diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
index a47d3bc..500cfba 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ services:
     environment:
       TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED: ${TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED:-false}
       TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY: ${TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY:-false}
+      ONBOARDING_ENABLED: ${ONBOARDING_ENABLED:-false}
     volumes:
       - laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd
+      - genesis-config:/var/tmp
       - ../config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh
     ports:
       - "6060"
@@ -25,3 +27,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   laconicd-data:
+  genesis-config:
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh b/stack-orchestrator/config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh
index 4b9225e..d9de757 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/fixturenet-laconicd/create-fixturenet.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ MONIKER="localtestnet"
 KEYRING="test"
 LOGLEVEL="${LOGLEVEL:-info}"
 
+input_genesis_file=/var/tmp/genesis.json
+
 if [ "$1" == "clean" ] || [ ! -d "$HOME/.laconicd/data/blockstore.db" ]; then
   # validate dependencies are installed
   command -v jq > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
@@ -29,6 +31,11 @@ if [ "$1" == "clean" ] || [ ! -d "$HOME/.laconicd/data/blockstore.db" ]; then
   # Set moniker and chain-id for Ethermint (Moniker can be anything, chain-id must be an integer)
   laconicd init $MONIKER --chain-id $CHAINID --default-denom photon
 
+  if [ -f ${input_genesis_file} ]; then
+    # Use provided genesis config
+    cp $input_genesis_file $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
+  fi
+
   update_genesis() {
     jq "$1" $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json > $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json &&
       mv $HOME/.laconicd/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json
@@ -52,6 +59,12 @@ if [ "$1" == "clean" ] || [ ! -d "$HOME/.laconicd/data/blockstore.db" ]; then
     update_genesis '.app_state["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_reveals_duration"]="60s"'
   fi
 
+  if [[ "$ONBOARDING_ENABLED" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Enabling validator onboarding."
+
+    update_genesis '.app_state["onboarding"]["params"]["onboarding_enabled"]=true'
+  fi
+
   # increase block time (?)
   update_genesis '.consensus["params"]["block"]["time_iota_ms"]="1000"'
 
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
index 891835f..d5c879a 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Instructions for running a laconicd fixturenet along with registry CLI and conso
 * Edit `network` in the spec file to map container ports to host ports as required:
 
   ```bash
-  # testnet-laconicd-spec.yml
+  # fixturenet-laconicd-spec.yml
   ...
   network:
     ports:
@@ -82,8 +82,24 @@ Instructions for running a laconicd fixturenet along with registry CLI and conso
   cp fixturenet-laconicd-deployment/deployment.yml laconic-console-deployment/deployment.yml
   ```
 
+* (Optional) Copy over the genesis file (`.json`) containing the onboarding module state with funded participants to data directory in deployment (`fixturenet-laconicd-deployment/data/genesis-config`):
+
+  ```bash
+  # Example
+  cp genesis.json fixturenet-laconicd-deployment/data/genesis-config/genesis.json
+  ```
+
 ## Configuration
 
+* Inside the `fixturenet-laconicd-deployment` deployment directory, open `config.env` file and set the following env variable:
+
+  ```bash
+  # Optional
+
+  # Set to true to enable adding participants functionality of the onboarding module
+  ONBOARDING_ENABLED=
+  ```
+
 * Inside the `laconic-console-deployment` deployment directory, open `config.env` file and set following env variables:
 
   ```bash
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/stack.yml b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/stack.yml
index 85c2ba1..59610af 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/stack.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/stack.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "1.0"
 name: fixturenet-laconicd
 description: "A laconicd fixturenet"
 repos:
-  - git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic2d
+  - github.com/deep-stack/laconic2d@testnet-onboarding
 containers:
   - cerc/laconic2d
 pods: