diff --git a/block/executor.go b/block/executor.go
index 3a2153193..28e0fcec4 100644
--- a/block/executor.go
+++ b/block/executor.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	tmcrypto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/encoding"
 	tmstate "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/state"
+	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	"go.uber.org/multierr"
@@ -63,13 +64,30 @@ func (e *Executor) InitChain(genesis *tmtypes.GenesisDoc, valset []*tmtypes.Vali
 		})
 	}
 
+	params := genesis.ConsensusParams
+
 	return e.proxyAppConsensusConn.InitChainSync(abci.RequestInitChain{
-		Time:            genesis.GenesisTime,
-		ChainId:         genesis.ChainID,
-		ConsensusParams: &abci.ConsensusParams{},
-		Validators:      valUpdates,
-		AppStateBytes:   genesis.AppState,
-		InitialHeight:   genesis.InitialHeight,
+		Time:    genesis.GenesisTime,
+		ChainId: genesis.ChainID,
+		ConsensusParams: &abci.ConsensusParams{
+			Block: &abci.BlockParams{
+				MaxBytes: params.Block.MaxBytes,
+				MaxGas:   params.Block.MaxGas,
+			},
+			Evidence: &tmproto.EvidenceParams{
+				MaxAgeNumBlocks: params.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks,
+				MaxAgeDuration:  params.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration,
+				MaxBytes:        params.Evidence.MaxBytes,
+			},
+			Validator: &tmproto.ValidatorParams{
+				PubKeyTypes: params.Validator.PubKeyTypes,
+			},
+			Version: &tmproto.VersionParams{
+				AppVersion: params.Version.AppVersion,
+			},
+		}, Validators: valUpdates,
+		AppStateBytes: genesis.AppState,
+		InitialHeight: genesis.InitialHeight,
 	})
 }