diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/app_test.go b/cmd/gaia/app/app_test.go
index d16cba40e..7023eb09c 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/app_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/app_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	distr "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func setGenesis(gapp *GaiaApp, accs ...*auth.BaseAccount) error {
 	genesisState := GenesisState{
 		Accounts:     genaccs,
 		StakeData:    stake.DefaultGenesisState(),
+		DistrData:    distr.DefaultGenesisState(),
 		SlashingData: slashing.DefaultGenesisState(),
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/test_utils.go b/cmd/gaia/app/test_utils.go
index 32e4c70a5..18946b397 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/test_utils.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/test_utils.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	distr "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake"
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ func NewTestGaiaAppGenState(
 	return GenesisState{
 		Accounts:     genAccs,
 		StakeData:    stakeData,
+		DistrData:    distr.DefaultGenesisState(),
 		SlashingData: slashing.DefaultGenesisState(),
 		GovData:      gov.DefaultGenesisState(),
 	}, nil