diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
index e7279b6..794ee94 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
       TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED: ${TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED:-false}
       TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY: ${TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY:-false}
       ONBOARDING_ENABLED: ${ONBOARDING_ENABLED:-false}
+      STAKING_AMOUNT: ${STAKING_AMOUNT:-1000000000000000}
       GENESIS_FILE: /var/tmp/genesis.json
     volumes:
       - laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
index d86902a..33e69e4 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ Instructions for running a laconicd fixturenet along with registry CLI and conso
   ```bash
   # Optional
 
-  # Set to true to enable adding participants functionality of the onboarding module
-  # (default: false)
+  # Set to true to enable adding participants functionality of the onboarding module (default: false)
   ONBOARDING_ENABLED=
+
+  # Staking amount to use for the default validator account (default: 1000000000000000)
+  STAKING_AMOUNT=
   ```
 
 * Inside the `laconic-console-deployment` deployment directory, open `config.env` file and set following env variables:
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh
index e85a079..d0551b9 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set -u
 # Check args
 if [ "$#" -ne 3 ]; then
   echo "Usage: $0 <stage0-deployment-dir-absolute> <participant-allocation> <validator-allocation>"
+  echo "Example: $0 /home/user/stage0-deployment 1000000 1000000000000"
   exit 1
 fi