diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 2118fe371..b59532ed9 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	ibcporttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/05-port/types"
 	ibcexported "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/exported"
 	ibckeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/keeper"
+	ibctm "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint"
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 	_ "github.com/tellor-io/layer/app/config"
 	appflags "github.com/tellor-io/layer/app/flags"
@@ -489,7 +490,6 @@ func New(
 		scopedTransferKeeper,
 		authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String(),
 	)
-	transferModule := transfer.NewAppModule(app.TransferKeeper)
 	transferIBCModule := transfer.NewIBCModule(app.TransferKeeper)
 
 	app.ICAHostKeeper = icahostkeeper.NewKeeper(
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ func New(
 		scopedICAControllerKeeper, app.MsgServiceRouter(),
 		authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String(),
 	)
-	icaModule := ica.NewAppModule(&icaControllerKeeper, &app.ICAHostKeeper)
+
 	icaHostIBCModule := icahost.NewIBCModule(app.ICAHostKeeper)
 
 	// Create evidence Keeper for to register the IBC light client misbehavior evidence route
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ func New(
 		runtime.NewKVStoreService(keys[registrymoduletypes.StoreKey]),
 		authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String(),
 	)
-	registryModule := registrymodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.RegistryKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper)
 
 	app.ReporterKeeper = reportermodulekeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
@@ -561,7 +560,6 @@ func New(
 		app.BankKeeper,
 		app.RegistryKeeper,
 	)
-	reporterModule := reportermodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.ReporterKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper)
 
 	app.OracleKeeper = oraclemodulekeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
@@ -572,7 +570,6 @@ func New(
 		app.ReporterKeeper,
 		authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String(),
 	)
-	oracleModule := oraclemodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.OracleKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper)
 
 	app.DisputeKeeper = disputemodulekeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
@@ -582,7 +579,6 @@ func New(
 		app.OracleKeeper,
 		app.ReporterKeeper,
 	)
-	disputeModule := disputemodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.DisputeKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper)
 
 	app.BridgeKeeper = bridgemodulekeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
@@ -593,7 +589,6 @@ func New(
 		app.BankKeeper,
 		app.ReporterKeeper,
 	)
-	bridgeModule := bridgemodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.BridgeKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper)
 
 	// this line is used by starport scaffolding # stargate/app/keeperDefinition
 	appFlags := appflags.GetFlagValuesFromOptions(appOpts)
@@ -763,21 +758,26 @@ func New(
 		feegrantmodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.FeeGrantKeeper, app.interfaceRegistry),
 		groupmodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.GroupKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.interfaceRegistry),
 		gov.NewAppModule(appCodec, &app.GovKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, nil),
-		mint.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.MintKeeper, app.AccountKeeper),
 		slashing.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.SlashingKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.StakingKeeper, nil, app.interfaceRegistry),
 		distrModule{distr.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.DistrKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.StakingKeeper, nil)},
 		stakingModule{staking.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.StakingKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, nil)},
 		upgrade.NewAppModule(app.UpgradeKeeper, app.AccountKeeper.AddressCodec()),
 		evidence.NewAppModule(app.EvidenceKeeper),
 		consensus.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.ConsensusParamsKeeper),
+
+		// Layer modules
+		mint.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.MintKeeper, app.AccountKeeper),
+		oraclemodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.OracleKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper),
+		registrymodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.RegistryKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper),
+		disputemodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.DisputeKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper),
+		bridgemodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.BridgeKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper),
+		reportermodule.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.ReporterKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper),
+
+		// IBC modules
+		ibctm.AppModule{},
 		ibc.NewAppModule(app.IBCKeeper),
-		transferModule,
-		icaModule,
-		oracleModule,
-		registryModule,
-		disputeModule,
-		bridgeModule,
-		reporterModule,
+		transfer.NewAppModule(app.TransferKeeper),
+		ica.NewAppModule(&icaControllerKeeper, &app.ICAHostKeeper),
 		// this line is used by starport scaffolding # stargate/app/appModule
 	)
 
@@ -810,7 +810,6 @@ func New(
 		authtypes.ModuleName,
 		banktypes.ModuleName,
 		govtypes.ModuleName,
-		ibctransfertypes.ModuleName,
 		ibcexported.ModuleName,
 		icatypes.ModuleName,
 		genutiltypes.ModuleName,