diff --git a/build/templates/generate.go b/build/templates/generate.go
index bafb51ee76..20d2f893e4 100644
--- a/build/templates/generate.go
+++ b/build/templates/generate.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func main() {
 	coin := os.Args[1]
 	config := loadConfig(coin)
 	generatePackageDefinitions(config)
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Package files for %v generated to %v\n", coin, outputDir)
+	fmt.Printf("Package files for %v generated to %v\n", coin, outputDir)
 }
 
 func loadConfig(coin string) *Config {
diff --git a/contrib/scripts/build-blockchaincfg.sh b/contrib/scripts/build-blockchaincfg.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..01af445797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/scripts/build-blockchaincfg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+go run build/templates/generate.go $1 > /dev/null
+mv build/pkg-defs/blockbook/blockchaincfg.json build
+rm -rf build/pkg-defs
+echo Generated build/blockchaincfg.json for $1