diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/init.go b/cmd/tendermint/init.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f38a6f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/init.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
+)
+
+func init_files() {
+	privValidator := types.GenPrivValidator()
+	privValidator.SetFile(config.GetString("priv_validator_file"))
+	privValidator.Save()
+
+	//TODO: chainID
+	genDoc := types.GenesisDoc{
+		ChainID: "hi",
+	}
+	genDoc.Validators = []types.GenesisValidator{types.GenesisValidator{
+		PubKey: privValidator.PubKey,
+		Amount: 10000,
+	}}
+
+	genDoc.SaveAs(config.GetString("genesis_file"))
+
+}
diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/main.go b/cmd/tendermint/main.go
index a4ab2b96..6ccbc4d1 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Commands:
 	switch args[0] {
 	case "node":
 		node.RunNode()
+	case "init":
+		init_files()
 	case "show_validator":
 		show_validator()
 	case "gen_validator":
diff --git a/config/tendermint/config.go b/config/tendermint/config.go
index b2e220fc..84452e2d 100644
--- a/config/tendermint/config.go
+++ b/config/tendermint/config.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func GetConfig(rootDir string) cfg.Config {
 	mapConfig.SetDefault("moniker", "anonymous")
 	mapConfig.SetDefault("node_laddr", "0.0.0.0:46656")
 	// mapConfig.SetDefault("seeds", "goldenalchemist.chaintest.net:46656")
-	mapConfig.SetDefault("fast_sync", true)
+	mapConfig.SetDefault("fast_sync", false)
 	mapConfig.SetDefault("skip_upnp", false)
 	mapConfig.SetDefault("addrbook_file", rootDir+"/addrbook.json")
 	mapConfig.SetDefault("priv_validator_file", rootDir+"/priv_validator.json")
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ proxy_app = "tcp://127.0.0.1:46658"
 moniker = "__MONIKER__"
 node_laddr = "0.0.0.0:46656"
 seeds = ""
-fast_sync = true
+fast_sync = false
 db_backend = "leveldb"
 log_level = "notice"
 rpc_laddr = "0.0.0.0:46657"