diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 8d89fbb10..98dba6499 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ import (
 	distrkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/keeper"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
 	genutiltypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov"
+	govclient "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/client"
 	govkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/keeper"
+	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
+	paramsclient "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/client"
 	slashingkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/keeper"
 	stakingkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/keeper"
 
@@ -49,7 +53,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/consensus"        // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis"           // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution"     // import for side-effects
-	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov"              // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/mint"             // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing"         // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"          // import for side-effects
@@ -113,6 +116,11 @@ func AppConfig() depinject.Config {
 			// supply custom module basics
 			map[string]module.AppModuleBasic{
 				genutiltypes.ModuleName: genutil.NewAppModuleBasic(genutiltypes.DefaultMessageValidator),
+				govtypes.ModuleName: gov.NewAppModuleBasic(
+					[]govclient.ProposalHandler{
+						paramsclient.ProposalHandler,
+					},
+				),
 			},
 		),
 	)
diff --git a/app/app.yaml b/app/app.yaml
index 88920b626..75fae7f00 100644
--- a/app/app.yaml
+++ b/app/app.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ modules:
         - account: not_bonded_tokens_pool
           permissions: [burner, staking]
         - account: gov
-          permissions: [burner, staking]
+          permissions: [burner]
         - account: auction
         - account: auction_burn
         - account: bond