diff --git a/testutil/keeper/profile.go b/testutil/keeper/profile.go
index e2f596a3e..b561b50fb 100644
--- a/testutil/keeper/profile.go
+++ b/testutil/keeper/profile.go
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // CreateCoordinator creates a coordinator in the store and returns ID with associated address
-func (tm TestMsgServers) CreateCoordinator(ctx context.Context, r *rand.Rand) (id uint64, address sdk.AccAddress) {
-	addr := sample.AccAddress(r)
+func (tm TestMsgServers) CreateCoordinator(ctx context.Context, r *rand.Rand, optionalAddress ...string) (id uint64, address sdk.AccAddress) {
+	var addr sdk.AccAddress
+	if optionalAddress == nil {
+		addr = sample.AccAddress(r)
+	} else {
+		addr = sdk.MustAccAddressFromBech32(optionalAddress[0])
+	}
 	res, err := tm.ProfileSrv.CreateCoordinator(ctx, &profiletypes.MsgCreateCoordinator{
 		Address:     addr.String(),
 		Description: sample.CoordinatorDescription(r),
diff --git a/x/launch/keeper/msg_create_chain_test.go b/x/launch/keeper/msg_create_chain_test.go
index a5201dfd1..14b274340 100644
--- a/x/launch/keeper/msg_create_chain_test.go
+++ b/x/launch/keeper/msg_create_chain_test.go
@@ -58,28 +58,20 @@ func TestMsgCreateChain(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	// Create an invalid coordinator
-	invalidCoordAddress := sample.Address(r)
-	msgCreateInvalidCoordinator := sample.MsgCreateCoordinator(invalidCoordAddress)
-	_, err := ts.ProfileSrv.CreateCoordinator(ctx, &msgCreateInvalidCoordinator)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, invalidCoordAddr := ts.CreateCoordinator(ctx, r)
+	invalidCoordAddress := invalidCoordAddr.String()
 
 	// Create coordinators
 	for i := range coordAddrs {
 		addr := sample.Address(r)
 		coordAddrs[i] = addr
-		msgCreateCoordinator := sample.MsgCreateCoordinator(addr)
-		resCoord, err := ts.ProfileSrv.CreateCoordinator(ctx, &msgCreateCoordinator)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		coordMap[addr] = resCoord.CoordinatorID
+		coordMap[addr], _ = ts.CreateCoordinator(ctx, r, addr)
 	}
 
 	// Create a project for each valid coordinator
 	for i := range coordAddrs {
 		addr := coordAddrs[i]
-		msgCreateProject := sample.MsgCreateProject(r, addr)
-		resProject, err := ts.ProjectSrv.CreateProject(ctx, &msgCreateProject)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		prjtMap[addr] = resProject.ProjectID
+		prjtMap[addr] = ts.CreateProject(ctx, r, addr)
 	}
 
 	// assign random sdk.Coins to `chainCreationFee` param and provide balance to coordinators
diff --git a/x/project/keeper/msg_create_project_test.go b/x/project/keeper/msg_create_project_test.go
index c8da9f092..4a299c2db 100644
--- a/x/project/keeper/msg_create_project_test.go
+++ b/x/project/keeper/msg_create_project_test.go
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ func TestMsgCreateProject(t *testing.T) {
 		for i := range coordAddrs {
 			addr := sample.Address(r)
 			coordAddrs[i] = addr
-			msgCreateCoordinator := sample.MsgCreateCoordinator(addr)
-			resCoord, err := ts.ProfileSrv.CreateCoordinator(ctx, &msgCreateCoordinator)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			coordMap[addr] = resCoord.CoordinatorID
+			coordMap[addr], _ = ts.CreateCoordinator(ctx, r, addr)
 		}
 	})