diff --git a/cmd/neutrond/consumer.go b/cmd/neutrond/consumer.go
index 6ef10a887..d697ecee0 100644
--- a/cmd/neutrond/consumer.go
+++ b/cmd/neutrond/consumer.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func AddConsumerSectionCmd(defaultNodeHome string) *cobra.Command {
 
 				genesisState.Provider.InitialValSet = initialValset
 				genesisState.Provider.ConsensusState.NextValidatorsHash = tmtypes.NewValidatorSet(vals).Hash()
+				state.AppGenesis.Consensus.Validators = []tmtypes.GenesisValidator{{Address: pk.Address(), PubKey: pk, Power: 100, Name: "val"}}
 
 				state.ConsumerModuleState = genesisState