diff --git a/starport/services/serve/plugin-stargate.go b/starport/services/serve/plugin-stargate.go
index 6f7d878b09..e74e6ed6c4 100644
--- a/starport/services/serve/plugin-stargate.go
+++ b/starport/services/serve/plugin-stargate.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (p *stargatePlugin) PostInit() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	path := filepath.Join(home, p.app.nd(), "config/app.toml")
+	path := filepath.Join(home, fmt.Sprintf(".%s/config/app.toml", p.app.nd()))
 	config, err := toml.LoadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -122,5 +122,5 @@ func (p *stargatePlugin) StoragePaths() []string {
 }
 
 func (p *stargatePlugin) GenesisPath() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/config/genesis.json", p.app.nd())
+	return fmt.Sprintf(".%s/config/genesis.json", p.app.nd())
 }
diff --git a/starport/templates/add/new.go b/starport/templates/add/new.go
index bd8e097995..2e69f117d5 100644
--- a/starport/templates/add/new.go
+++ b/starport/templates/add/new.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 func New(opts *Options) (*genny.Generator, error) {
 	g := genny.New()
 	g.RunFn(appModify(opts))
-	g.RunFn(cmdMainModify(opts))
 	if err := g.Box(packr.New("wasm", "./wasm")); err != nil {
 		return g, err
 	}
@@ -94,24 +93,3 @@ func appModify(opts *Options) genny.RunFn {
 		return r.File(newFile)
 	}
 }
-
-func cmdMainModify(opts *Options) genny.RunFn {
-	return func(r *genny.Runner) error {
-		path := fmt.Sprintf("cmd/%[1]vcli/main.go", opts.AppName)
-		f, err := r.Disk.Find(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		template := `%[1]v
-	wasmrest "github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm/client/rest"`
-		replacement := fmt.Sprintf(template, placeholder)
-		content := strings.Replace(f.String(), placeholder, replacement, 1)
-
-		template2 := `%[1]v
-	wasmrest.RegisterRoutes(rs.CliCtx, rs.Mux)`
-		replacement2 := fmt.Sprintf(template2, placeholder2)
-		content = strings.Replace(content, placeholder2, replacement2, 1)
-		newFile := genny.NewFileS(path, content)
-		return r.File(newFile)
-	}
-}