diff --git a/ignite/templates/app/files-minimal/app/app.go.plush b/ignite/templates/app/files-minimal/app/app.go.plush
index 4ec41f6cd9..34af557321 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/app/files-minimal/app/app.go.plush
+++ b/ignite/templates/app/files-minimal/app/app.go.plush
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@ func (app *App) AppCodec() codec.Codec {
 	return app.appCodec
 }
 
+// InterfaceRegistry returns App's interfaceRegistry.
+func (app *App) InterfaceRegistry() codectypes.InterfaceRegistry {
+	return app.interfaceRegistry
+}
+
+// TxConfig returns App's tx config.
+func (app *App) TxConfig() client.TxConfig {
+	return app.txConfig
+}
+
 // GetKey returns the KVStoreKey for the provided store key.
 func (app *App) GetKey(storeKey string) *storetypes.KVStoreKey {
 	kvStoreKey, ok := app.UnsafeFindStoreKey(storeKey).(*storetypes.KVStoreKey)
diff --git a/ignite/templates/app/files/app/app.go.plush b/ignite/templates/app/files/app/app.go.plush
index 5d3293fc45..8bf99b4886 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/app/files/app/app.go.plush
+++ b/ignite/templates/app/files/app/app.go.plush
@@ -308,6 +308,16 @@ func (app *App) AppCodec() codec.Codec {
 	return app.appCodec
 }
 
+// InterfaceRegistry returns App's interfaceRegistry.
+func (app *App) InterfaceRegistry() codectypes.InterfaceRegistry {
+	return app.interfaceRegistry
+}
+
+// TxConfig returns App's tx config.
+func (app *App) TxConfig() client.TxConfig {
+	return app.txConfig
+}
+
 // GetKey returns the KVStoreKey for the provided store key.
 func (app *App) GetKey(storeKey string) *storetypes.KVStoreKey {
 	kvStoreKey, ok := app.UnsafeFindStoreKey(storeKey).(*storetypes.KVStoreKey)
diff --git a/ignite/templates/app/files/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/cmd/commands.go.plush b/ignite/templates/app/files/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/cmd/commands.go.plush
index 5388a9d8d7..46df14a4b9 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/app/files/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/cmd/commands.go.plush
+++ b/ignite/templates/app/files/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/cmd/commands.go.plush
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func initRootCmd(
 ) {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		genutilcli.InitCmd(basicManager, app.DefaultNodeHome),
-		NewTestnetCmd(addModuleInitFlags),
+		NewInPlaceTestnetCmd(addModuleInitFlags),
 		debug.Cmd(),
 		confixcmd.ConfigCommand(),
 		pruning.Cmd(newApp, app.DefaultNodeHome),
diff --git a/ignite/templates/app/files/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/cmd/testnet.go.plush b/ignite/templates/app/files/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/cmd/testnet.go.plush
index 0a02a3bdd7..890ce499be 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/app/files/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/cmd/testnet.go.plush
+++ b/ignite/templates/app/files/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/cmd/testnet.go.plush
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type valArgs struct {
 	homeDir            string
 }
 
-func NewTestnetCmd(addStartFlags servertypes.ModuleInitFlags) *cobra.Command {
+func NewInPlaceTestnetCmd(addStartFlags servertypes.ModuleInitFlags) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := server.InPlaceTestnetCreator(newTestnetApp)
 	addStartFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Short = "Updates chain's application and consensus state with provided validator info and starts the node"