diff --git a/app/deploy_types.py b/app/deploy_types.py
index 794ba4f9..2c8ce85e 100644
--- a/app/deploy_types.py
+++ b/app/deploy_types.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class LaconicStackSetupCommand:
     initialize_network: bool
     join_network: bool
     create_network: bool
+    gentx_file_list: str
     network_dir: str
 
 
diff --git a/app/deployment_create.py b/app/deployment_create.py
index 53e23e8c..2e8181c9 100644
--- a/app/deployment_create.py
+++ b/app/deployment_create.py
@@ -255,15 +255,17 @@ def create(ctx, spec_file, deployment_dir):
 # the plugin boundary
 @click.command()
 @click.option("--node-moniker", help="Moniker for this node")
-@click.option("--chain-id", help="Supply the new chain id")
+@click.option("--chain-id", help="The new chain id")
 @click.option("--key-name", help="Name for new node key")
+@click.option("--gentx-files", help="List of comma-delimited gentx filenames from other nodes")
 @click.option("--initialize-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Initialize phase")
 @click.option("--join-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Join phase")
 @click.option("--create-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Create phase")
 @click.option("--network-dir", required=True, help="Directory for network files")
 @click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)
 @click.pass_context
-def setup(ctx, node_moniker, chain_id, key_name, initialize_network, join_network, create_network, network_dir, extra_args):
+def setup(ctx, node_moniker, chain_id, key_name, gentx_files, initialize_network, join_network, create_network, network_dir,
+          extra_args):
     parmeters = LaconicStackSetupCommand(chain_id, node_moniker, key_name, initialize_network, join_network, create_network,
-                                         network_dir)
+                                         gentx_files, network_dir)
     call_stack_deploy_setup(ctx.obj, parmeters, extra_args)