diff --git a/simapp/sim_bench_test.go b/simapp/sim_bench_test.go
index 2f82f5382150..cbd5570e914f 100644
--- a/simapp/sim_bench_test.go
+++ b/simapp/sim_bench_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func BenchmarkFullAppSimulation(b *testing.B) {
 	appOptions.SetDefault(flags.FlagHome, DefaultNodeHome)
 	appOptions.SetDefault(server.FlagInvCheckPeriod, simcli.FlagPeriodValue)
 
-	app := NewSimApp(logger, db, nil, true, appOptions, interBlockCacheOpt())
+	app := NewSimApp(logger, db, nil, true, appOptions, interBlockCacheOpt(), baseapp.SetChainID(SimAppChainID))
 
 	// run randomized simulation
 	_, simParams, simErr := simulation.SimulateFromSeed(
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func BenchmarkInvariants(b *testing.B) {
 	appOptions[flags.FlagHome] = DefaultNodeHome
 	appOptions[server.FlagInvCheckPeriod] = simcli.FlagPeriodValue
 
-	app := NewSimApp(logger, db, nil, true, appOptions, interBlockCacheOpt())
+	app := NewSimApp(logger, db, nil, true, appOptions, interBlockCacheOpt(), baseapp.SetChainID(SimAppChainID))
 
 	// run randomized simulation
 	_, simParams, simErr := simulation.SimulateFromSeed(