diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index eb3dde7d..4a56a113 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ script:
   - export CHAIN_ID=$(jq -r .chain_id genesis.json)
   - iovnsd init ${CHAIN_ID} --chain-id ${CHAIN_ID} > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
   - sed --in-place 's/timeout_commit = "5s"/timeout_commit = "1s"/' ~/.iovnsd/config/config.toml
-  - mv genesis.json ~/.iovnsd/config
+  - jq '.genesis_time = "2020-04-15T10:00:00Z"' genesis.json > ~/.iovnsd/config/genesis.json
   - iovnscli config chain-id ${CHAIN_ID}
   - iovnscli config trust-node true
   - iovnscli config keyring-backend test
diff --git a/scripts/genesis/data/dump b/scripts/genesis/data/dump
index 18180e87..4d2f93c3 160000
--- a/scripts/genesis/data/dump
+++ b/scripts/genesis/data/dump
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 18180e87434791a465e5be46e7b6eafdb8dbf4d2
+Subproject commit 4d2f93c32c268657e650d1490b6e3f726f6df737
diff --git a/scripts/genesis/data/galaxynet/config b/scripts/genesis/data/galaxynet/config
index 5c5d8a0a..32bea42b 160000
--- a/scripts/genesis/data/galaxynet/config
+++ b/scripts/genesis/data/galaxynet/config
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5c5d8a0ae3bfc1d950b514ab687c5b2278e590b6
+Subproject commit 32bea42b7ba928ba19f3ad562ffb1f0e72b7201b
diff --git a/scripts/genesis/data/premium b/scripts/genesis/data/premium
index f36c119e..3c810a07 160000
--- a/scripts/genesis/data/premium
+++ b/scripts/genesis/data/premium
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f36c119ed367b7fcbd283eaf64dd29445d95f872
+Subproject commit 3c810a07ed59329d84a0932ee36672d8bbbc54b5
diff --git a/scripts/genesis/lib/migrate.js b/scripts/genesis/lib/migrate.js
index 4ad72074..3e46d01d 100644
--- a/scripts/genesis/lib/migrate.js
+++ b/scripts/genesis/lib/migrate.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export const createStarname = ( args = {} ) => {
       "name": args.name || "",
       "owner": args.address || "",
       "resources": resources,
-      "valid_until": String( new Date( "2020-10-01T00:00:00" ).getTime() / 1000 ), // just after listing date
+      "valid_until": String( new Date( "2020-10-01T00:00:00Z" ).getTime() / 1000 ), // just after listing date
    };
 
    if ( args.iov1 ) template["//iov1"] = args.iov1;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export const createDomain = ( args = {} ) => {
       "broker": null,
       "name": args.domain,
       "type": "closed",
-      "valid_until": String( args.valid_until || new Date( "2020-10-01T00:00:00" ).getTime() / 1000 ), // just after listing date
+      "valid_until": String( args.valid_until || new Date( "2020-10-01T00:00:00Z" ).getTime() / 1000 ), // just after listing date
    };
 
    if ( args.iov1 ) template["//iov1"] = args.iov1;
@@ -334,14 +334,14 @@ export const convertToCosmosSdk = ( dumped, iov2star, multisigs, premiums, reser
    // reserve domains
    const address = "star1v794jm5am4qpc52kvgmxxm2j50kgu9mjszcq96"; // https://internetofvalues.slack.com/archives/GPYCU2AJJ/p1596436694013900
    const releases = [ // give 8 months to sell
-      new Date( "2020-09-16T10:00:00" ),
-      new Date( "2020-10-14T10:00:00" ),
-      new Date( "2020-11-18T10:00:00" ),
-      new Date( "2020-12-16T10:00:00" ),
-      new Date( "2021-01-20T10:00:00" ),
-      new Date( "2021-02-17T10:00:00" ),
-      new Date( "2021-03-17T10:00:00" ),
-      new Date( "2021-04-14T10:00:00" ),
+      new Date( "2020-09-16T10:00:00Z" ),
+      new Date( "2020-10-14T10:00:00Z" ),
+      new Date( "2020-11-18T10:00:00Z" ),
+      new Date( "2020-12-16T10:00:00Z" ),
+      new Date( "2021-01-20T10:00:00Z" ),
+      new Date( "2021-02-17T10:00:00Z" ),
+      new Date( "2021-03-17T10:00:00Z" ),
+      new Date( "2021-04-14T10:00:00Z" ),
    ];
    reserveds.forEach( ( domain, i ) => {
       if ( !domains.find( existing => existing.name == domain ) ) { // don't allow duplicates
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ export const patchGalaxynet = genesis => {
 
       if ( resource ) resource.uri = "asset-testnet:iov"; // https://internetofvalues.slack.com/archives/CPNRVHG94/p1595965860011800
    } );
+
+   // attempt a decentralized launch
+   genesis.genesis_time = new Date( "2020-08-13T12:00:00Z" ).toISOString();
 }
 
 /**