diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b9ac55cf..b42cafe32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
   * `marker` add `UpdateParams` endpoint and cli [#1991](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/1991).
   * `name` add `UpdateParams` endpoint and cli [#2004](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/2004).
 * Update the exchange `commitment-settlement-fee-calc` cli query to utilize the keyring [#2001](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/2001).
-* Implement the ProposalMsgs module interface for the internal/provwasm, ibcratelimit, oracle, and sanction modules [#1993](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/1993.)
+* Implement the ProposalMsgs module interface for the internal/provwasm, ibcratelimit, oracle, and sanction modules [#1993](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/1993).
+* Update ibcnet relayer to v2.5.2 and fix chain ids for localnet and ibcnet [#2021](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/2021).
 * Breakdown internal/helpers into multiple internal packages [#2019](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/2019).
 
 ### Client Breaking
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61b7dab09..165614f64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ localnet-stop:
 # Quick build using ibc environment and go platform target options.
 RELAYER_MNEMONIC ?= "list judge day spike walk easily outer state fashion library review include leisure casino wagon zoo chuckle alien stock bargain stone wait squeeze fade"
 RELAYER_KEY ?= tp18uev5722xrwpfd2hnqducmt3qdjsyktmtw558y
-RELAYER_VERSION ?= v2.1.2
+RELAYER_VERSION ?= v2.5.2
 docker-build-ibc: vendor
 	docker build --target provenance-$(shell uname -m) --tag provenance-io/blockchain-ibc -f networks/ibc/blockchain-ibc/Dockerfile .
 	docker build --target relayer --tag provenance-io/blockchain-relayer -f networks/ibc/blockchain-relayer/Dockerfile --build-arg MNEMONIC=$(RELAYER_MNEMONIC) --build-arg VERSION=$(RELAYER_VERSION) .
diff --git a/cmd/provenanced/cmd/root.go b/cmd/provenanced/cmd/root.go
index 7c53da56e..74b01bce2 100644
--- a/cmd/provenanced/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/provenanced/cmd/root.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis"
+	genutiltypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/types"
 
 	"github.com/provenance-io/provenance/app"
 	"github.com/provenance-io/provenance/app/params"
@@ -307,7 +308,21 @@ func newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, appOpts serverty
 		cast.ToUint32(appOpts.Get(server.FlagStateSyncSnapshotKeepRecent)),
 	)
 
+	homeDir := cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome))
 	chainID := cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagChainID))
+	if chainID == "" {
+		// fallback to genesis chain-id
+		reader, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(homeDir, "config", "genesis.json"))
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		defer reader.Close()
+
+		chainID, err = genutiltypes.ParseChainIDFromGenesis(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to parse chain-id from genesis file: %w", err))
+		}
+	}
 
 	return app.New(
 		logger, db, traceStore, true, skipUpgradeHeights,