diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index 5b4048888c..9a92a7c0f9 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ BUG FIXES
 *  \#1797 Fix off-by-one error in slashing for downtime
 *  \#1787 Fixed bug where Tally fails due to revoked/unbonding validator
 *  \#1766 Fixes bad example for keybase identity
-*  \#1799 Fix `gaiad export`
+*  \#1804 Fixes gen-tx genesis generation logic temporarily until upstream updates
+*  \#1799 Fix `gaiad export`
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diff --git a/server/init.go b/server/init.go
index a644c0c1ae..39f3d0b7f8 100644
--- a/server/init.go
+++ b/server/init.go
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ var (
 
 // genesis piece structure for creating combined genesis
 type GenesisTx struct {
-	NodeID   string          `json:"node_id"`
-	IP       string          `json:"ip"`
-	AppGenTx json.RawMessage `json:"app_gen_tx"`
+	NodeID    string                   `json:"node_id"`
+	IP        string                   `json:"ip"`
+	Validator tmtypes.GenesisValidator `json:"validator"`
+	AppGenTx  json.RawMessage          `json:"app_gen_tx"`
 }
 
 // Storage for init command input parameters
@@ -120,15 +121,16 @@ func gentxWithConfig(cdc *wire.Codec, appInit AppInit, config *cfg.Config, genTx
 	nodeID := string(nodeKey.ID())
 	pubKey := readOrCreatePrivValidator(config)
 
-	appGenTx, cliPrint, _, err := appInit.AppGenTx(cdc, pubKey, genTxConfig)
+	appGenTx, cliPrint, validator, err := appInit.AppGenTx(cdc, pubKey, genTxConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	tx := GenesisTx{
-		NodeID:   nodeID,
-		IP:       genTxConfig.IP,
-		AppGenTx: appGenTx,
+		NodeID:    nodeID,
+		IP:        genTxConfig.IP,
+		Validator: validator,
+		AppGenTx:  appGenTx,
 	}
 	bz, err := wire.MarshalJSONIndent(cdc, tx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -310,6 +312,7 @@ func processGenTxs(genTxsDir string, cdc *wire.Codec) (
 		genTx := genTxs[nodeID]
 
 		// combine some stuff
+		validators = append(validators, genTx.Validator)
 		appGenTxs = append(appGenTxs, genTx.AppGenTx)
 
 		// Add a persistent peer