diff --git a/client/lcd/test_helpers.go b/client/lcd/test_helpers.go
index b72ea18b10..cd48b89ea2 100644
--- a/client/lcd/test_helpers.go
+++ b/client/lcd/test_helpers.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func InitializeTestLCD(
 	// append initial (proposing) validator
 	genDoc.Validators[0] = tmtypes.GenesisValidator{
 		PubKey: privVal.GetPubKey(),
-		Power:  999999, // create enough power to enable 2/3 voting power
+		Power:  100, // create enough power to enable 2/3 voting power
 		Name:   "validator-1",
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/test_utils.go b/cmd/gaia/app/test_utils.go
index f590f782d2..1005ed0f2f 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/test_utils.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/test_utils.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ func NewTestGaiaAppGenState(
 			return GenesisState{}, err
 		}
 
+		stakeData.Pool.LooseTokens = stakeData.Pool.LooseTokens.Add(sdk.NewDecFromInt(freeFermionsAcc))
+
 		// create the genesis account for the given genesis tx
 		genAccs[i] = genesisAccountFromGenTx(genTx)
 	}