diff --git a/baseapp/options.go b/baseapp/options.go
index a56ce19c88df..bc3aa11aeeb7 100644
--- a/baseapp/options.go
+++ b/baseapp/options.go
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ func (app *BaseApp) SetInitChainer(initChainer sdk.InitChainer) {
 	app.initChainer = initChainer
 }
 
+func (app *BaseApp) PreBlocker() sdk.PreBlocker {
+	return app.preBlocker
+}
+
 func (app *BaseApp) SetPreBlocker(preBlocker sdk.PreBlocker) {
 	if app.sealed {
 		panic("SetPreBlocker() on sealed BaseApp")
diff --git a/runtime/app.go b/runtime/app.go
index c20d8c954026..734a13006eb1 100644
--- a/runtime/app.go
+++ b/runtime/app.go
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ func (a *App) Load(loadLatest bool) error {
 
 	if len(a.config.PreBlockers) != 0 {
 		a.ModuleManager.SetOrderPreBlockers(a.config.PreBlockers...)
-		a.SetPreBlocker(a.PreBlocker)
+		if a.BaseApp.PreBlocker() == nil {
+			a.SetPreBlocker(a.PreBlocker)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if len(a.config.BeginBlockers) != 0 {
diff --git a/runtime/builder.go b/runtime/builder.go
index e3bb56545a3e..72bf965f7082 100644
--- a/runtime/builder.go
+++ b/runtime/builder.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ func (a *AppBuilder) Build(db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, baseAppOptions ...fu
 	bApp.SetVersion(version.Version)
 	bApp.SetInterfaceRegistry(a.app.interfaceRegistry)
 	bApp.MountStores(a.app.storeKeys...)
-	bApp.SetPreBlocker(a.app.PreBlocker)
 
 	a.app.BaseApp = bApp
 	a.app.configurator = module.NewConfigurator(a.app.cdc, a.app.MsgServiceRouter(), a.app.GRPCQueryRouter())
diff --git a/simapp/app_v2.go b/simapp/app_v2.go
index 50bb5cb3687d..b865a1b30209 100644
--- a/simapp/app_v2.go
+++ b/simapp/app_v2.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func NewSimApp(
 	// However, when registering a module manually (i.e. that does not support app wiring), the module version map
 	// must be set manually as follow. The upgrade module will de-duplicate the module version map.
 	//
-	// app.SetInitChainer(func(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestInitChain) abci.ResponseInitChain {
+	// app.SetInitChainer(func(ctx sdk.Context, req *abci.RequestInitChain) (*abci.ResponseInitChain, error) {
 	// 	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetModuleVersionMap(ctx, app.ModuleManager.GetVersionMap())
 	// 	return app.App.InitChainer(ctx, req)
 	// })