diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 93da18b2..0e5a283b 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/x/genmsg"
 
 	wasmdKeeper "github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm/keeper"
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ type ArchwayApp struct {
 	memKeys map[string]*sdk.MemoryStoreKey
 
 	// Keepers
-	Keepers ArchwayKeepers
+	Keepers keepers.ArchwayKeepers
 
 	ScopedIBCKeeper      capabilitykeeper.ScopedKeeper
 	ScopedICAHostKeeper  capabilitykeeper.ScopedKeeper
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ func NewArchwayApp(
 		keys:              keys,
 		tkeys:             tkeys,
 		memKeys:           memKeys,
-		Keepers:           ArchwayKeepers{},
+		Keepers:           keepers.ArchwayKeepers{},
 	}
 
 	app.Keepers.ParamsKeeper = initParamsKeeper(
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ func NewArchwayApp(
 		authtypes.FeeCollectorName,
 		app.ModuleAccountAddrs(),
 	)
-	app.Keepers.slashingKeeper = slashingkeeper.NewKeeper(
+	app.Keepers.SlashingKeeper = slashingkeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
 		keys[slashingtypes.StoreKey],
 		&stakingKeeper,
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ func NewArchwayApp(
 	// register the staking hooks
 	// NOTE: stakingKeeper above is passed by reference, so that it will contain these hooks
 	app.Keepers.StakingKeeper = *stakingKeeper.SetHooks(
-		stakingtypes.NewMultiStakingHooks(app.Keepers.DistrKeeper.Hooks(), app.Keepers.slashingKeeper.Hooks()),
+		stakingtypes.NewMultiStakingHooks(app.Keepers.DistrKeeper.Hooks(), app.Keepers.SlashingKeeper.Hooks()),
 	)
 
 	app.Keepers.IBCKeeper = ibckeeper.NewKeeper(
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ func NewArchwayApp(
 		appCodec,
 		keys[evidencetypes.StoreKey],
 		&app.Keepers.StakingKeeper,
-		app.Keepers.slashingKeeper,
+		app.Keepers.SlashingKeeper,
 	)
 	app.Keepers.EvidenceKeeper = *evidenceKeeper
 
@@ -610,7 +611,7 @@ func NewArchwayApp(
 		capability.NewAppModule(appCodec, *app.Keepers.CapabilityKeeper),
 		gov.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.GovKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper),
 		mint.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.MintKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper),
-		slashing.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.slashingKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper),
+		slashing.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.SlashingKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper),
 		distr.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.DistrKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper),
 		staking.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper),
 		upgrade.NewAppModule(app.Keepers.UpgradeKeeper),
@@ -756,7 +757,7 @@ func NewArchwayApp(
 		mint.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.MintKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper),
 		staking.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper),
 		distr.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.DistrKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper),
-		slashing.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.slashingKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper),
+		slashing.NewAppModule(appCodec, app.Keepers.SlashingKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper),
 		params.NewAppModule(app.Keepers.ParamsKeeper),
 		evidence.NewAppModule(app.Keepers.EvidenceKeeper),
 		wasm.NewAppModule(appCodec, &app.Keepers.WASMKeeper, app.Keepers.StakingKeeper, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper, app.Keepers.BankKeeper),
diff --git a/app/app_upgrades.go b/app/app_upgrades.go
index b5a1aaf6..8978ca9f 100644
--- a/app/app_upgrades.go
+++ b/app/app_upgrades.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (app *ArchwayApp) setUpgradeHandlers() {
 	for _, u := range Upgrades {
 		app.Keepers.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(
 			u.UpgradeName,
-			u.CreateUpgradeHandler(app.mm, app.configurator, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper),
+			u.CreateUpgradeHandler(app.mm, app.configurator, app.Keepers),
 		)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/app_upgrades_test.go b/app/app_upgrades_test.go
index 08b1f96b..f59b27ae 100644
--- a/app/app_upgrades_test.go
+++ b/app/app_upgrades_test.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	storeTypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 	e2eTesting "github.com/archway-network/archway/e2e/testing"
 	rewardsTypes "github.com/archway-network/archway/x/rewards/types"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 	proposalExecuted := false
 	fauxUpgrade := upgrades.Upgrade{
 		UpgradeName: "test-upgrade",
-		CreateUpgradeHandler: func(manager *module.Manager, configurator module.Configurator, _ keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+		CreateUpgradeHandler: func(manager *module.Manager, configurator module.Configurator, _ keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 			return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 				proposalExecuted = true
 				return manager.RunMigrations(ctx, configurator, fromVM)
diff --git a/app/app_upgrades_util_test.go b/app/app_upgrades_util_test.go
index 09ac1976..6b94fced 100644
--- a/app/app_upgrades_util_test.go
+++ b/app/app_upgrades_util_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 func (app *ArchwayApp) AddUpgradeHandler(upgrade upgrades.Upgrade) {
 	app.Keepers.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(
 		upgrade.UpgradeName,
-		upgrade.CreateUpgradeHandler(app.mm, app.configurator, app.Keepers.AccountKeeper),
+		upgrade.CreateUpgradeHandler(app.mm, app.configurator, app.Keepers),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/app/export.go b/app/export.go
index ac3162b0..5e33883c 100644
--- a/app/export.go
+++ b/app/export.go
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ func (app *ArchwayApp) prepForZeroHeightGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, jailAllowedAddr
 	/* Handle slashing state. */
 
 	// reset start height on signing infos
-	app.Keepers.slashingKeeper.IterateValidatorSigningInfos(
+	app.Keepers.SlashingKeeper.IterateValidatorSigningInfos(
 		ctx,
 		func(addr sdk.ConsAddress, info slashingtypes.ValidatorSigningInfo) (stop bool) {
 			info.StartHeight = 0
-			app.Keepers.slashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, addr, info)
+			app.Keepers.SlashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, addr, info)
 			return false
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/app/keepers.go b/app/keepers/keepers.go
similarity index 97%
rename from app/keepers.go
rename to app/keepers/keepers.go
index 81fe7a4a..611a7233 100644
--- a/app/keepers.go
+++ b/app/keepers/keepers.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package app
+package keepers
 
 import (
 	"github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type ArchwayKeepers struct {
 	BankKeeper       bankkeeper.Keeper
 	CapabilityKeeper *capabilitykeeper.Keeper
 	StakingKeeper    stakingkeeper.Keeper
-	slashingKeeper   slashingkeeper.Keeper
+	SlashingKeeper   slashingkeeper.Keeper
 	MintKeeper       mintkeeper.Keeper
 	DistrKeeper      distrkeeper.Keeper
 	GovKeeper        govkeeper.Keeper
diff --git a/app/upgrades/06/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/06/upgrades.go
index df9042f9..49c014f0 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/06/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/06/upgrades.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 	ibcfeetypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4/modules/apps/29-fee/types"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const Name = "v0.6.0"
 
 var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
 	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 			return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
 		}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/1_0_0_rc_4/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/1_0_0_rc_4/upgrades.go
index 4fb3fe65..01b8cc89 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/1_0_0_rc_4/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/1_0_0_rc_4/upgrades.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 )
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const Name = "v1.0.0-rc.4"
 
 var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
 	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 			return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
 		}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/2_0_0/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/2_0_0/upgrades.go
index 20235670..1fda2a6d 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/2_0_0/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/2_0_0/upgrades.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
 	distrtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
 	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	icahosttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/types"
 	icatypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/types"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 )
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const Name = "v2.0.0"
 
 var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
 	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 
 			// Set Initial Consensus Version
diff --git a/app/upgrades/3_0_0/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/3_0_0/upgrades.go
index 0e9f4f61..77a550eb 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/3_0_0/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/3_0_0/upgrades.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 )
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const Name = "v3.0.0"
 
 var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
 	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 			return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
 		}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/4_0_0/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/4_0_0/upgrades.go
index 3598ad19..427c7c8d 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/4_0_0/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/4_0_0/upgrades.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 )
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const Name = "v4.0.0"
 
 var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
 	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, _ keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 			return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
 		}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/4_0_2/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/4_0_2/upgrades.go
index 0bca3ebd..c208fe9d 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/4_0_2/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/4_0_2/upgrades.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 )
 
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ const Name = "v4.0.2"
 
 var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
 	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, accountKeeper keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, keepers keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
+			accountKeeper := keepers.AccountKeeper
 			fcAccount := accountKeeper.GetModuleAccount(ctx, authtypes.FeeCollectorName)
 			account, ok := fcAccount.(*authtypes.ModuleAccount)
 			if !ok {
diff --git a/app/upgrades/latest/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/latest/upgrades.go
index bf932460..171ecb40 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/latest/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/latest/upgrades.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const NameAsciiArt = `
 
 var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
 	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, accountKeeper keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator, keepers keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 			migrations, err := mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/app/upgrades/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
index 45bff679..eb299677 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package upgrades
 
 import (
+	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/keepers"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 )
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Upgrade struct {
 	UpgradeName string
 
 	// CreateUpgradeHandler defines the function that creates an upgrade handler
-	CreateUpgradeHandler func(*module.Manager, module.Configurator, keeper.AccountKeeper) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler
+	CreateUpgradeHandler func(*module.Manager, module.Configurator, keepers.ArchwayKeepers) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler
 
 	// Store upgrades, should be used for any new modules introduced, new modules deleted, or store names renamed.
 	StoreUpgrades types.StoreUpgrades