diff --git a/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator-vars.yml b/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator-vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0b1697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator-vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cerc_moniker: "TestnetNode"
+cerc_chain_id: "laconic_9000-1"
+cerc_peers:
+min_gas_price: 0.001
+cerc_loglevel: "info"
+# Token denomination (alnt or alps)
+denom: "alnt"
+# Validator key name
+key_name: "validator"
+# Private key in hex format (required for gentx)
+pvt_key: ""
+# Required files
+genesis_file:
diff --git a/playbooks/mainnet-laconicd/run-validator.yml b/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml
similarity index 65%
rename from playbooks/mainnet-laconicd/run-validator.yml
rename to playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml
index ecca34b..8aa0a4c 100644
--- a/playbooks/mainnet-laconicd/run-validator.yml
+++ b/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 - name: Run mainnet validator node
   hosts: localhost
   vars_files:
-    - run-validator-vars.yml
+    - run-first-validator-vars.yml
   vars:
     data_directory: "{{ lookup('env', 'DATA_DIRECTORY') }}"
     mainnet_deployment_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR') }}"
-    spec_file: "{{data_directory}}/mainnet-laconicd-spec.yml"
-    spec_template: "./templates/specs/mainnet-laconicd-spec-template.yml.j2"
+    spec_file: "{{data_directory}}/laconicd-spec.yml"
+    spec_template: "./templates/specs/spec-template.yml.j2"
   tasks:
     - name: Fail if DATA_DIRECTORY or MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR env vars are not set
       fail:
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
       fail:
         msg: >-
           Required key files are not defined.
-          Please set genesis_file, node_key_file, and priv_validator_key_file in run-validator-vars.yml.
-      when: not genesis_file or not node_key_file or not priv_validator_key_file
-
+          Please set genesis_file in run-first-validator-vars.yml.
+      when: not genesis_file
     - name: Fetch laconicd stack
       shell: laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd-stack --git-ssh --pull
 
@@ -51,11 +50,13 @@
       copy:
         dest: "{{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/config.env"
         content: |
-        CERC_MONIKER: "{{ cerc_moniker }}"
-        CERC_CHAIN_ID: "{{ cerc_chain_id }}"
-        CERC_PEERS: "{{ cerc_peers}}"
-        MIN_GAS_PRICE: "{{ min_gas_price }}"
-        CERC_LOGLEVEL: "{{ cerc_loglevel }}"
+          CERC_MONIKER: "{{ cerc_moniker }}"
+          CERC_CHAIN_ID: "{{ cerc_chain_id }}"
+          CERC_PEERS: "{{ cerc_peers}}"
+          MIN_GAS_PRICE: "{{ min_gas_price }}"
+          CERC_LOGLEVEL: "{{ cerc_loglevel }}"
+          DENOM: "{{ denom }}"
+          KEY_NAME: "{{ key_name }}"
         mode: '0777'
 
     - name: Ensure tmp directory exists inside laconicd-data
@@ -70,17 +71,24 @@
         dest: "{{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/data/laconicd-data/tmp/genesis.json"
         mode: '0644'
 
-    - name: Copy node key file to laconicd-data tmp directory
-      copy:
-        src: "{{ node_key_file }}"
-        dest: "{{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/data/laconicd-data/tmp/node_key.json"
-        mode: '0644'
+    - name: Fail if pvt_key is not set
+      fail:
+        msg: >-
+          Private key (pvt_key) is not set in run-first-validator-vars.yml.
+          This is required for creating the gentx.
+      when: not pvt_key
 
-    - name: Copy priv validator key file to laconicd-data tmp directory
-      copy:
-        src: "{{ priv_validator_key_file }}"
-        dest: "{{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/data/laconicd-data/tmp/priv_validator_key.json"
-        mode: '0644'
+    - name: Run script to create and collect gentx
+      shell: |
+        docker run -it \
+          -v {{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/data/laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd \
+          -v {{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/config/mainnet-laconicd:/scripts \
+          -e "PVT_KEY={{ pvt_key }}" \
+          -e "KEY_NAME={{ key_name }}" \
+          -e "DENOM={{ denom }}" \
+          -e "CERC_MONIKER={{ cerc_moniker }}" \
+          -e "CERC_CHAIN_ID={{ cerc_chain_id }}" \
+          cerc/laconicd:local bash -c "/scripts/create-and-collect-gentx.sh"
 
     - name: Run validator node
       shell: |
diff --git a/playbooks/mainnet-laconicd/templates/specs/mainnet-laconicd-spec-template.yml.j2 b/playbooks/first-validator/templates/specs/spec-template.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/mainnet-laconicd/templates/specs/mainnet-laconicd-spec-template.yml.j2
rename to playbooks/first-validator/templates/specs/spec-template.yml.j2
diff --git a/playbooks/mainnet-laconicd/run-validator-vars.yml b/playbooks/mainnet-laconicd/run-validator-vars.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d2ad6e1..0000000
--- a/playbooks/mainnet-laconicd/run-validator-vars.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-cerc_moniker: "TestnetNode"
-cerc_chain_id: "laconic_9000-1"
-cerc_peers:
-min_gas_price: 0.001
-cerc_loglevel: "info"
-genesis_file:
-node_key_file:
-priv_validator_key_file:
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh b/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh
index f6fb9bd..c035533 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ if [ ! -f ${input_genesis_file} ]; then
 fi
 
 # Strip leading and trailing quotes ("") if they exist
-export MONIKER=$(echo "$MONIKER" | sed -e 's/^["'\'']//g' -e 's/["'\'']$//g')
-export CHAIN_ID=$(echo "$CHAIN_ID" | sed -e 's/^["'\'']//g' -e 's/["'\'']$//g')
+export MONIKER=$(echo "$CERC_MONIKER" | sed -e 's/^["'\'']//g' -e 's/["'\'']$//g')
+export CHAIN_ID=$(echo "$CERC_CHAIN_ID" | sed -e 's/^["'\'']//g' -e 's/["'\'']$//g')
 export DENOM=$(echo "$DENOM" | sed -e 's/^["'\'']//g' -e 's/["'\'']$//g')
 
 # Init