diff --git a/golang/cosmos/daemon/cmd/root.go b/golang/cosmos/daemon/cmd/root.go
index fcc4fec295c0..35a59ceb1016 100644
--- a/golang/cosmos/daemon/cmd/root.go
+++ b/golang/cosmos/daemon/cmd/root.go
@@ -284,10 +284,14 @@ func (ac appCreator) newApp(
 
 const (
 	// FlagExportDir is the command-line flag for the "export" command specifying
-	// where the output of the export should be placed.
+	// where the output of the export should be placed. It contains both the
+	// items names below: the genesis file, and a directory containing the
+	// exported swing-store artifacts
 	FlagExportDir = "export-dir"
 	// ExportedGenesisFileName is the file name used to save the genesis in the export-dir
 	ExportedGenesisFileName = "genesis.json"
+	// ExportedSwingStoreDirectoryName is the directory name used to save the swing-store
+	// export (artifacts only) in the export-dir
 	ExportedSwingStoreDirectoryName = "swing-store"
 )
 
@@ -319,6 +323,10 @@ func extendCosmosExportCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, hasVMController bool) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// We unconditionally set FlagSwingStoreExportDir as for export, it makes
+		// little sense for users to control this location separately, and we don't
+		// want to override any swing-store artifacts that may be associated to the
+		// current genesis.
 		serverCtx.Viper.Set(gaia.FlagSwingStoreExportDir, swingStoreExportPath)
 
 		// This will fail is a genesis.json already exists in the export-dir
diff --git a/golang/cosmos/x/swingset/genesis.go b/golang/cosmos/x/swingset/genesis.go
index 22fe6cd7e87a..1ff303077ffa 100644
--- a/golang/cosmos/x/swingset/genesis.go
+++ b/golang/cosmos/x/swingset/genesis.go
@@ -60,8 +60,15 @@ func InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper, swingStoreExportsHandler *SwingStore
 	}
 
 	err = swingStoreExportsHandler.RestoreExport(
-		keeper.SwingStoreExportProvider{BlockHeight: snapshotHeight, GetExportDataReader: getExportDataReader, ReadNextArtifact: artifactProvider.ReadNextArtifact},
-		keeper.SwingStoreRestoreOptions{ArtifactMode: keeper.SwingStoreArtifactModeReplay, ExportDataMode: keeper.SwingStoreExportDataModeAll},
+		keeper.SwingStoreExportProvider{
+			BlockHeight:         snapshotHeight,
+			GetExportDataReader: getExportDataReader,
+			ReadNextArtifact:    artifactProvider.ReadNextArtifact,
+		},
+		keeper.SwingStoreRestoreOptions{
+			ArtifactMode:   keeper.SwingStoreArtifactModeReplay,
+			ExportDataMode: keeper.SwingStoreExportDataModeAll,
+		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)