diff --git a/testutil/network/network.go b/testutil/network/network.go
index d05c283be..67999ef3a 100644
--- a/testutil/network/network.go
+++ b/testutil/network/network.go
@@ -126,6 +126,27 @@ func DefaultApplicationModuleGenesisState(t *testing.T, n int) *apptypes.Genesis
 	return state
 }
 
+// TODO_IN_THIS_COMMIT: fix comment...
+// ApplicationModuleGenesisStateWithAccount generates a GenesisState object with a single supplier with the given address.
+func ApplicationModuleGenesisStateWithAccounts(t *testing.T, addresses []string) *apptypes.GenesisState {
+	t.Helper()
+	state := apptypes.DefaultGenesis()
+	for _, addr := range addresses {
+		application := apptypes.Application{
+			Address: addr,
+			Stake:   &sdk.Coin{Denom: "upokt", Amount: sdk.NewInt(10000)},
+			ServiceConfigs: []*sharedtypes.ApplicationServiceConfig{
+				{
+					Service: &sharedtypes.Service{Id: "svc1"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		state.ApplicationList = append(state.ApplicationList, application)
+	}
+
+	return state
+}
+
 // DefaultGatewayModuleGenesisState generates a GenesisState object with a given number of gateways.
 // It returns the populated GenesisState object.
 func DefaultGatewayModuleGenesisState(t *testing.T, n int) *gatewaytypes.GenesisState {