x/slashing/client/testutil/cli_test.go
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/network"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/testutil"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 )
 
 func TestIntegrationTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := network.DefaultConfig()
+	cfg, err := network.DefaultConfigWithAppConfig(testutil.AppConfig)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	cfg.NumValidators = 1
 	suite.Run(t, NewIntegrationTestSuite(cfg))
 }
diff --git a/x/slashing/testutil/app.yaml b/x/slashing/testutil/app.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07c2873106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/slashing/testutil/app.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+modules:
+  - name: runtime
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.app.runtime.v1alpha1.Module
+
+      app_name: SlashApp
+
+      begin_blockers: [staking, auth, bank, genutil, slashing, params]
+      end_blockers: [staking, auth, bank, genutil, slashing, params]
+      init_genesis: [auth, bank, staking, slashing, genutil, params]
+
+  - name: auth
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.auth.module.v1.Module
+      bech32_prefix: cosmos
+      module_account_permissions:
+        - account: fee_collector
+        - account: bonded_tokens_pool
+          permissions: [burner, staking]
+        - account: not_bonded_tokens_pool
+          permissions: [burner, staking]
+
+  - name: bank
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.bank.module.v1.Module
+
+  - name: params
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.params.module.v1.Module
+
+  - name: tx
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.tx.module.v1.Module
+
+  - name: staking
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.staking.module.v1.Module
+
+  - name: slashing
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.slashing.module.v1.Module
+
+  - name: genutil
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.genutil.module.v1.Module 
diff --git a/x/slashing/testutil/app_config.go b/x/slashing/testutil/app_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32a19ae0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/slashing/testutil/app_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package testutil
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appconfig"
+	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx/module"
+	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
+	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
+	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params"
+	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing"
+	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
+)
+
+//go:embed app.yaml
+var appConfig []byte
+
+var AppConfig = appconfig.LoadYAML(appConfig)