diff --git a/cmd/netgoal/generate.go b/cmd/netgoal/generate.go
index 015fb42073..7564440e4a 100644
--- a/cmd/netgoal/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/netgoal/generate.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ var roundTxnCount uint64
 var accountsCount uint64
 var assetsCount uint64
 var applicationCount uint64
+var balRange []string
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(generateCmd)
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ func init() {
 	generateCmd.Flags().Uint64VarP(&accountsCount, "naccounts", "", 31, "Account count")
 	generateCmd.Flags().Uint64VarP(&assetsCount, "nassets", "", 5, "Asset count")
 	generateCmd.Flags().Uint64VarP(&applicationCount, "napps", "", 7, "Application Count")
+	generateCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&balRange, "bal", []string{}, "Application Count")
 
 	longParts := make([]string, len(generateTemplateLines)+1)
 	longParts[0] = generateCmd.Long
@@ -174,8 +176,10 @@ template modes for -t:`,
 			if sourceWallet == "" {
 				reportErrorf("must specify source wallet name with -wname.")
 			}
-
-			err = generateAccountsLoadingFileTemplate(outputFilename, sourceWallet, rounds, roundTxnCount, accountsCount, assetsCount, applicationCount)
+			if len(balRange) < 2 {
+				reportErrorf("must specify account balance range with --bal.")
+			}
+			err = generateAccountsLoadingFileTemplate(outputFilename, sourceWallet, rounds, roundTxnCount, accountsCount, assetsCount, applicationCount, balRange)
 		default:
 			reportInfoln("Please specify a valid template name.\nSupported templates are:")
 			for _, line := range generateTemplateLines {
@@ -507,7 +511,16 @@ func saveGenesisDataToDisk(genesisData gen.GenesisData, filename string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func generateAccountsLoadingFileTemplate(templateFilename, sourceWallet string, rounds, roundTxnCount, accountsCount, assetsCount, applicationCount uint64) error {
+func generateAccountsLoadingFileTemplate(templateFilename, sourceWallet string, rounds, roundTxnCount, accountsCount, assetsCount, applicationCount uint64, balRange []string) error {
+
+	min, err := strconv.ParseInt(balRange[0], 0, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	max, err := strconv.ParseInt(balRange[1], 0, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	var data = remote.BootstrappedNetwork{
 		NumRounds:                 rounds,
@@ -516,6 +529,7 @@ func generateAccountsLoadingFileTemplate(templateFilename, sourceWallet string,
 		GeneratedAssetsCount:      assetsCount,
 		GeneratedApplicationCount: applicationCount,
 		SourceWalletName:          sourceWallet,
+		BalanceRange:              []int64{min, max},
 	}
 	return saveLoadingFileDataToDisk(data, templateFilename)
 }
diff --git a/netdeploy/remote/bootstrappedNetwork.go b/netdeploy/remote/bootstrappedNetwork.go
index 374d857801..9cdf934fed 100644
--- a/netdeploy/remote/bootstrappedNetwork.go
+++ b/netdeploy/remote/bootstrappedNetwork.go
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import (
 
 //BootstrappedNetwork contains the specs for generating db files
 type BootstrappedNetwork struct {
-	NumRounds                 uint64 `json:"numRounds"`
-	RoundTransactionsCount    uint64 `json:"roundTransactionsCount"`
-	GeneratedAccountsCount    uint64 `json:"generatedAccountsCount"`
-	GeneratedAssetsCount      uint64 `json:"generatedAssetsCount"`
-	GeneratedApplicationCount uint64 `json:"generatedApplicationCount"`
-	SourceWalletName          string `json:"sourceWalletName"`
+	NumRounds                 uint64  `json:"numRounds"`
+	RoundTransactionsCount    uint64  `json:"roundTransactionsCount"`
+	GeneratedAccountsCount    uint64  `json:"generatedAccountsCount"`
+	GeneratedAssetsCount      uint64  `json:"generatedAssetsCount"`
+	GeneratedApplicationCount uint64  `json:"generatedApplicationCount"`
+	SourceWalletName          string  `json:"sourceWalletName"`
+	BalanceRange              []int64 `json:"acctBalanceRange"`
 }
 
 // LoadBootstrappedData loads a bootstrappedFile structure from a json file
diff --git a/netdeploy/remote/deployedNetwork.go b/netdeploy/remote/deployedNetwork.go
index 331a101c0b..36b4618f58 100644
--- a/netdeploy/remote/deployedNetwork.go
+++ b/netdeploy/remote/deployedNetwork.go
@@ -414,7 +414,11 @@ func (cfg DeployedNetwork) GenerateDatabaseFiles(fileCfgs BootstrappedNetwork, g
 	}
 
 	//fund src account with enough funding
-	bootstrappedNet.fundPerAccount = basics.MicroAlgos{Raw: uint64(bootstrappedNet.nAssets) * params.MinBalance * 2}
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	min := fileCfgs.BalanceRange[0]
+	max := fileCfgs.BalanceRange[1]
+	bal := rand.Int63n(max-min) + min
+	bootstrappedNet.fundPerAccount = basics.MicroAlgos{Raw: uint64(bal)}
 	totalFunds := accounts[src].MicroAlgos.Raw + bootstrappedNet.fundPerAccount.Raw*bootstrappedNet.nAccounts + bootstrappedNet.roundTxnCnt*fileCfgs.NumRounds
 	accounts[src] = basics.MakeAccountData(basics.Online, basics.MicroAlgos{Raw: totalFunds})
 
diff --git a/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/Makefile b/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/Makefile
index ee48014b60..626f3ff85e 100644
--- a/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/Makefile
+++ b/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PARAMS=-w 100 -R 8 -N 20 -n 100 -H 10 --node-template node.json --relay-template relay.json --non-participating-node-template nonPartNode.json
-FILEPARAMS=--rounds 5000 --ntrx 1000 --naccounts 3000000 --nassets 20000 --napps 20000 --wallet-name "wallet1"
+FILEPARAMS=--rounds 5000 --ntxns 1000 --naccounts 3000000 --nassets 20000 --napps 20000 --wallet-name "wallet1" --bal 100000 --bal 1000000
 
 all:	net.json genesis.json boostrappedFile.json
 
diff --git a/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/boostrappedFile.json b/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/boostrappedFile.json
index 7e63535ffc..82ebb6b3f7 100644
--- a/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/boostrappedFile.json
+++ b/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/boostrappedFile.json
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 {
-	"numRounds":65000,
+	"numRounds": 5000,
 	"roundTransactionsCount": 1000,
-	"generatedAccountsCount": 7000000,
-	"generatedAssetsCount": 200000,
-	"generatedApplicationCount": 1000000,
-	"sourceWalletName": "wallet1"
+	"generatedAccountsCount": 30000000,
+	"generatedAssetsCount": 20000,
+	"generatedApplicationCount": 20000,
+	"sourceWalletName": "wallet1",
+	"acctBalanceRange": [
+		100000,
+		1000000
+	]
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/genesis.json b/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/genesis.json
index 77a347e277..9e37558fa0 100644
--- a/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/genesis.json
+++ b/test/testdata/deployednettemplates/recipes/bootstrappedScenario/genesis.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"NetworkName": "",
 	"VersionModifier": "",
-	"ConsensusProtocol": "future",
+	"ConsensusProtocol": "",
 	"FirstPartKeyRound": 0,
 	"LastPartKeyRound": 3000000,
 	"PartKeyDilution": 0,
@@ -1009,5 +1009,6 @@
 	],
 	"FeeSink": "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY5HFKQ",
 	"RewardsPool": "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY5HFKQ",
+	"DevMode": false,
 	"Comment": ""
 }