diff --git a/scripts/protocgen.sh b/scripts/protocgen.sh
index d0b66eee2b..adf85ae087 100755
--- a/scripts/protocgen.sh
+++ b/scripts/protocgen.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ Mgoogle/protobuf/any.proto=github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/codec/types:. \
 
 done
 
+# temporary import hack to use cosmos-sdk implementation of Any type.
+# check https://github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/issues/507 for more information.
+sed -i 's/types "github.com\/celestiaorg\/celestia-app\/codec\/types"/types "github.com\/cosmos\/cosmos-sdk\/codec\/types"/g' \
+ github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/x/qgb/types/query.pb.go
+
 # move proto files to the right places
 cp -r github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/* ./
 rm -rf github.com