diff --git a/starport/pkg/cosmosgen/install.go b/starport/pkg/cosmosgen/install.go
index 6f0a3f2de3..aeb9555b07 100644
--- a/starport/pkg/cosmosgen/install.go
+++ b/starport/pkg/cosmosgen/install.go
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ import (
 
 // InstallDependencies installs protoc dependencies needed by Cosmos ecosystem.
 func InstallDependencies(ctx context.Context, appPath string) error {
+	plugins := []string{
+		// installs the gocosmos plugin.
+		"github.com/regen-network/cosmos-proto/protoc-gen-gocosmos",
+
+		// install Go code generation plugin.
+		"github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go",
+
+		// install grpc-gateway plugins.
+		"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway",
+		"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-swagger",
+		"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/protoc-gen-openapiv2",
+	}
+
 	errb := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	err := cmdrunner.
 		New(
@@ -19,22 +32,8 @@ func InstallDependencies(ctx context.Context, appPath string) error {
 			cmdrunner.DefaultWorkdir(appPath),
 		).
 		Run(ctx,
-			step.New(
-				step.Exec(
-					"go",
-					"get",
-					// installs the gocosmos plugin.
-					"github.com/regen-network/cosmos-proto/protoc-gen-gocosmos",
-
-					// install Go code generation plugin.
-					"github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go",
-
-					// install grpc-gateway plugins.
-					"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway",
-					"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-swagger",
-					"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/protoc-gen-openapiv2",
-				),
-			),
+			step.New(step.Exec("go", append([]string{"get"}, plugins...)...)),
+			step.New(step.Exec("go", append([]string{"install"}, plugins...)...)),
 		)
 	return errors.Wrap(err, errb.String())
 }