diff --git a/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets_yaml.go b/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets_yaml.go
index 0c879c7df..cd38ec268 100644
--- a/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets_yaml.go
+++ b/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets_yaml.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package presets
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/blake2b"
 
@@ -21,18 +22,22 @@ type ValidatorYaml struct {
 }
 
 type BlockIssuerYaml struct {
-	Name      string `yaml:"name"`
-	PublicKey string `yaml:"publicKey"`
+	Name                 string `yaml:"name"`
+	PublicKey            string `yaml:"publicKey"`
+	BlockIssuanceCredits uint64 `yaml:"blockIssuanceCredits"`
 }
 
 type BasicOutputYaml struct {
+	Name    string `yaml:"name"`
 	Address string `yaml:"address"`
 	Amount  uint64 `yaml:"amount"`
 	Mana    uint64 `yaml:"mana"`
 }
 
 type ConfigYaml struct {
-	Name     string `yaml:"name"`
+	NetworkName string `yaml:"networkName"`
+	Bech32HRP   string `yaml:"bech32HRP"`
+
 	FilePath string `yaml:"filepath"`
 
 	Validators   []ValidatorYaml   `yaml:"validators"`
@@ -40,12 +45,32 @@ type ConfigYaml struct {
 	BasicOutputs []BasicOutputYaml `yaml:"basicOutputs"`
 }
 
+func TestnetProtocolParameters(networkName string, bech32HRP iotago.NetworkPrefix) iotago.ProtocolParameters {
+	return iotago.NewV3SnapshotProtocolParameters(
+		iotago.WithNetworkOptions(networkName, bech32HRP),
+		iotago.WithStorageOptions(100, 1, 100, 1000, 1000, 1000),
+		iotago.WithWorkScoreOptions(500, 110_000, 7_500, 40_000, 90_000, 50_000, 40_000, 70_000, 5_000, 15_000),
+		iotago.WithTimeProviderOptions(0, time.Now().Unix(), 10, 13),
+		iotago.WithLivenessOptions(10, 15, 4, 7, 100),
+		iotago.WithSupplyOptions(4600000000000000, 63, 1, 17, 32, 21, 70),
+		iotago.WithCongestionControlOptions(1, 1, 1, 400_000_000, 250_000_000, 50_000_000, 1000, 100),
+		iotago.WithStakingOptions(3, 10, 10),
+		iotago.WithVersionSignalingOptions(7, 5, 7),
+		iotago.WithRewardsOptions(8, 11, 2, 384),
+		iotago.WithTargetCommitteeSize(16),
+		iotago.WithChainSwitchingThreshold(3),
+	)
+}
+
 func GenerateFromYaml(hostsFile string) ([]options.Option[snapshotcreator.Options], error) {
 	var configYaml ConfigYaml
 	if err := ioutils.ReadYAMLFromFile(hostsFile, &configYaml); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	fmt.Printf("generating protocol parameters for network %s with bech32HRP %s\n", configYaml.NetworkName, configYaml.Bech32HRP)
+	protocolParams := TestnetProtocolParameters(configYaml.NetworkName, iotago.NetworkPrefix(configYaml.Bech32HRP))
+
 	accounts := make([]snapshotcreator.AccountDetails, 0, len(configYaml.Validators)+len(configYaml.BlockIssuers))
 	for _, validator := range configYaml.Validators {
 		pubkey := validator.PublicKey
@@ -53,39 +78,45 @@ func GenerateFromYaml(hostsFile string) ([]options.Option[snapshotcreator.Option
 		account := snapshotcreator.AccountDetails{
 			AccountID:            blake2b.Sum256(lo.PanicOnErr(hexutil.DecodeHex(pubkey))),
 			Address:              iotago.Ed25519AddressFromPubKey(lo.PanicOnErr(hexutil.DecodeHex(pubkey))),
-			Amount:               mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(ProtocolParamsDocker),
+			Amount:               mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(protocolParams),
 			IssuerKey:            iotago.Ed25519PublicKeyHashBlockIssuerKeyFromPublicKey(ed25519.PublicKey(lo.PanicOnErr(hexutil.DecodeHex(pubkey)))),
 			ExpirySlot:           iotago.MaxSlotIndex,
-			BlockIssuanceCredits: iotago.MaxBlockIssuanceCredits / 4,
+			BlockIssuanceCredits: 0,
 			StakingEndEpoch:      iotago.MaxEpochIndex,
 			FixedCost:            1,
-			StakedAmount:         mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(ProtocolParamsDocker),
-			Mana:                 iotago.Mana(mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(ProtocolParamsDocker)),
+			StakedAmount:         mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(protocolParams),
+			Mana:                 iotago.Mana(mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(protocolParams)),
 		}
 		accounts = append(accounts, account)
 	}
 
 	for _, blockIssuer := range configYaml.BlockIssuers {
 		pubkey := blockIssuer.PublicKey
-		fmt.Printf("adding blockissueer %s with publicKey %s\n", blockIssuer.Name, pubkey)
+		fmt.Printf("adding blockissuer %s with publicKey %s\n", blockIssuer.Name, pubkey)
 		account := snapshotcreator.AccountDetails{
 			AccountID:            blake2b.Sum256(lo.PanicOnErr(hexutil.DecodeHex(pubkey))),
 			Address:              iotago.Ed25519AddressFromPubKey(lo.PanicOnErr(hexutil.DecodeHex(pubkey))),
-			Amount:               mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(ProtocolParamsDocker),
+			Amount:               mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(protocolParams),
 			IssuerKey:            iotago.Ed25519PublicKeyHashBlockIssuerKeyFromPublicKey(ed25519.PublicKey(lo.PanicOnErr(hexutil.DecodeHex(pubkey)))),
 			ExpirySlot:           iotago.MaxSlotIndex,
-			BlockIssuanceCredits: iotago.MaxBlockIssuanceCredits / 4,
-			Mana:                 iotago.Mana(mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(ProtocolParamsDocker)),
+			BlockIssuanceCredits: iotago.BlockIssuanceCredits(blockIssuer.BlockIssuanceCredits),
+			Mana:                 iotago.Mana(mock.MinValidatorAccountAmount(protocolParams)),
 		}
 		accounts = append(accounts, account)
 	}
 
 	basicOutputs := make([]snapshotcreator.BasicOutputDetails, 0, len(configYaml.BasicOutputs))
 	for _, basicOutput := range configYaml.BasicOutputs {
-		address := lo.Return2(iotago.ParseBech32(basicOutput.Address))
+		hrp, address, err := iotago.ParseBech32(basicOutput.Address)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if protocolParams.Bech32HRP() != hrp {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("address %s has wrong HRP %s, expected %s", address, hrp, protocolParams.Bech32HRP()))
+		}
 		amount := basicOutput.Amount
 		mana := basicOutput.Mana
-		fmt.Printf("adding basicOutput for %s with amount %d and mana %d\n", address, amount, mana)
+		fmt.Printf("adding basicOutput %s for %s with amount %d and mana %d\n", basicOutput.Name, address, amount, mana)
 		basicOutputs = append(basicOutputs, snapshotcreator.BasicOutputDetails{
 			Address: address,
 			Amount:  iotago.BaseToken(amount),
@@ -95,7 +126,7 @@ func GenerateFromYaml(hostsFile string) ([]options.Option[snapshotcreator.Option
 
 	return []options.Option[snapshotcreator.Options]{
 		snapshotcreator.WithFilePath(configYaml.FilePath),
-		snapshotcreator.WithProtocolParameters(ProtocolParamsDocker),
+		snapshotcreator.WithProtocolParameters(protocolParams),
 		snapshotcreator.WithAccounts(accounts...),
 		snapshotcreator.WithBasicOutputs(basicOutputs...),
 	}, nil