diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e0b2bc7..cfa62243 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ endif()
 list( APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules" )
 
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS "ON")
+set(GRAPHENE_EGENESIS_JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/genesis.json" )
 
 #set (ENABLE_INSTALLER 1)
 #set (USE_PCH 1)
diff --git a/libraries/app/application.cpp b/libraries/app/application.cpp
index b9c72d99..58095b0c 100644
--- a/libraries/app/application.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/application.cpp
@@ -317,8 +317,9 @@ namespace detail {
                graphene::egenesis::compute_egenesis_json( egenesis_json );
                FC_ASSERT( egenesis_json != "" );
                FC_ASSERT( graphene::egenesis::get_egenesis_json_hash() == fc::sha256::hash( egenesis_json ) );
+               auto genesis = fc::json::from_string( egenesis_json ).as<genesis_state_type>();
                genesis.initial_chain_id = fc::sha256::hash( egenesis_json );
-               return fc::json::from_string( egenesis_json ).as<genesis_state_type>();
+               return genesis;
             }
          };