diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 47e5809269..7cbd586edf 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 - [#4178](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4178) Bump cosmos-sdk to `v0.50.7`
 
+### Fixes
+
+- [#4184](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4184) Set custom `InitChainer` because of manually registered modules
+
 ## [`v28.4.0`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v28.4.0)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/ignite/templates/app/files-consumer/app/app.go.plush b/ignite/templates/app/files-consumer/app/app.go.plush
index 2429c7deae..c68a7b6606 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/app/files-consumer/app/app.go.plush
+++ b/ignite/templates/app/files-consumer/app/app.go.plush
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	feegrantkeeper "cosmossdk.io/x/feegrant/keeper"
 	upgradekeeper "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/keeper"
 	_ "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/tx/config/v1"          // import for side-effects
-	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"           // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx/config" // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"           // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/consensus"      // import for side-effects
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts" // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/29-fee"                 // import for side-effects
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
+	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/api"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
@@ -333,16 +334,16 @@ func New(
 	}
 	app.SetAnteHandler(anteHandler)
 
-	// A custom InitChainer can be set if extra pre-init-genesis logic is required.
-	// By default, when using app wiring enabled module, this is not required.
-	// For instance, the upgrade module will set automatically the module version map in its init genesis thanks to app wiring.
-	// However, when registering a module manually (i.e. that does not support app wiring), the module version map
-	// must be set manually as follow. The upgrade module will de-duplicate the module version map.
-	//
-	// app.SetInitChainer(func(ctx sdk.Context, req *abci.RequestInitChain) (*abci.ResponseInitChain, error) {
-	// 	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetModuleVersionMap(ctx, app.ModuleManager.GetVersionMap())
-	// 	return app.App.InitChainer(ctx, req)
-	// })
+	// A custom InitChainer sets if extra pre-init-genesis logic is required.
+	// This is necessary for manually registered modules that do not support app wiring.
+        // Manually set the module version map as shown below.
+	// The upgrade module will automatically handle de-duplication of the module version map.
+	app.SetInitChainer(func(ctx sdk.Context, req *abci.RequestInitChain) (*abci.ResponseInitChain, error) {
+		if err := app.UpgradeKeeper.SetModuleVersionMap(ctx, app.ModuleManager.GetVersionMap()); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return app.App.InitChainer(ctx, req)
+	})
 
 	if err := app.Load(loadLatest); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/ignite/templates/app/files-minimal/app/app.go.plush b/ignite/templates/app/files-minimal/app/app.go.plush
index e5ea32dc46..4c97f091b1 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/app/files-minimal/app/app.go.plush
+++ b/ignite/templates/app/files-minimal/app/app.go.plush
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
 	testdata_pulsar "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata/testpb"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
 	authkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	bankkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/keeper"
 	consensuskeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/consensus/keeper"
diff --git a/ignite/templates/app/files/app/app.go.plush b/ignite/templates/app/files/app/app.go.plush
index e8ab1ab57f..597f7166f3 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/app/files/app/app.go.plush
+++ b/ignite/templates/app/files/app/app.go.plush
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	feegrantkeeper "cosmossdk.io/x/feegrant/keeper"
 	upgradekeeper "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/keeper"
 	_ "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/tx/config/v1"          // import for side-effects
-	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"           // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx/config" // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"           // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/consensus"      // import for side-effects
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts" // import for side-effects
 	_ "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/29-fee"                 // import for side-effects
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
+	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/api"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
@@ -339,16 +340,16 @@ func New(
 	app.sm = module.NewSimulationManagerFromAppModules(app.ModuleManager.Modules, overrideModules)
 	app.sm.RegisterStoreDecoders()
 
-	// A custom InitChainer can be set if extra pre-init-genesis logic is required.
-	// By default, when using app wiring enabled module, this is not required.
-	// For instance, the upgrade module will set automatically the module version map in its init genesis thanks to app wiring.
-	// However, when registering a module manually (i.e. that does not support app wiring), the module version map
-	// must be set manually as follow. The upgrade module will de-duplicate the module version map.
-	//
-	// app.SetInitChainer(func(ctx sdk.Context, req *abci.RequestInitChain) (*abci.ResponseInitChain, error) {
-	// 	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetModuleVersionMap(ctx, app.ModuleManager.GetVersionMap())
-	// 	return app.App.InitChainer(ctx, req)
-	// })
+	// A custom InitChainer sets if extra pre-init-genesis logic is required.
+	// This is necessary for manually registered modules that do not support app wiring.
+        // Manually set the module version map as shown below.
+	// The upgrade module will automatically handle de-duplication of the module version map.
+	app.SetInitChainer(func(ctx sdk.Context, req *abci.RequestInitChain) (*abci.ResponseInitChain, error) {
+		if err := app.UpgradeKeeper.SetModuleVersionMap(ctx, app.ModuleManager.GetVersionMap()); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return app.App.InitChainer(ctx, req)
+	})
 
 	if err := app.Load(loadLatest); err != nil {
 		return nil, err