diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt
index 74e7ca2d5e9..824be540db3 100644
--- a/file.txt
+++ b/file.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"msg":[{"@type":"/vm.m_noop","caller":"g1xmugg9x4ynp8uuglc5t67jggefp48whmp38k8n"},{"@type":"/vm.m_call","caller":"g1y490harzjqmdngmmaw4tyc4qdm5ma5k0fv3w6p","send":"","pkg_path":"gno.land/r/demo/userbook","func":"SignUp","args":null}],"fee":{"gas_wanted":"2000000","gas_fee":"1000000ugnot"},"signatures":[{"pub_key":{"@type":"/tm.PubKeySecp256k1","value":"Ard73YXfb+7qhGorU5ZRomyltdQzEPiWA/qgIcG0JqQj"},"signature":"bY4sSLPDRBn/L+slPxhZ6A7Izwkp9wliDzswchLmNrY0tBkJcz50rmuzmgkta7MR7NE9fyIfxLMZRFAoqFzMzQ=="}],"memo":""}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"msg":[{"@type":"/vm.m_noop","caller":"g1xmugg9x4ynp8uuglc5t67jggefp48whmp38k8n"},{"@type":"/vm.m_call","caller":"g1y490harzjqmdngmmaw4tyc4qdm5ma5k0fv3w6p","send":"","pkg_path":"gno.land/r/demo/userbook","func":"SignUp","args":null}],"fee":{"gas_wanted":"2000000","gas_fee":"1000000ugnot"},"signatures":null,"memo":""}
diff --git a/gno.land/genesis/genesis_balances.txt b/gno.land/genesis/genesis_balances.txt
index fa3232149c1..6b64c06daff 100644
--- a/gno.land/genesis/genesis_balances.txt
+++ b/gno.land/genesis/genesis_balances.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 g1jg8mtutu9khhfwc4nxmuhcpftf0pajdhfvsqf5=10000000000000ugnot # test1
 g1us8428u2a5satrlxzagqqa5m6vmuze025anjlj=10000000000000ugnot # test2
 
+g1y490harzjqmdngmmaw4tyc4qdm5ma5k0fv3w6p=10000000000000ugnot # linh1
+g1xmugg9x4ynp8uuglc5t67jggefp48whmp38k8n=10000000000000ugnot # sponsor
+
 # Faucet accounts.
 g1f4v282mwyhu29afke4vq5r2xzcm6z3ftnugcnv=1000000000000ugnot # faucet0 (jae)
 g127jydsh6cms3lrtdenydxsckh23a8d6emqcvfa=1000000000000ugnot # faucet1 (moul)
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/sign.go b/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/sign.go
index 4c40f9828d4..3509c9affd5 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/sign.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/sign.go
@@ -157,22 +157,18 @@ func execSign(cfg *SignCfg, args []string, io commands.IO) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	accountAddr := info.GetAddress()
-
-	qopts := &QueryCfg{
-		RootCfg: cfg.RootCfg,
-		Path:    fmt.Sprintf("auth/accounts/%s", accountAddr),
-	}
-
+	// Check if accountNumber or sequence is zero to determine if account information needs to be fetched
 	if cfg.AccountNumber == 0 || cfg.Sequence == 0 {
+		accountAddr := info.GetAddress()
+
+		qopts := &QueryCfg{
+			RootCfg: cfg.RootCfg,
+			Path:    fmt.Sprintf("auth/accounts/%s", accountAddr),
+		}
 		qres, err := QueryHandler(qopts)
 		if err == nil {
-			var qret struct {
-				BaseAccount std.BaseAccount
-			}
-
-			err = amino.UnmarshalJSON(qres.Response.Data, &qret)
-			if err == nil {
+			var qret struct{ BaseAccount std.BaseAccount }
+			if err := amino.UnmarshalJSON(qres.Response.Data, &qret); err == nil {
 				cfg.AccountNumber = qret.BaseAccount.AccountNumber
 				cfg.Sequence = qret.BaseAccount.Sequence
 			}
@@ -207,7 +203,7 @@ func signTx(
 	signOpts signOpts,
 	keyOpts keyOpts,
 ) error {
-	// Initialize tx signatures.
+	// Save the signature
 	signers := tx.GetSigners()
 	if tx.Signatures == nil {
 		for range signers {
@@ -218,6 +214,11 @@ func signTx(
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Validate the tx after signing
+	if err := tx.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to validate transaction, %w", err)
+	}
+
 	signBytes, err := tx.GetSignBytes(
 		signOpts.chainID,
 		signOpts.accountNumber,
@@ -237,11 +238,6 @@ func signTx(
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to sign transaction bytes, %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Validate the tx after signing
-	if err := tx.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to validate transaction, %w", err)
-	}
-
 	addr := pub.Address()
 
 	found := false
diff --git a/tm2/pkg/std/tx.go b/tm2/pkg/std/tx.go
index 365781da88c..fb433c3889a 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/std/tx.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/std/tx.go
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ func (tx Tx) GetSigners() []crypto.Address {
 	for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
 		// Iterate through all signers of the current message
 		for _, addr := range msg.GetSigners() {
-			// If the message type is "no_op", return its signers immediately
-			if msg.Type() == "no_op" {
-				return msg.GetSigners()
-			}
 			// Add the address to the signers list if it hasn't been seen before
 			if !seen[addr.String()] {
 				signers = append(signers, addr)