diff --git a/core/application/src/app.rs b/core/application/src/app.rs
index 943346627..566c1cba3 100644
--- a/core/application/src/app.rs
+++ b/core/application/src/app.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use affair::{Executor, TokioSpawn};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use lightning_interfaces::prelude::*;
+use lightning_interfaces::types::{ChainId, NodeInfo};
 use tracing::{error, info};
 
 use crate::config::{Config, StorageConfig};
 use crate::env::{Env, UpdateWorker};
+use crate::genesis::Genesis;
 use crate::query_runner::QueryRunner;
 pub struct Application<C: Collection> {
     update_socket: Mutex<Option<ExecutionEngineSocket>>,
@@ -119,4 +121,21 @@ impl<C: Collection> ApplicationInterface<C> for Application<C> {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fn get_chain_id() -> Result<ChainId> {
+        let genesis = Genesis::load()?;
+
+        Ok(genesis.chain_id)
+    }
+
+    fn get_genesis_committee() -> Result<Vec<NodeInfo>> {
+        let genesis = Genesis::load()?;
+
+        Ok(genesis
+            .node_info
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|node| node.genesis_committee)
+            .map(NodeInfo::from)
+            .collect())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/cli/Cargo.toml b/core/cli/Cargo.toml
index e91e34872..8a674c080 100644
--- a/core/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ lightning-node = { path = "../node" }
 lightning-final-bindings = { path = "../final-bindings" }
 lightning-utils = { path = "../utils" }
 
-# TODO: cli ideally shouldn't depend on this directly
-lightning-application = { path = "../application" }
-
 fleek-crypto.workspace = true
 resolved-pathbuf.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
diff --git a/core/cli/src/commands/opt.rs b/core/cli/src/commands/opt.rs
index 1151d2682..2383eff86 100644
--- a/core/cli/src/commands/opt.rs
+++ b/core/cli/src/commands/opt.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use fleek_crypto::{
     TransactionSender,
     TransactionSignature,
 };
-use lightning_application::genesis::Genesis;
 use lightning_interfaces::prelude::*;
 use lightning_interfaces::types::{
     ChainId,
@@ -51,8 +50,8 @@ async fn opt_in<C: Collection>(config_path: ResolvedPathBuf) -> Result<()> {
         .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
         .build()?;
 
-    let genesis_committee =
-        get_genesis_committee().context("Failed to load genesis committee info.")?;
+    let genesis_committee = C::ApplicationInterface::get_genesis_committee()
+        .context("Failed to load genesis committee info.")?;
 
     let node_info = query_node_info(public_key, &genesis_committee, &rpc_client)
         .await
@@ -75,7 +74,8 @@ async fn opt_in<C: Collection>(config_path: ResolvedPathBuf) -> Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    let chain_id = get_chain_id().context("Failed to load Chain ID from genesis.")?;
+    let chain_id =
+        C::ApplicationInterface::get_chain_id().context("Failed to load Chain ID from genesis.")?;
 
     let tx = create_update_request(
         UpdateMethod::OptIn {},
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ async fn opt_out<C: Collection>(config_path: ResolvedPathBuf) -> Result<()> {
         .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
         .build()?;
 
-    let genesis_committee =
-        get_genesis_committee().context("Failed to load genesis committee info.")?;
+    let genesis_committee = C::ApplicationInterface::get_genesis_committee()
+        .context("Failed to load genesis committee info.")?;
 
     let node_info = query_node_info(public_key, &genesis_committee, &rpc_client)
         .await
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ async fn opt_out<C: Collection>(config_path: ResolvedPathBuf) -> Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    let chain_id = get_chain_id().context("Failed to load Chain ID from genesis.")?;
+    let chain_id =
+        C::ApplicationInterface::get_chain_id().context("Failed to load Chain ID from genesis.")?;
 
     let tx = create_update_request(
         UpdateMethod::OptOut {},
@@ -170,8 +171,8 @@ async fn status<C: Collection>(config_path: ResolvedPathBuf) -> Result<()> {
         .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
         .build()?;
 
-    let genesis_committee =
-        get_genesis_committee().context("Failed to load genesis committee info.")?;
+    let genesis_committee = C::ApplicationInterface::get_genesis_committee()
+        .context("Failed to load genesis committee info.")?;
 
     let node_info = query_node_info(public_key, &genesis_committee, &rpc_client)
         .await
@@ -263,21 +264,6 @@ fn create_update_request(
     }
 }
 
-fn get_chain_id() -> Result<ChainId> {
-    let genesis = Genesis::load()?;
-    Ok(genesis.chain_id)
-}
-
-fn get_genesis_committee() -> Result<Vec<NodeInfo>> {
-    let genesis = Genesis::load()?;
-    Ok(genesis
-        .node_info
-        .iter()
-        .filter(|node| node.genesis_committee)
-        .map(NodeInfo::from)
-        .collect())
-}
-
 pub async fn query_node_info(
     public_key: NodePublicKey,
     nodes: &[NodeInfo],
diff --git a/core/interfaces/src/application.rs b/core/interfaces/src/application.rs
index 6d6b3377c..37fc4694a 100644
--- a/core/interfaces/src/application.rs
+++ b/core/interfaces/src/application.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use hp_fixed::unsigned::HpUfixed;
 use lightning_types::{
     AccountInfo,
     Blake3Hash,
+    ChainId,
     Committee,
     CommodityTypes,
     Metadata,
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ pub trait ApplicationInterface<C: Collection>:
         checkpoint: Vec<u8>,
         checkpoint_hash: [u8; 32],
     ) -> Result<()>;
+
+    /// Used to get the chain id from the genesis file instead of state
+    fn get_chain_id() -> Result<ChainId>;
+
+    /// Returns the committee from the geneis of the network
+    fn get_genesis_committee() -> Result<Vec<NodeInfo>>;
 }
 
 #[interfaces_proc::blank]