diff --git a/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-upgrade-orchestrator.sh b/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-upgrade-orchestrator.sh
index 17335c1f3d..fdc03fc341 100755
--- a/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-upgrade-orchestrator.sh
+++ b/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-upgrade-orchestrator.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ do
     sleep 1
 done
 
-# copy zetacore0 config and keys
-scp -r zetacore0:"~/.zetacored/config ~/.zetacored/os_info ~/.zetacored/config ~/.zetacored/keyring-file ~/.zetacored/keyring-test" ~/.zetacored/
-sed -i 's|tcp://localhost:26657|tcp://zetacore0:26657|g' ~/.zetacored/config/client.toml
+# copy zetacore0 config and keys if not running on zetacore0
+if [[ $(hostname) != "zetacore0" ]]; then
+  scp -r zetacore0:"~/.zetacored/config ~/.zetacored/os_info ~/.zetacored/config ~/.zetacored/keyring-file ~/.zetacored/keyring-test" ~/.zetacored/
+  sed -i 's|tcp://localhost:26657|tcp://zetacore0:26657|g' ~/.zetacored/config/client.toml
+fi
 
 # get new zetacored version
 curl -o /tmp/zetacored.new http://upgrade-host:8000/zetacored
diff --git a/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-zetacored.sh b/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-zetacored.sh
index 3a2ab24fc8..400017f44a 100755
--- a/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-zetacored.sh
+++ b/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-zetacored.sh
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ then
   cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["gov"]["voting_params"]["voting_period"]="100s"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
   cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["feemarket"]["params"]["min_gas_price"]="10000000000.0000"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
 
+  # set governance parameters in new params module for sdk v0.47+
+  # these parameters will normally be migrated but is needed for localnet genesis
+  cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["gov"]["params"]["min_deposit"][0]["denom"]="azeta"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
+  cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["gov"]["params"]["voting_period"]="100s"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
+
 # set admin account
   zetacored add-genesis-account zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk 100000000000000000000000000azeta
   zetacored add-genesis-account zeta1n0rn6sne54hv7w2uu93fl48ncyqz97d3kty6sh 100000000000000000000000000azeta # Funds the localnet_gov_admin account