diff --git a/app/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades.go
index e7b6c9bd..6ff8bab1 100644
--- a/app/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	ibcwasmtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types"
+
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
 
@@ -23,7 +25,11 @@ func (app *WasmApp) RegisterUpgradeHandlers() {
 
 	if upgradeInfo.Name == UpgradeName {
 		if !app.UpgradeKeeper.IsSkipHeight(upgradeInfo.Height) {
-			storeUpgrades := storetypes.StoreUpgrades{}
+			storeUpgrades := storetypes.StoreUpgrades{
+				Added: []string{
+					ibcwasmtypes.ModuleName,
+				},
+			}
 
 			app.Logger().Info("setting upgrade store loaders")
 			app.SetStoreLoader(upgradetypes.UpgradeStoreLoader(upgradeInfo.Height, &storeUpgrades))