properly register the snapshot manager

app/app.go

@@ -667,6 +667,19 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 	app.SetBeginBlocker(app.BeginBlocker)
 	app.SetEndBlocker(app.EndBlocker)
 
+	// must be before Loading version
+	// requires the snapshot store to be created and registered as a BaseAppOption
+	// see cmd/wasmd/root.go: 206 - 214 approx
+	if manager := app.SnapshotManager(); manager != nil {
+		manager.RegisterExtensions(
+			wasm.NewWasmSnapshotter(app.CommitMultiStore(), app.wasmKeeper),
+		)
+	}
+
+	app.scopedIBCKeeper = scopedIBCKeeper
+	app.scopedTransferKeeper = scopedTransferKeeper
+	app.scopedWasmKeeper = scopedWasmKeeper
+
 	if loadLatest {
 		if err := app.LoadLatestVersion(); err != nil {
 			tmos.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("failed to load latest version: %s", err))
@@ -679,14 +692,6 @@ func NewWasmApp(
 		}
 	}
 
-	app.scopedIBCKeeper = scopedIBCKeeper
-	app.scopedTransferKeeper = scopedTransferKeeper
-	app.scopedWasmKeeper = scopedWasmKeeper
-
-	app.SnapshotManager().RegisterExtensions(
-		wasm.NewWasmSnapshotter(app.CommitMultiStore(), app.wasmKeeper),
-	)
-
 	return app
 }