diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 209f6c898f..d9a54e4876 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ const (
 	Name                 = "celestia-app"
 	// BondDenom defines the native staking token denomination.
 	BondDenom = "utia"
+	// BondDenomAlias defines an alias for BondDenom.
+	BondDenomAlias = "microtia"
 	// DisplayDenom defines the name, symbol, and display value of the celes token.
 	DisplayDenom = "TIA"
 )
diff --git a/app/module.go b/app/module.go
index d55bb72c9c..a4447a39c3 100644
--- a/app/module.go
+++ b/app/module.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (bankModule) DefaultGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec) json.RawMessage {
 				Denom:    BondDenom,
 				Exponent: 0,
 				Aliases: []string{
-					"microceles",
+					BondDenomAlias,
 				},
 			},
 			{