diff --git a/cmd/kvd/main.go b/cmd/kvd/main.go
index 4bd9f3fa..cbfe5091 100644
--- a/cmd/kvd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kvd/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 
@@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, appInit, appCreator, appExporter)
 
+	// Add custom init command
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(initTestnetCmd())
+
 	// handle envs and add some flags and stuff
 	executor := cli.PrepareBaseCmd(rootCmd, "KV", app.DefaultNodeHome)
 
@@ -62,3 +67,79 @@ func exportAppStateAndTMValidators(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.W
 	tempApp := app.NewKavaApp(logger, db, traceStore)
 	return tempApp.ExportAppStateAndValidators()
 }
+
+func initTestnetCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	flagChainID := "chain-id"
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "init-testnet-helper",
+		Short: "Setup genesis and config to join testnet.",
+		Long:  "Copy the genesis.json and config.toml files from the testnets folder into the default config directories.",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			testnetVersion := viper.GetString(flagChainID)
+			genesisFileName := "genesis.json"
+			configFileName := "config.toml"
+			configPath := "config"
+			testnetsPath := os.ExpandEnv("$GOPATH/src/github.com/kava-labs/kava/testnets/")
+
+			// Copy genesis file from testnet folder to config directories
+			// Copied to .kvcli to enable automatic reading of chain-id
+			genesis := filepath.Join(testnetsPath, testnetVersion, genesisFileName)
+			err := copyFile(genesis, filepath.Join(app.DefaultNodeHome, configPath, genesisFileName))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			err = copyFile(genesis, filepath.Join(app.DefaultCLIHome, configPath, genesisFileName))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			// Copy config file from testnet folder to config directories
+			// Custom config file specifies seeds and altered ports
+			config := filepath.Join(testnetsPath, testnetVersion, configFileName)
+			err = copyFile(config, filepath.Join(app.DefaultNodeHome, configPath, configFileName))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			err = copyFile(config, filepath.Join(app.DefaultCLIHome, configPath, configFileName))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+	cmd.Flags().String(flagChainID, "", "testnet chain-id, cannot be left blank")
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func copyFile(src string, dst string) error {
+	// read in source file
+	in, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer in.Close()
+
+	// create destination file (and any necessary directories)(overwriting if it exists already)
+	path := filepath.Dir(dst)
+	err = os.MkdirAll(path, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	out, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		cerr := out.Close()
+		if err == nil {
+			err = cerr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// copy file contents
+	if _, err = io.Copy(out, in); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// write to disk
+	err = out.Sync()
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/docs/setup.md b/docs/setup.md
index ca7f6a85..fc5f5ee6 100644
--- a/docs/setup.md
+++ b/docs/setup.md
@@ -52,19 +52,15 @@ Requirements: go installed and set up (version 1.10+).
 
 ## Run a Full Node
 
-    kvd init --name <your-name> --chain-id kava-test-2
+    kvd init --name <your-name>
 
-Enter a new password for your validator key. This will generate config and keys in `$HOME/.kvd` and `$HOME/.kvcli`.
+Enter a new password for your validator key. This will generate generic config and private keys in `$HOME/.kvd` and `$HOME/.kvcli`.
 
 > Note: Make sure `GOBIN` is set and added to your path if you want to be able to run installed go programs from any folder.
 
-Copy the testnet genesis file into `$HOME/.kvd/config/` and `$HOME/.kvcli/config/`, replacing the existing one:
+Setup the correct config for the current testnet
 
-    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kava-Labs/kava/master/testnets/kava-test-2/genesis.json > tee $HOME/.kvd/config/ $HOME/.kvcli/config/ 
-
-Add the kava node to the list of seed nodes in the config:
-
-    sed -i '' 's/seeds = ""/seeds = "5c2bc5a95b014e4b2897791565398ee6bfd0a04a@validator.connector.kava.io:26656"/g' $HOME/.kvd/config/config.toml
+    kvd init-testnet-helper --chain-id kava-test-3
 
 Start your full node
 
diff --git a/testnets/kava-test-3/config.toml b/testnets/kava-test-3/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fc71230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testnets/kava-test-3/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+# This is a TOML config file.
+# For more information, see https://github.com/toml-lang/toml
+
+##### main base config options #####
+
+# TCP or UNIX socket address of the ABCI application,
+# or the name of an ABCI application compiled in with the Tendermint binary
+proxy_app = "tcp://127.0.0.1:17128"
+
+# A custom human readable name for this node
+moniker = "validator"
+
+# If this node is many blocks behind the tip of the chain, FastSync
+# allows them to catchup quickly by downloading blocks in parallel
+# and verifying their commits
+fast_sync = true
+
+# Database backend: leveldb | memdb
+db_backend = "leveldb"
+
+# Database directory
+db_path = "data"
+
+# Output level for logging, including package level options
+log_level = "main:info,state:info,*:error"
+
+##### additional base config options #####
+
+# Path to the JSON file containing the initial validator set and other meta data
+genesis_file = "config/genesis.json"
+
+# Path to the JSON file containing the private key to use as a validator in the consensus protocol
+priv_validator_file = "config/priv_validator.json"
+
+# Path to the JSON file containing the private key to use for node authentication in the p2p protocol
+node_key_file = "config/node_key.json"
+
+# Mechanism to connect to the ABCI application: socket | grpc
+abci = "socket"
+
+# TCP or UNIX socket address for the profiling server to listen on
+prof_laddr = "localhost:6060"
+
+# If true, query the ABCI app on connecting to a new peer
+# so the app can decide if we should keep the connection or not
+filter_peers = false
+
+##### advanced configuration options #####
+
+##### rpc server configuration options #####
+[rpc]
+
+# TCP or UNIX socket address for the RPC server to listen on
+laddr = "tcp://0.0.0.0:17127"
+
+# TCP or UNIX socket address for the gRPC server to listen on
+# NOTE: This server only supports /broadcast_tx_commit
+grpc_laddr = ""
+
+# Maximum number of simultaneous connections.
+# Does not include RPC (HTTP&WebSocket) connections. See max_open_connections
+# If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
+# you increase your OS limits.
+# 0 - unlimited.
+grpc_max_open_connections = 900
+
+# Activate unsafe RPC commands like /dial_seeds and /unsafe_flush_mempool
+unsafe = false
+
+# Maximum number of simultaneous connections (including WebSocket).
+# Does not include gRPC connections. See grpc_max_open_connections
+# If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
+# you increase your OS limits.
+# 0 - unlimited.
+max_open_connections = 900
+
+##### peer to peer configuration options #####
+[p2p]
+
+# Address to listen for incoming connections
+laddr = "tcp://0.0.0.0:17126"
+
+# Address to advertise to peers for them to dial
+# If empty, will use the same port as the laddr,
+# and will introspect on the listener or use UPnP
+# to figure out the address.
+external_address = ""
+
+# Comma separated list of seed nodes to connect to
+seeds = ""
+
+# Comma separated list of nodes to keep persistent connections to
+persistent_peers = ""
+
+# UPNP port forwarding
+upnp = false
+
+# Path to address book
+addr_book_file = "config/addrbook.json"
+
+# Set true for strict address routability rules
+addr_book_strict = true
+
+# Time to wait before flushing messages out on the connection, in ms
+flush_throttle_timeout = 100
+
+# Maximum number of peers to connect to
+max_num_peers = 50
+
+# Maximum size of a message packet payload, in bytes
+max_packet_msg_payload_size = 1024
+
+# Rate at which packets can be sent, in bytes/second
+send_rate = 5120000
+
+# Rate at which packets can be received, in bytes/second
+recv_rate = 5120000
+
+# Set true to enable the peer-exchange reactor
+pex = true
+
+# Seed mode, in which node constantly crawls the network and looks for
+# peers. If another node asks it for addresses, it responds and disconnects.
+#
+# Does not work if the peer-exchange reactor is disabled.
+seed_mode = false
+
+# Comma separated list of peer IDs to keep private (will not be gossiped to other peers)
+private_peer_ids = ""
+
+##### mempool configuration options #####
+[mempool]
+
+recheck = true
+recheck_empty = true
+broadcast = true
+wal_dir = "data/mempool.wal"
+
+# size of the mempool
+size = 100000
+
+# size of the cache (used to filter transactions we saw earlier)
+cache_size = 100000
+
+##### consensus configuration options #####
+[consensus]
+
+wal_file = "data/cs.wal/wal"
+
+# All timeouts are in milliseconds
+timeout_propose = 3000
+timeout_propose_delta = 500
+timeout_prevote = 1000
+timeout_prevote_delta = 500
+timeout_precommit = 1000
+timeout_precommit_delta = 500
+timeout_commit = 5000
+
+# Make progress as soon as we have all the precommits (as if TimeoutCommit = 0)
+skip_timeout_commit = false
+
+# EmptyBlocks mode and possible interval between empty blocks in seconds
+create_empty_blocks = true
+create_empty_blocks_interval = 0
+
+# Reactor sleep duration parameters are in milliseconds
+peer_gossip_sleep_duration = 100
+peer_query_maj23_sleep_duration = 2000
+
+##### transactions indexer configuration options #####
+[tx_index]
+
+# What indexer to use for transactions
+#
+# Options:
+#   1) "null" (default)
+#   2) "kv" - the simplest possible indexer, backed by key-value storage (defaults to levelDB; see DBBackend).
+indexer = "kv"
+
+# Comma-separated list of tags to index (by default the only tag is tx hash)
+#
+# It's recommended to index only a subset of tags due to possible memory
+# bloat. This is, of course, depends on the indexer's DB and the volume of
+# transactions.
+index_tags = ""
+
+# When set to true, tells indexer to index all tags. Note this may be not
+# desirable (see the comment above). IndexTags has a precedence over
+# IndexAllTags (i.e. when given both, IndexTags will be indexed).
+index_all_tags = true
+
+##### instrumentation configuration options #####
+[instrumentation]
+
+# When true, Prometheus metrics are served under /metrics on
+# PrometheusListenAddr.
+# Check out the documentation for the list of available metrics.
+prometheus = false
+
+# Address to listen for Prometheus collector(s) connections
+prometheus_listen_addr = ":26660"
+
+# Maximum number of simultaneous connections.
+# If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
+# you increase your OS limits.
+# 0 - unlimited.
+max_open_connections = 3
diff --git a/testnets/kava-test-3/genesis.json b/testnets/kava-test-3/genesis.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0e529f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testnets/kava-test-3/genesis.json
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+{
+  "genesis_time": "2018-10-02T22:07:14.081536126Z",
+  "chain_id": "kava-test-3",
+  "consensus_params": {
+    "block_size_params": {
+      "max_bytes": "22020096",
+      "max_txs": "10000",
+      "max_gas": "-1"
+    },
+    "tx_size_params": {
+      "max_bytes": "10240",
+      "max_gas": "-1"
+    },
+    "block_gossip_params": {
+      "block_part_size_bytes": "65536"
+    },
+    "evidence_params": {
+      "max_age": "100000"
+    }
+  },
+  "validators": [
+    {
+      "pub_key": {
+        "type": "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519",
+        "value": "tvYvH9rTsYcu8Yu/D1xa/4hCC+iMu3hPmaQzjXY4ooo="
+      },
+      "power": "1000",
+      "name": ""
+    }
+  ],
+  "app_hash": "",
+  "app_state": {
+    "accounts": [
+      {
+        "address": "kaccaddr1hearejlx77u0uhqc2xnznnnzvyf0yctep4zq3t",
+        "coins": [
+          {
+            "denom": "KVA",
+            "amount": "99000"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "stake": {
+      "pool": {
+        "loose_tokens": "100000",
+        "bonded_tokens": "0",
+        "inflation_last_time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        "inflation": "7/100",
+        "date_last_commission_reset": "0",
+        "prev_bonded_shares": "0"
+      },
+      "params": {
+        "inflation_rate_change": "13/100",
+        "inflation_max": "1/5",
+        "inflation_min": "7/100",
+        "goal_bonded": "67/100",
+        "unbonding_time": "300000000000",
+        "max_validators": 100,
+        "bond_denom": "KVA"
+      },
+      "validators": [
+        {
+          "owner": "kaccaddr1hearejlx77u0uhqc2xnznnnzvyf0yctep4zq3t",
+          "pub_key": {
+            "type": "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519",
+            "value": "tvYvH9rTsYcu8Yu/D1xa/4hCC+iMu3hPmaQzjXY4ooo="
+          },
+          "revoked": false,
+          "status": 0,
+          "tokens": "1000",
+          "delegator_shares": "1000",
+          "description": {
+            "moniker": "validator",
+            "identity": "",
+            "website": "",
+            "details": ""
+          },
+          "bond_height": "0",
+          "bond_intra_tx_counter": 0,
+          "proposer_reward_pool": [],
+          "commission": "0",
+          "commission_max": "0",
+          "commission_change_rate": "0",
+          "commission_change_today": "0",
+          "prev_bonded_tokens": "0"
+        }
+      ],
+      "bonds": [
+        {
+          "delegator_addr": "kaccaddr1hearejlx77u0uhqc2xnznnnzvyf0yctep4zq3t",
+          "validator_addr": "kaccaddr1hearejlx77u0uhqc2xnznnnzvyf0yctep4zq3t",
+          "shares": "1000",
+          "height": "0"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
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