diff --git a/gno.land/pkg/gnoland/app.go b/gno.land/pkg/gnoland/app.go
index 2380658c6e9..625254eef3c 100644
--- a/gno.land/pkg/gnoland/app.go
+++ b/gno.land/pkg/gnoland/app.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/gnovm/pkg/gnoenv"
 	abci "github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/bft/abci/types"
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/bft/config"
+	bft "github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/bft/types"
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/crypto"
 	dbm "github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/db"
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/events"
@@ -287,6 +288,37 @@ func (cfg InitChainerConfig) loadAppState(ctx sdk.Context, appState any) ([]abci
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid AppState of type %T", appState)
 	}
 
+	// TODO move to the initchainer implementation
+	superBeginTxHook := cfg.baseApp.BeginTxHook()
+	beginTxHook := func(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.Context {
+		retCtx := ctx
+
+		if superBeginTxHook != nil {
+			// Run the initially-set hook first
+			retCtx = superBeginTxHook(ctx)
+		}
+
+		if true { // TODO change to check if there is a genesis context
+			return retCtx
+		}
+
+		// TODO Modify the beginTx hook to give you the transaction,
+		// so metadata will be extracted
+
+		// Create a copy of the header, in
+		// which only the timestamp information is modified
+		header := retCtx.BlockHeader().(*bft.Header).Copy()
+		header.Time = time.Now().Add(time.Hour * 72) // TODO modify based on tx metadata
+
+		// Save the modified header
+		return retCtx.WithBlockHeader(header)
+	}
+
+	cfg.baseApp.SetBeginTxHook(beginTxHook)
+
+	// Restore the original beginTx hook
+	defer cfg.baseApp.SetBeginTxHook(superBeginTxHook)
+
 	// Parse and set genesis state balances
 	for _, bal := range state.Balances {
 		acc := cfg.acctKpr.NewAccountWithAddress(ctx, bal.Address)
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/sdk/baseapp.go b/tm2/pkg/sdk/baseapp.go
index d8065f04e6e..202a2a76170 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/sdk/baseapp.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/sdk/baseapp.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/amino"
 	abci "github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/bft/abci/types"
@@ -337,39 +336,8 @@ func (app *BaseApp) InitChain(req abci.RequestInitChain) (res abci.ResponseInitC
 	app.deliverState.ctx = app.deliverState.ctx.
 		WithBlockGasMeter(store.NewInfiniteGasMeter())
 
-	// Inject a custom
-	superBeginTxHook := app.beginTxHook
-	app.beginTxHook = func(ctx Context) Context {
-		retCtx := ctx
-
-		if superBeginTxHook != nil {
-			// Run the initially-set hook first
-			retCtx = superBeginTxHook(ctx)
-		}
-
-		if true { // TODO change to check if there is a genesis context
-			return retCtx
-		}
-
-		// TODO Modify the beginTx hook to give you the transaction,
-		// so metadata will be extracted
-
-		// Create a copy of the header, in
-		// which only the timestamp information is modified
-		header := initHeader.Copy()
-		header.Time = time.Now().Add(time.Hour * 72) // TODO modify based on tx metadata
-
-		// Save the modified header
-		retCtx.header = header
-
-		return retCtx
-	}
-
 	res = app.initChainer(app.deliverState.ctx, req)
 
-	// Restore the original beginTx hook
-	app.beginTxHook = superBeginTxHook
-
 	// sanity check
 	if len(req.Validators) > 0 {
 		if len(req.Validators) != len(res.Validators) {
@@ -979,6 +947,10 @@ func (app *BaseApp) Close() error {
 	return nil // XXX
 }
 
+func (app *BaseApp) BeginTxHook() BeginTxHook {
+	return app.beginTxHook
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // State