diff --git a/cmd/gaia/init/genesis_accts.go b/cmd/gaia/init/genesis_accts.go
index af260d9d6..3d43712fc 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/init/genesis_accts.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/init/genesis_accts.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package init
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/gaia/app"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func AddGenesisAccountCmd(ctx *server.Context, cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command
 				return err
 			}
 
-			return WriteGenesisFile(genFile, genDoc.ChainID, nil, appStateJSON)
+			return ExportGenesisFile(genFile, genDoc.ChainID, nil, appStateJSON)
 		},
 	}