diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp.go b/baseapp/baseapp.go
index 7640c1d94c..8589922cd2 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type BaseApp struct {
 var _ abci.Application = (*BaseApp)(nil)
 
 // Create and name new BaseApp
+// NOTE: The db is used to store the version number for now.
 func NewBaseApp(name string, logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *BaseApp {
 	return &BaseApp{
 		Logger: logger,
@@ -71,12 +72,18 @@ func (app *BaseApp) Name() string {
 }
 
 // Mount a store to the provided key in the BaseApp multistore
+// Broken until #532 is implemented.
 func (app *BaseApp) MountStoresIAVL(keys ...*sdk.KVStoreKey) {
 	for _, key := range keys {
 		app.MountStore(key, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL)
 	}
 }
 
+// Mount a store to the provided key in the BaseApp multistore
+func (app *BaseApp) MountStoreWithDB(key sdk.StoreKey, typ sdk.StoreType, db dbm.DB) {
+	app.cms.MountStoreWithDB(key, typ, db)
+}
+
 // Mount a store to the provided key in the BaseApp multistore
 func (app *BaseApp) MountStore(key sdk.StoreKey, typ sdk.StoreType) {
 	app.cms.MountStoreWithDB(key, typ, app.db)
diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp_test.go b/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
index 23abf7fd7f..526500559d 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ func TestMountStores(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// make some cap keys
 	capKey1 := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("key1")
+	db1 := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	capKey2 := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("key2")
+	db2 := dbm.NewMemDB()
 
 	// no stores are mounted
 	assert.Panics(t, func() { app.LoadLatestVersion(capKey1) })
 
-	app.MountStoresIAVL(capKey1, capKey2)
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(capKey1, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, db1)
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(capKey2, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, db2)
 
 	// stores are mounted
 	err := app.LoadLatestVersion(capKey1)
@@ -126,7 +129,6 @@ func TestTxDecoder(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test that Info returns the latest committed state.
 func TestInfo(t *testing.T) {
-
 	app := newBaseApp(t.Name())
 
 	// ----- test an empty response -------
@@ -145,17 +147,19 @@ func TestInfo(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInitChainer(t *testing.T) {
-	logger := defaultLogger()
-	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	name := t.Name()
+	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
+	logger := defaultLogger()
 	app := NewBaseApp(name, logger, db)
-
 	// make cap keys and mount the stores
 	// NOTE/TODO: mounting multiple stores is broken
 	// see https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/532
 	capKey := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("main")
-	// capKey2 := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("key2")
-	app.MountStoresIAVL(capKey)          // , capKey2)
+	db1 := dbm.NewMemDB()
+	capKey2 := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("key2")
+	db2 := dbm.NewMemDB()
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(capKey, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, db1)
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(capKey2, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, db2)
 	err := app.LoadLatestVersion(capKey) // needed to make stores non-nil
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
@@ -187,9 +191,8 @@ func TestInitChainer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// reload app
 	app = NewBaseApp(name, logger, db)
-	capKey = sdk.NewKVStoreKey("main")
-	// capKey2 = sdk.NewKVStoreKey("key2") // TODO
-	app.MountStoresIAVL(capKey)         //, capKey2)
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(capKey, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, db1)
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(capKey2, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, db2)
 	err = app.LoadLatestVersion(capKey) // needed to make stores non-nil
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	app.SetInitChainer(initChainer)
diff --git a/client/lcd/lcd_test.go b/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
index 75d01a6f24..c9b1bb9bd8 100644
--- a/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
+++ b/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
@@ -341,7 +341,13 @@ func startTMAndLCD() (*nm.Node, net.Listener, error) {
 	logger = log.NewFilter(logger, log.AllowError())
 	privValidatorFile := config.PrivValidatorFile()
 	privVal := tmtypes.LoadOrGenPrivValidatorFS(privValidatorFile)
-	app := bapp.NewBasecoinApp(logger, dbm.NewMemDB())
+	dbs := map[string]dbm.DB{
+		"main":    dbm.NewMemDB(),
+		"acc":     dbm.NewMemDB(),
+		"ibc":     dbm.NewMemDB(),
+		"staking": dbm.NewMemDB(),
+	}
+	app := bapp.NewBasecoinApp(logger, dbs)
 
 	genesisFile := config.GenesisFile()
 	genDoc, err := tmtypes.GenesisDocFromFile(genesisFile)
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
index e8d1a0011b..18ac89131e 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type BasecoinApp struct {
 
 	// keys to access the substores
 	capKeyMainStore    *sdk.KVStoreKey
+	capKeyAccountStore *sdk.KVStoreKey
 	capKeyIBCStore     *sdk.KVStoreKey
 	capKeyStakingStore *sdk.KVStoreKey
 
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@ type BasecoinApp struct {
 	accountMapper sdk.AccountMapper
 }
 
-func NewBasecoinApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *BasecoinApp {
+func NewBasecoinApp(logger log.Logger, dbs map[string]dbm.DB) *BasecoinApp {
 	// create your application object
 	var app = &BasecoinApp{
-		BaseApp:            bam.NewBaseApp(appName, logger, db),
+		BaseApp:            bam.NewBaseApp(appName, logger, dbs["main"]),
 		cdc:                MakeCodec(),
 		capKeyMainStore:    sdk.NewKVStoreKey("main"),
+		capKeyAccountStore: sdk.NewKVStoreKey("acc"),
 		capKeyIBCStore:     sdk.NewKVStoreKey("ibc"),
 		capKeyStakingStore: sdk.NewKVStoreKey("stake"),
 	}
@@ -71,7 +73,12 @@ func NewBasecoinApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *BasecoinApp {
 	// initialize BaseApp
 	app.SetTxDecoder(app.txDecoder)
 	app.SetInitChainer(app.initChainer)
-	app.MountStoresIAVL(app.capKeyMainStore, app.capKeyIBCStore, app.capKeyStakingStore)
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(app.capKeyMainStore, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, dbs["main"])
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(app.capKeyAccountStore, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, dbs["acc"])
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(app.capKeyIBCStore, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, dbs["ibc"])
+	app.MountStoreWithDB(app.capKeyStakingStore, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, dbs["staking"])
+	// NOTE: Broken until #532 lands
+	//app.MountStoresIAVL(app.capKeyMainStore, app.capKeyIBCStore, app.capKeyStakingStore)
 	app.SetAnteHandler(auth.NewAnteHandler(app.accountMapper))
 	err := app.LoadLatestVersion(app.capKeyMainStore)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/app_test.go b/examples/basecoin/app/app_test.go
index 0d916b054e..c60092874f 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/app_test.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/app_test.go
@@ -66,10 +66,20 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-func newBasecoinApp() *BasecoinApp {
+func loggerAndDBs() (log.Logger, map[string]dbm.DB) {
 	logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)).With("module", "sdk/app")
-	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	return NewBasecoinApp(logger, db)
+	dbs := map[string]dbm.DB{
+		"main":    dbm.NewMemDB(),
+		"acc":     dbm.NewMemDB(),
+		"ibc":     dbm.NewMemDB(),
+		"staking": dbm.NewMemDB(),
+	}
+	return logger, dbs
+}
+
+func newBasecoinApp() *BasecoinApp {
+	logger, dbs := loggerAndDBs()
+	return NewBasecoinApp(logger, dbs)
 }
 
 //_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -112,9 +122,8 @@ func TestMsgs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGenesis(t *testing.T) {
-	logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)).With("module", "sdk/app")
-	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	bapp := NewBasecoinApp(logger, db)
+	logger, dbs := loggerAndDBs()
+	bapp := NewBasecoinApp(logger, dbs)
 
 	// Construct some genesis bytes to reflect basecoin/types/AppAccount
 	pk := crypto.GenPrivKeyEd25519().PubKey()
@@ -145,13 +154,12 @@ func TestGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := bapp.BaseApp.NewContext(true, abci.Header{})
 	res1 := bapp.accountMapper.GetAccount(ctx, baseAcc.Address)
 	assert.Equal(t, acc, res1)
-	/*
-		// reload app and ensure the account is still there
-		bapp = NewBasecoinApp(logger, db)
-		ctx = bapp.BaseApp.NewContext(true, abci.Header{})
-		res1 = bapp.accountMapper.GetAccount(ctx, baseAcc.Address)
-		assert.Equal(t, acc, res1)
-	*/
+
+	// reload app and ensure the account is still there
+	bapp = NewBasecoinApp(logger, dbs)
+	ctx = bapp.BaseApp.NewContext(true, abci.Header{})
+	res1 = bapp.accountMapper.GetAccount(ctx, baseAcc.Address)
+	assert.Equal(t, acc, res1)
 }
 
 func TestSendMsgWithAccounts(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind/main.go b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind/main.go
index 6a4f45956f..34d839e8d8 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind/main.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind/main.go
@@ -51,11 +51,29 @@ func defaultOptions(args []string) (json.RawMessage, error) {
 }
 
 func generateApp(rootDir string, logger log.Logger) (abci.Application, error) {
-	db, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("basecoin", filepath.Join(rootDir, "data"))
+	dbMain, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("basecoin", filepath.Join(rootDir, "data"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	bapp := app.NewBasecoinApp(logger, db)
+	dbAcc, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("basecoin-acc", filepath.Join(rootDir, "data"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	dbIBC, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("basecoin-ibc", filepath.Join(rootDir, "data"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	dbStaking, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("basecoin-staking", filepath.Join(rootDir, "data"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	dbs := map[string]dbm.DB{
+		"main":    dbMain,
+		"acc":     dbAcc,
+		"ibc":     dbIBC,
+		"staking": dbStaking,
+	}
+	bapp := app.NewBasecoinApp(logger, dbs)
 	return bapp, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/kvstore/main.go b/examples/kvstore/main.go
index 9bcabb306a..5184f42c0b 100644
--- a/examples/kvstore/main.go
+++ b/examples/kvstore/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 	var baseApp = bam.NewBaseApp("kvstore", logger, db)
 
 	// Set mounts for BaseApp's MultiStore.
-	baseApp.MountStore(capKeyMainStore, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL)
+	baseApp.MountStoresIAVL(capKeyMainStore)
 
 	// Set Tx decoder
 	baseApp.SetTxDecoder(decodeTx)