diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 8ddb720a..efe9e3cf 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -224,9 +224,12 @@ func NewApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, loadLatest bool,
 
 	// genutils must occur after staking so that pools are properly
 	// initialized with tokens from genesis accounts.
-	app.mm.SetOrderInitGenesis(auth.ModuleName, distr.ModuleName,
-		staking.ModuleName, auth.ModuleName, bank.ModuleName, slashing.ModuleName,
-		gov.ModuleName, mint.ModuleName, supply.ModuleName, crisis.ModuleName, genutil.ModuleName)
+	// TODO should auth be first?
+	app.mm.SetOrderInitGenesis(
+		auth.ModuleName, distr.ModuleName,
+		staking.ModuleName, bank.ModuleName, slashing.ModuleName,
+		gov.ModuleName, mint.ModuleName, supply.ModuleName, crisis.ModuleName, genutil.ModuleName,
+	)
 
 	app.mm.RegisterInvariants(&app.crisisKeeper)
 	app.mm.RegisterRoutes(app.Router(), app.QueryRouter())
diff --git a/app/genesis.go b/app/genesis.go
index 5602b64f..d6af7e32 100644
--- a/app/genesis.go
+++ b/app/genesis.go
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/exported" 
 )
 
 // GenesisState represents the genesis state of the blockchain. It is a map from module names to module genesis states.
@@ -14,22 +11,3 @@ type GenesisState map[string]json.RawMessage
 func NewDefaultGenesisState() GenesisState {
 	return ModuleBasics.DefaultGenesis()
 }
-
-// TODO remove iterator once merged into sdk master
-type GenesisAccountIterator struct{}
-// IterateGenesisAccounts iterates over all the genesis accounts found in
-// appGenesis and invokes a callback on each genesis account. If any call
-// returns true, iteration stops.
-func (GenesisAccountIterator) IterateGenesisAccounts(
-   cdc *codec.Codec, appGenesis map[string]json.RawMessage, cb func(exported.Account) (stop bool),
-) {
-
-	var authGenState auth.GenesisState
-	cdc.MustUnmarshalJSON(appGenesis[auth.ModuleName], &authGenState)
-
-	for _, genAcc := range authGenState.Accounts {
-	   if cb(genAcc) {
-		   break
-	   }
-   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/kvcli/main.go b/cmd/kvcli/main.go
index dbe097b8..5407de3a 100644
--- a/cmd/kvcli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kvcli/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	cdc := app.MakeCodec()
 
 	// Read in the configuration file for the sdk
+	// TODO check there is no issue with `kvcli keys parse`
 	config := sdk.GetConfig()
 	app.SetBech32AddressPrefixes(config)
 	config.Seal()
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ func txCmd(cdc *amino.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 		client.LineBreak,
 		authcmd.GetBroadcastCommand(cdc),
 		authcmd.GetEncodeCommand(cdc),
+		authcmd.GetDecodeCommand(cdc),
 		client.LineBreak,
 	)
 
diff --git a/cmd/kvd/add_account.go b/cmd/kvd/add_account.go
index a9fc9a2d..7a4f4fb2 100644
--- a/cmd/kvd/add_account.go
+++ b/cmd/kvd/add_account.go
@@ -104,24 +104,15 @@ func AddGenesisAccountCmd(
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal genesis state: %w", err)
 			}
 
-			// authGenState := auth.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(cdc, appState)
-			// TODO replace 2 following lines with above once sdk updated
-			var authGenState auth.GenesisState
-			cdc.MustUnmarshalJSON(appState[auth.ModuleName], &authGenState)
-
-			// if authGenState.Accounts.Contains(addr) {
-			// TODO replace loop below with above once sdk is updated
-			for _, acc := range authGenState.Accounts {
-				if acc.GetAddress().Equals(addr) {
-					return fmt.Errorf("cannot add account at existing address %s", addr)
-				}
+			authGenState := auth.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(cdc, appState)
+			if authGenState.Accounts.Contains(addr) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot add account at existing address %s", addr)
 			}
 
 			// Add the new account to the set of genesis accounts and sanitize the
 			// accounts afterwards.
 			authGenState.Accounts = append(authGenState.Accounts, genAccount)
-			// TODO uncomment following line once merged into master
-			// authGenState.Accounts = auth.SanitizeGenesisAccounts(authGenState.Accounts)
+			authGenState.Accounts = auth.SanitizeGenesisAccounts(authGenState.Accounts)
 
 			authGenStateBz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(authGenState)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/kvd/main.go b/cmd/kvd/main.go
index 0b9324d4..587b9543 100644
--- a/cmd/kvd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kvd/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	genutilcli "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
 
 	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/app"
 )
@@ -45,14 +46,14 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(genutilcli.InitCmd(ctx, cdc, app.ModuleBasics, app.DefaultNodeHome))
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(genutilcli.CollectGenTxsCmd(ctx, cdc, app.GenesisAccountIterator{}, app.DefaultNodeHome))
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(genutilcli.CollectGenTxsCmd(ctx, cdc, auth.GenesisAccountIterator{}, app.DefaultNodeHome))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(genutilcli.MigrateGenesisCmd(ctx, cdc))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(genutilcli.GenTxCmd(
 		ctx,
 		cdc,
 		app.ModuleBasics,
 		staking.AppModuleBasic{},
-		app.GenesisAccountIterator{},
+		auth.GenesisAccountIterator{},
 		app.DefaultNodeHome,
 		app.DefaultCLIHome))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(genutilcli.ValidateGenesisCmd(ctx, cdc, app.ModuleBasics))