diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/builder.go b/client/v2/autocli/builder.go
index f92147df324b..d42330aa8dbb 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/builder.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/builder.go
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package autocli
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/autocli/flag"
-	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/autocli/keyring"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	authtx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
@@ -35,32 +32,6 @@ type Builder struct {
 
 // ValidateAndComplete the builder fields.
 // It returns an error if any of the required fields are missing.
-// If the Logger is nil, it will be set to a nop logger.
-// If the keyring is nil, it will be set to a no keyring.
 func (b *Builder) ValidateAndComplete() error {
-	if b.Builder.AddressCodec == nil {
-		return errors.New("address codec is required in flag builder")
-	}
-
-	if b.Builder.ValidatorAddressCodec == nil {
-		return errors.New("validator address codec is required in flag builder")
-	}
-
-	if b.Builder.ConsensusAddressCodec == nil {
-		return errors.New("consensus address codec is required in flag builder")
-	}
-
-	if b.Builder.Keyring == nil {
-		b.Keyring = keyring.NoKeyring{}
-	}
-
-	if b.Builder.TypeResolver == nil {
-		return errors.New("type resolver is required in flag builder")
-	}
-
-	if b.Builder.FileResolver == nil {
-		return errors.New("file resolver is required in flag builder")
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return b.Builder.ValidateAndComplete()
 }
diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/flag/address.go b/client/v2/autocli/flag/address.go
index ddc7e6bf2c08..507a7267a9fc 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/flag/address.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/flag/address.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
 type addressStringType struct{}
@@ -133,6 +132,10 @@ func (a *consensusAddressValue) Set(s string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("input isn't a pubkey %w or is an invalid account address: %w", err, err2)
 	}
 
-	a.value = sdk.ConsAddress(pk.Address()).String()
+	a.value, err = a.addressCodec.BytesToString(pk.Address())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid pubkey address: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/flag/builder.go b/client/v2/autocli/flag/builder.go
index 45f030eaad87..2fa1c81507a9 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/flag/builder.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/flag/builder.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package flag
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -73,6 +74,37 @@ func (b *Builder) init() {
 	}
 }
 
+// ValidateAndComplete the flag builder fields.
+// It returns an error if any of the required fields are missing.
+// If the keyring is nil, it will be set to a no keyring.
+func (b *Builder) ValidateAndComplete() error {
+	if b.AddressCodec == nil {
+		return errors.New("address codec is required in flag builder")
+	}
+
+	if b.ValidatorAddressCodec == nil {
+		return errors.New("validator address codec is required in flag builder")
+	}
+
+	if b.ConsensusAddressCodec == nil {
+		return errors.New("consensus address codec is required in flag builder")
+	}
+
+	if b.Keyring == nil {
+		b.Keyring = keyring.NoKeyring{}
+	}
+
+	if b.TypeResolver == nil {
+		return errors.New("type resolver is required in flag builder")
+	}
+
+	if b.FileResolver == nil {
+		return errors.New("file resolver is required in flag builder")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // DefineMessageFlagType allows to extend custom protobuf message type handling for flags (and positional arguments).
 func (b *Builder) DefineMessageFlagType(messageName protoreflect.FullName, flagType Type) {
 	b.init()
diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/query_test.go b/client/v2/autocli/query_test.go
index b1945f83995a..6ed940bb6faf 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/query_test.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/query_test.go
@@ -729,6 +729,5 @@ func TestDurationMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 
 	out, err := runCmd(fixture.conn, fixture.b, buildModuleQueryCommand, "echo", "1", "abc", "--duration", "1s")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	fmt.Println(out.String())
 	assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(out.String(), "duration: 1s"))
 }