diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6983ab9..68be0e7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export COMMIT := $(shell git log -1 --format='%H')
 LEDGER_ENABLED ?= true
 BINDIR ?= $(GOPATH)/bin
 BUILDDIR ?= $(CURDIR)/build
-SIMAPP = ./simapp
 MOCKS_DIR = $(CURDIR)/tests/mocks
 HTTPS_GIT := https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk.git
 DOCKER := $(shell which docker)
@@ -185,13 +184,13 @@ build-docs:
 ###                           Tests & Simulation                            ###
 ###############################################################################
 
-# make init-simapp initializes a single local node network
+# make init-zkgovapp initializes a single local node network
 # it is useful for testing and development
-# Usage: make install && make init-simapp && zkappd start
-# Warning: make init-simapp will remove all data in simapp home directory
-init-simapp:
-	rm -rf ~/.zkapp/
-	bash ./scripts/init-simapp.sh
+# Usage: make install && make init-zkgovapp && zkappd start
+# Warning: make init-zkgovapp will remove all data in zkgovapp home directory
+init-zkgovapp:
+	rm -rf ~/.zkgovapp/
+	bash ./scripts/init-zkgovapp.sh
 	zkappd start
 
 test: test-unit
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c00eb22..0fad4e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ make install
 Initialize and start a local testnet.
 
 1. **Initialize and Start the Chain:**  
-Modify the `scripts/init-simapp.sh` script according to your requirements.  
-`make init-simapp` will the run chain.
+Modify the `scripts/init-zkgovapp.sh` script according to your requirements.  
+`make init-zkgovapp` will the run chain.
 ```bash   
-make init-simapp
+make init-zkgovapp
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/init-simapp.sh b/scripts/init-zkgovapp.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/init-simapp.sh
rename to scripts/init-zkgovapp.sh