diff --git a/test/e2e/generator/generate.go b/test/e2e/generator/generate.go
index 07a803520..4155218db 100644
--- a/test/e2e/generator/generate.go
+++ b/test/e2e/generator/generate.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var (
 			map[string]string{"initial01": "a", "initial02": "b", "initial03": "c"},
 		},
 		"validators": {"genesis", "initchain"},
-		"keyType":    {types.ABCIPubKeyTypeEd25519, types.ABCIPubKeyTypeSecp256k1},
 	}
 
 	// The following specify randomly chosen values for testnet nodes.
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	evidence = uniformChoice{0, 1, 10}
 	txSize   = uniformChoice{1024, 10240} // either 1kb or 10kb
+	keyType  = uniformChoice{types.ABCIPubKeyTypeEd25519, types.ABCIPubKeyTypeSecp256k1}
 )
 
 // Generate generates random testnets using the given RNG.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func generateTestnet(r *rand.Rand, opt map[string]interface{}) (e2e.Manifest, er
 		Validators:       &map[string]int64{},
 		ValidatorUpdates: map[string]map[string]int64{},
 		Nodes:            map[string]*e2e.ManifestNode{},
-		KeyType:          opt["keyType"].(string),
+		KeyType:          keyType.Choose(r).(string),
 		Evidence:         evidence.Choose(r).(int),
 		QueueType:        opt["queueType"].(string),
 		TxSize:           int64(txSize.Choose(r).(int)),