diff --git a/baseapp/grpcrouter.go b/baseapp/grpcrouter.go
index d555560955..efefe4a852 100644
--- a/baseapp/grpcrouter.go
+++ b/baseapp/grpcrouter.go
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
+type QueryRouter interface {
+	HybridHandlerByRequestName(name string) []func(ctx context.Context, req, resp protoiface.MessageV1) error
+	RegisterService(sd *grpc.ServiceDesc, handler interface{})
+	ResponseNameByRequestName(requestName string) string
+	Route(path string) GRPCQueryHandler
+	SetInterfaceRegistry(interfaceRegistry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry)
+}
+
 // GRPCQueryRouter routes ABCI Query requests to GRPC handlers
 type GRPCQueryRouter struct {
 	// routes maps query handlers used in ABCIQuery.
@@ -40,7 +48,10 @@ type serviceData struct {
 	handler     interface{}
 }
 
-var _ gogogrpc.Server = &GRPCQueryRouter{}
+var (
+	_ gogogrpc.Server = &GRPCQueryRouter{}
+	_ QueryRouter     = &GRPCQueryRouter{}
+)
 
 // NewGRPCQueryRouter creates a new GRPCQueryRouter
 func NewGRPCQueryRouter() *GRPCQueryRouter {
diff --git a/core/appmodule/environment.go b/core/appmodule/environment.go
index d65c32a5f8..6b5c09bb4f 100644
--- a/core/appmodule/environment.go
+++ b/core/appmodule/environment.go
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Environment is used to get all services to their respective module
+// Contract: All fields of environment are always populated.
 type Environment = appmodule.Environment
diff --git a/core/appmodule/v2/environment.go b/core/appmodule/v2/environment.go
index 4ce732de4a..6d64d9b1eb 100644
--- a/core/appmodule/v2/environment.go
+++ b/core/appmodule/v2/environment.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Environment is used to get all services to their respective module
+// Contract: All fields of environment are always populated.
 type Environment struct {
 	Logger log.Logger
 
diff --git a/runtime/environment.go b/runtime/environment.go
index d7f6cf9467..3fc3c86395 100644
--- a/runtime/environment.go
+++ b/runtime/environment.go
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 package runtime
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoiface"
+
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/store"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
+	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
 // NewEnvironment creates a new environment for the application
@@ -24,6 +31,9 @@ func NewEnvironment(
 		GasService:         GasService{},
 		TransactionService: TransactionService{},
 		KVStoreService:     kvService,
+		MsgRouterService:   NewMsgRouterService(failingMsgRouter{}),
+		QueryRouterService: NewQueryRouterService(failingQueryRouter{}),
+		MemStoreService:    failingMemStore{},
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -52,3 +62,61 @@ func EnvWithMemStoreService(memStoreService store.MemoryStoreService) EnvOption
 		env.MemStoreService = memStoreService
 	}
 }
+
+// failingMsgRouter is a message router that panics when accessed
+// this is to ensure all fields are set by in environment
+type failingMsgRouter struct {
+	baseapp.MessageRouter
+}
+
+func (failingMsgRouter) Handler(msg sdk.Msg) baseapp.MsgServiceHandler {
+	panic("message router not set")
+}
+
+func (failingMsgRouter) HandlerByTypeURL(typeURL string) baseapp.MsgServiceHandler {
+	panic("message router not set")
+}
+
+func (failingMsgRouter) ResponseNameByMsgName(msgName string) string {
+	panic("message router not set")
+}
+
+func (failingMsgRouter) HybridHandlerByMsgName(msgName string) func(ctx context.Context, req, resp protoiface.MessageV1) error {
+	panic("message router not set")
+}
+
+// failingQueryRouter is a query router that panics when accessed
+// this is to ensure all fields are set by in environment
+type failingQueryRouter struct {
+	baseapp.QueryRouter
+}
+
+func (failingQueryRouter) HybridHandlerByRequestName(name string) []func(ctx context.Context, req, resp protoiface.MessageV1) error {
+	panic("query router not set")
+}
+
+func (failingQueryRouter) RegisterService(sd *grpc.ServiceDesc, handler interface{}) {
+	panic("query router not set")
+}
+
+func (failingQueryRouter) ResponseNameByRequestName(requestName string) string {
+	panic("query router not set")
+}
+
+func (failingQueryRouter) Route(path string) baseapp.GRPCQueryHandler {
+	panic("query router not set")
+}
+
+func (failingQueryRouter) SetInterfaceRegistry(interfaceRegistry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
+	panic("query router not set")
+}
+
+// failingMemStore is a memstore that panics when accessed
+// this is to ensure all fields are set by in environment
+type failingMemStore struct {
+	store.MemoryStoreService
+}
+
+func (failingMemStore) OpenMemoryStore(context.Context) store.KVStore {
+	panic("memory store not set")
+}
diff --git a/runtime/router.go b/runtime/router.go
index d99c71252b..f674488756 100644
--- a/runtime/router.go
+++ b/runtime/router.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (m *msgRouterService) InvokeUntyped(ctx context.Context, msg protoiface.Mes
 }
 
 // NewQueryRouterService implements router.Service.
-func NewQueryRouterService(queryRouter *baseapp.GRPCQueryRouter) router.Service {
+func NewQueryRouterService(queryRouter baseapp.QueryRouter) router.Service {
 	return &queryRouterService{
 		router: queryRouter,
 	}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func NewQueryRouterService(queryRouter *baseapp.GRPCQueryRouter) router.Service
 var _ router.Service = (*queryRouterService)(nil)
 
 type queryRouterService struct {
-	router *baseapp.GRPCQueryRouter
+	router baseapp.QueryRouter
 }
 
 // CanInvoke returns an error if the given request cannot be invoked.