diff --git a/spawn/cfg.go b/spawn/cfg.go
index 3afb1ccc..f3e401b3 100644
--- a/spawn/cfg.go
+++ b/spawn/cfg.go
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ func (cfg *NewChainConfig) SetupLocalInterchainJSON() {
 	if cfg.IsFeatureEnabled(InterchainSecurity) {
 		c.SetICSConsumerLink("localcosmos-1")
 	} else {
+		// Standalone testnet with no IBC connections
+		if err := localictypes.NewChainsConfig(c).SaveJSON(fmt.Sprintf("%s/chains/standalone.json", cfg.ProjectName)); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
 		// make this is an IBC testnet for POA/POS chains
 		c.SetAppendedIBCPathLink(CosmosHubProvider)
 	}
diff --git a/spawn/proto_parser_test.go b/spawn/proto_parser_test.go
index e76a8bc6..37f61c72 100644
--- a/spawn/proto_parser_test.go
+++ b/spawn/proto_parser_test.go
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ service Msg {
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		os.RemoveAll(protoDir)
+		os.RemoveAll(path.Join(wd, "x"))
 	})
 }