diff --git a/runtime/v2/manager.go b/runtime/v2/manager.go
index f7e84e1cbee6..18b6587e86a4 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/manager.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/manager.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (m *MM[T]) InitGenesisJSON(
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("validator InitGenesis updates already set by a previous module: current module %s", moduleName)
 				}
 
-				validatorUpdates = append(validatorUpdates, validatorUpdates...)
+				validatorUpdates = append(validatorUpdates, moduleValUpdates...)
 			}
 		}
 	}