diff --git a/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh b/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
index aadfbf86..c30d1ff3 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ echo "${DEV_WALLET_MNEMONIC}" | kava keys add --recover dev-wallet
 echo "sweet ocean blush coil mobile ten floor sample nuclear power legend where place swamp young marble grit observe enforce lake blossom lesson upon plug" | kava keys add --recover --eth dev-erc20-deployer-wallet
 
 # fund evm-contract-deployer account (using issuance)
-yes y | kava tx issuance issue 200000000ukava kava1van3znl6597xgwwh46jgquutnqkwvwszjg04fz --from dev-wallet --gas-prices 0.5ukava
+kava tx issuance issue 200000000ukava kava1van3znl6597xgwwh46jgquutnqkwvwszjg04fz --from dev-wallet --gas-prices 0.5ukava -y
 
 # deploy and fund USDC ERC20 contract
 USD_CONTRACT_DEPLOY=$(npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" deploy-erc20 "USD Coin" USDC 6)
@@ -45,3 +45,17 @@ npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$USDT_CONTRAC
 DAI_CONTRACT_DEPLOY=$(npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" deploy-erc20 "DAI" DAI 18)
 DAI_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=${DAI_CONTRACT_DEPLOY: -42}
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$DAI_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" 0x6767114FFAA17C6439D7AEA480738B982CE63A02 1000000000000
+
+# give dev-wallet enough delegation power to pass proposals by itself
+# enumerate all genesis validators
+GENTX_VALIDATORS=($(curl -s "${CHAIN_API_URL}" | jq -r '.result.genesis.app_state.genutil.gen_txs[].body.messages[0].validator_address'))
+
+# issue 300KAVA to delegate to each validator
+kava tx issuance issue "$((${#GENTX_VALIDATORS[@]}*300000000))"ukava kava1vlpsrmdyuywvaqrv7rx6xga224sqfwz3fyfhwq \
+  --from dev-wallet --gas-prices 0.5ukava -y
+
+# delegate 300KAVA to each validator
+for validator in "${GENTX_VALIDATORS[@]}"
+do
+  kava tx staking delegate "${validator}" 300000000ukava --from dev-wallet --gas-prices 0.5ukava -y
+done
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-seed-chain.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-seed-chain.yml
index 5c5fb4ce..e7048f84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-seed-chain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-seed-chain.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: "1.18"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: build kava binary
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: compile default erc20 contracts
         run: make compile-contracts
         working-directory: kava-bridge
+      - name: install jq
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y jq
       - name: run seed scripts
-        run:  bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/${SEED_SCRIPT_FILENAME}
+        run: bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/${SEED_SCRIPT_FILENAME}
         working-directory: kava-bridge/contract
         env:
           CHAIN_API_URL: ${{ inputs.chain-api-url }}