diff --git a/chain/cosmos/chain_node.go b/chain/cosmos/chain_node.go
index ae2841cf4..fbde5b582 100644
--- a/chain/cosmos/chain_node.go
+++ b/chain/cosmos/chain_node.go
@@ -1064,10 +1064,32 @@ func (tn *ChainNode) ExportState(ctx context.Context, height int64) (string, err
 	tn.lock.Lock()
 	defer tn.lock.Unlock()
 
-	stdout, stderr, err := tn.ExecBin(ctx, "export", "--height", fmt.Sprint(height))
+	var (
+		doc     = "state_export.json"
+		docPath = path.Join(tn.HomeDir(), doc)
+
+		isNewGenesis = tn.Chain.Config().UsingNewGenesisCommand
+
+		command = []string{"export", "--height", fmt.Sprint(height), "--home", tn.HomeDir()}
+	)
+
+	if isNewGenesis {
+		command = append(command, "--output-document", docPath)
+	}
+
+	stdout, stderr, err := tn.ExecBin(ctx, command...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
+
+	if isNewGenesis {
+		content, err := tn.ReadFile(ctx, doc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return string(content), nil
+	}
+
 	// output comes to stderr on older versions
 	return string(stdout) + string(stderr), nil
 }
diff --git a/examples/cosmos/chain_export_test.go b/examples/cosmos/chain_export_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3471eec9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cosmos/chain_export_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package cosmos_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v7"
+	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v7/chain/cosmos"
+	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v7/ibc"
+	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v7/testutil"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
+)
+
+func TestJunoStateExport(t *testing.T) {
+	// SDK v45
+	CosmosChainStateExportTest(t, "juno", "v15.0.0", false)
+	// SDK v47
+	CosmosChainStateExportTest(t, "juno", "v16.0.0", true)
+}
+
+func CosmosChainStateExportTest(t *testing.T, name, version string, useNewGenesisCmd bool) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping in short mode")
+	}
+
+	numVals := 1
+	numFullNodes := 0
+
+	cf := interchaintest.NewBuiltinChainFactory(zaptest.NewLogger(t), []*interchaintest.ChainSpec{
+		{
+			Name:      name,
+			ChainName: name,
+			Version:   version,
+			ChainConfig: ibc.ChainConfig{
+				Denom:                  "ujuno",
+				UsingNewGenesisCommand: useNewGenesisCmd,
+			},
+			NumValidators: &numVals,
+			NumFullNodes:  &numFullNodes,
+		},
+	})
+
+	chains, err := cf.Chains(t.Name())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	chain := chains[0].(*cosmos.CosmosChain)
+
+	ic := interchaintest.NewInterchain().
+		AddChain(chain)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	client, network := interchaintest.DockerSetup(t)
+
+	require.NoError(t, ic.Build(ctx, nil, interchaintest.InterchainBuildOptions{
+		TestName:         t.Name(),
+		Client:           client,
+		NetworkID:        network,
+		SkipPathCreation: true,
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_ = ic.Close()
+	})
+
+	HaltChainAndExportGenesis(ctx, t, chain, nil, 3)
+}
+
+func HaltChainAndExportGenesis(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, chain *cosmos.CosmosChain, relayer ibc.Relayer, haltHeight int64) {
+	timeoutCtx, timeoutCtxCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute*2)
+	defer timeoutCtxCancel()
+
+	err := testutil.WaitForBlocks(timeoutCtx, int(haltHeight), chain)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "chain did not halt at halt height")
+
+	err = chain.StopAllNodes(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "error stopping node(s)")
+
+	state, err := chain.ExportState(ctx, int64(haltHeight))
+	require.NoError(t, err, "error exporting state")
+
+	appToml := make(testutil.Toml)
+
+	for _, node := range chain.Nodes() {
+		err := node.OverwriteGenesisFile(ctx, []byte(state))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, node := range chain.Nodes() {
+		err := testutil.ModifyTomlConfigFile(
+			ctx,
+			zap.NewExample(),
+			node.DockerClient,
+			node.TestName,
+			node.VolumeName,
+			"config/app.toml",
+			appToml,
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	err = chain.StartAllNodes(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "error starting node(s)")
+
+	timeoutCtx, timeoutCtxCancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute*2)
+	defer timeoutCtxCancel()
+
+	err = testutil.WaitForBlocks(timeoutCtx, int(5), chain)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "chain did not produce blocks after halt")
+
+	height, err := chain.Height(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "error getting height after halt")
+
+	require.Greater(t, int64(height), haltHeight, "height did not increment after halt")
+}
diff --git a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/new_chain.go b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/new_chain.go
index 30715be23..d3f40d17a 100644
--- a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/new_chain.go
+++ b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/new_chain.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var newChainCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short:   "Create a new chain config",
 	Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		name, _ := strings.CutSuffix(args[0], ".json")
+		name := strings.TrimSuffix(args[0], ".json")
 		filePath := path.Join(GetDirectory(), "chains", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", name))
 
 		// while loop to allow for IBC conncetions to work as expected. Else set IBC as []string{}