diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/fetch-account-holdings.sh b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/fetch-account-holdings.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..343420b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/fetch-account-holdings.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on error
+set -e
+set -u
+
+# Check args
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <bridge-deployment-dir-absolute> <output_file>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+BRIDGE_DEPLOYMENT_DIR="$1"
+OUTPUT_FILE="$2"
+
+# Run the nitro-rpc-client command and process the output with jq
+laconic-so deployment --dir $BRIDGE_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec nitro-rpc-client "nitro-rpc-client get-all-l2-channels -p 4006 -h nitro-bridge" | jq -s '[.[] | {nitro_address: .Balance.Them, balance: .Balance.TheirBalance}]' > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+
+echo "Ethereum account holdings exported to $OUTPUT_FILE"
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 6f827b9..53fac02 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ set -u
 
 # Check args
 if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <bridge-deployment-dir-absolute> <stage0-deployment-dir-absolute>"
+  echo "Usage: $0 <stage0-deployment-dir-absolute> <eth-account-holdings-json-file>"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-BRIDGE_DEPLOYMENT_DIR="$1"
-STAGE0_DEPLOYMENT_DIR="$2"
+STAGE0_DEPLOYMENT_DIR="$1"
+ETH_ACCOUNT_HOLDINGS_FILE="$2"
 STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR=stage1-genesis
 
 # Create a temporary target directory
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ mkdir -p $STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR
 
 # --------
 
-# Fetch ETH account holdings from the bridge node
-
-# Run the nitro-rpc-client command and process the output with jq
-eth_account_holdings=$(laconic-so deployment --dir $BRIDGE_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec nitro-rpc-client "nitro-rpc-client get-all-l2-channels -p 4006 -h nitro-bridge" | jq -s '[.[] | {nitro_address: .Balance.Them, balance: .Balance.TheirBalance}]')
+# ETH account holdings fetched from the bridge node
+eth_account_holdings=$(cat $ETH_ACCOUNT_HOLDINGS_FILE)
 
 echo "Fetched Ethereum account holdings"