diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 714e90e7..1ad36527 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -774,6 +774,15 @@ func (app *App) RegisterUpgradeHandlers(cfg module.Configurator) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cudos path not set")
 		}
 
+		actualGenesisSha256Hex, err := GenerateSHA256FromFile(app.cudosGenesisPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate sha256 out of genesis file %v: %w", app.cudosGenesisPath, err)
+		}
+		if app.cudosGenesisSha256 != actualGenesisSha256Hex {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("sha256 failed to verify: genesis file \"%v\" hash %v does not match expected hash %v", app.cudosGenesisPath, actualGenesisSha256Hex, app.cudosGenesisSha256)
+		}
+		manifest.GenesisFileSha256 = actualGenesisSha256Hex
+
 		networkInfo, err := getNetworkInfo(app, ctx, manifest)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/app/upgrade_cudos.go b/app/upgrade_cudos.go
index 32a08693..80a352b6 100644
--- a/app/upgrade_cudos.go
+++ b/app/upgrade_cudos.go
@@ -144,86 +144,77 @@ type GenesisData struct {
 
 func CudosMergeUpgradeHandler(app *App, ctx sdk.Context, cudosCfg *CudosMergeConfig, manifest *UpgradeManifest) error {
 	if cudosCfg == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cudos CudosMergeConfig not provided (null pointer passed in)")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: cudos CudosMergeConfig not provided (null pointer passed in)")
 	}
 
 	if app.cudosGenesisPath == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cudos path not set")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: cudos path not set")
 	}
 
-	actualGenesisSha256Hex, err := GenerateSHA256FromFile(app.cudosGenesisPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate sha256 out of genesis file %v: %w", app.cudosGenesisPath, err)
-	}
-	if app.cudosGenesisSha256 != actualGenesisSha256Hex {
-		return fmt.Errorf("sha256 failed to verify: genesis file \"%v\" hash %v does not match expected hash %v", app.cudosGenesisPath, actualGenesisSha256Hex, app.cudosGenesisSha256)
-	}
-	manifest.GenesisFileSha256 = actualGenesisSha256Hex
-
 	_, genDoc, err := genutiltypes.GenesisStateFromGenFile(app.cudosGenesisPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal genesis state: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to unmarshal genesis state: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// unmarshal the app state
 	var jsonData map[string]interface{}
 	if err = json.Unmarshal(genDoc.AppState, &jsonData); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal app state: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to unmarshal app state: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	genesisData, err := parseGenesisData(jsonData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to parse genesis data: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = genesisUpgradeWithdrawIBCChannelsBalances(genesisData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to withdraw IBC channels balances: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to withdraw IBC channels balances: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = withdrawGenesisContractBalances(genesisData, manifest, cudosCfg)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to withdraw genesis contracts balances: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to withdraw genesis contracts balances: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = withdrawGenesisStakingDelegations(app, genesisData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to withdraw genesis staked tokens: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to withdraw genesis staked tokens: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = withdrawGenesisDistributionRewards(app, genesisData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to withdraw genesis rewards: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to withdraw genesis rewards: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = withdrawGenesisGravity(genesisData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to withdraw gravity: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to withdraw gravity: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = DoGenesisAccountMovements(genesisData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to move funds: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to move funds: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = MigrateGenesisAccounts(genesisData, ctx, app, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed process accounts: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed process accounts: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = createGenesisDelegations(ctx, app, genesisData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed process delegations: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed process delegations: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = fundCommunityPool(ctx, app, genesisData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to fund community pool: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to fund community pool: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = verifySupply(genesisData, cudosCfg, manifest)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify supply: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cudos merge: failed to verify supply: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil