diff --git a/cmd/laconicd/cmd/add_genesis_lockup_account.go b/cmd/laconicd/cmd/add_genesis_lockup_account.go
index 88bf4344d..542ce6178 100644
--- a/cmd/laconicd/cmd/add_genesis_lockup_account.go
+++ b/cmd/laconicd/cmd/add_genesis_lockup_account.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func AddGenesisLockupAccountCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			moduleName := args[0]
 			distributionFilePath := args[1]
 
-			var distribution map[string]interface{}
+			var distribution []interface{}
 			distributionBytes, err := os.ReadFile(distributionFilePath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to read %s file: %w", distributionFilePath, err)