diff --git a/app/genesis_account.go b/app/genesis_account.go
index c4bbbbe2268..0c170ee5894 100644
--- a/app/genesis_account.go
+++ b/app/genesis_account.go
@@ -28,16 +28,25 @@ type SimGenesisAccount struct {
 
 // Validate checks for errors on the vesting and module account parameters
 func (sga SimGenesisAccount) Validate() error {
+	if sga.OriginalVesting.IsAnyNil() {
+		return errors.New("OriginalVesting amount must not be nil")
+	}
+
 	if !sga.OriginalVesting.IsZero() {
 		if sga.StartTime >= sga.EndTime {
 			return errors.New("vesting start-time cannot be before end-time")
 		}
 	}
 
+	if sga.BaseAccount == nil {
+		return errors.New("BaseAccount must not be nil")
+	}
+
 	if sga.ModuleName != "" {
 		ma := authtypes.ModuleAccount{
 			BaseAccount: sga.BaseAccount, Name: sga.ModuleName, Permissions: sga.ModulePermissions,
 		}
+
 		if err := ma.Validate(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/app/genesis_account_fuzz_test.go b/app/genesis_account_fuzz_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79153cec0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/genesis_account_fuzz_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package gaia
+
+import (
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/gofuzz"
+)
+
+func TestFuzzGenesisAccountValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("running in -short mode")
+	}
+
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	acct := new(SimGenesisAccount)
+	i := 0
+	defer func() {
+		r := recover()
+		if r == nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Otherwise report on the configuration and iteration.
+		t.Fatalf("Failed SimGenesisAccount on iteration #%d: %#v\n\n%s\n\n%s", i, acct, r, debug.Stack())
+	}()
+
+	f := fuzz.New()
+	for i = 0; i < 1e5; i++ {
+		acct = new(SimGenesisAccount)
+		f.Fuzz(acct)
+		acct.Validate() //nolint:errcheck
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5aee703164c..d864c7f3aec 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v2 v2.0.0
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.3
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3
+	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0
 	github.com/gravity-devs/liquidity v1.6.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 857732be09e..4265f0b735c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ github.com/google/gofuzz v0.0.0-20170612174753-24818f796faf/go.mod h1:HP5RmnzzSN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.1-0.20200604201612-c04b05f3adfa/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 h1:xRy4A+RhZaiKjJ1bPfwQ8sedCA+YS2YcCHW6ec7JMi0=
+github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/martian v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9I4somxYTbIHy5NJKHRl3wXiIaQGbYVAs8BPL6v8lEs=
 github.com/google/martian/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:y5Zk1BBys9G+gd6Jrk0W3cC1+ELVxBWuIGO+w/tUAp0=
 github.com/google/martian/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:y5Zk1BBys9G+gd6Jrk0W3cC1+ELVxBWuIGO+w/tUAp0=