diff --git a/ci/env/kava-protonet/genesis.json b/ci/env/kava-protonet/genesis.json
index 5ed512904..1d0295a31 100644
--- a/ci/env/kava-protonet/genesis.json
+++ b/ci/env/kava-protonet/genesis.json
@@ -125,7 +125,20 @@
     },
     "committee": {
       "next_proposal_id": "1",
-      "committees": [],
+      "committees": [
+        {
+          "@type": "/kava.committee.v1beta1.MemberCommittee",
+          "base_committee": {
+            "id": "1",
+            "description": "Kava God Committee (testing only)",
+            "members": ["kava1van3znl6597xgwwh46jgquutnqkwvwszjg04fz", "kava1cxymrk2mqlhc6p08kx8zvsd23vgsm7ftfn9x5d"],
+            "permissions": [{ "@type": "/kava.committee.v1beta1.GodPermission" }],
+            "vote_threshold": "0.667000000000000000",
+            "proposal_duration": "604800s",
+            "tally_option": "TALLY_OPTION_FIRST_PAST_THE_POST"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
       "proposals": [],
       "votes": []
     },