diff --git a/substrate/bin/node/cli/src/chain_spec.rs b/substrate/bin/node/cli/src/chain_spec.rs
index 51ef7590ac..2950843f68 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/node/cli/src/chain_spec.rs
+++ b/substrate/bin/node/cli/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -258,11 +258,13 @@ pub fn testnet_genesis(
 		}),
 		democracy: Some(DemocracyConfig::default()),
 		collective_Instance1: Some(CouncilConfig {
-			members: vec![],
+			members: endowed_accounts.iter().cloned()
+				.collect::<Vec<_>>()[..5].to_vec(),
 			phantom: Default::default(),
 		}),
 		collective_Instance2: Some(TechnicalCommitteeConfig {
-			members: vec![],
+			members: endowed_accounts.iter().cloned()
+				.collect::<Vec<_>>()[..5].to_vec(),
 			phantom: Default::default(),
 		}),
 		contracts: Some(ContractsConfig {