diff --git a/docker/setup.sh b/docker/setup.sh
index d230b613..db00d743 100755
--- a/docker/setup.sh
+++ b/docker/setup.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 PASSWORD=${PASSWORD:-1234567890}
 
 wasmd init --chain-id=testing testing
+# staking/governance token is hardcoded in config, change this
+sed -i 's/"stake"/"ustake"/' "$HOME"/.wasmd/config/genesis.json
 (echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD) | wasmcli keys add validator
 # hardcode the validator account for this instance
 echo $PASSWORD | wasmd add-genesis-account validator 1000000000ustake,1000000000ucosm
@@ -11,5 +13,5 @@ for addr in "$@"; do
   wasmd add-genesis-account $addr 1000000000ustake,1000000000ucosm
 done
 # submit a genesis validator tx
-(echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD) | wasmd gentx --name validator
+(echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD) | wasmd gentx --name validator --amount 250000000ustake
 wasmd collect-gentxs
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