diff --git a/docker/setup.sh b/docker/setup.sh
index db00d743..637a7fac 100755
--- a/docker/setup.sh
+++ b/docker/setup.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 PASSWORD=${PASSWORD:-1234567890}
+# we can override the default token tickers as cli args
+STAKE=${1:-ustake}
+FEE=${1:-ucosm}
 
 wasmd init --chain-id=testing testing
 # staking/governance token is hardcoded in config, change this
-sed -i 's/"stake"/"ustake"/' "$HOME"/.wasmd/config/genesis.json
+sed -i "s/\"stake\"/\"$STAKE\"/" "$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
+echo $PASSWORD | wasmd add-genesis-account validator "1000000000$STAKE,1000000000$FEE"
 # (optionally) add a few more genesis accounts
 for addr in "$@"; do
-  wasmd add-genesis-account $addr 1000000000ustake,1000000000ucosm
+  wasmd add-genesis-account $addr "1000000000$STAKE,1000000000$FEE"
 done
 # submit a genesis validator tx
-(echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD) | wasmd gentx --name validator --amount 250000000ustake
+(echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD; echo $PASSWORD) | wasmd gentx --name validator --amount "250000000$STAKE"
 wasmd collect-gentxs
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