diff --git a/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go b/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
index 41e5425b7ec..723251f3f94 100644
--- a/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ func enrichAutoCliOpts(autoCliOpts autocli.AppOptions, clientCtx client.Context)
 		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
 	}
 
+	autoCliOpts.ClientCtx = clientCtx
+
 	autoCliOpts.Keyring, err = keyring.NewAutoCLIKeyring(clientCtx.Keyring)
 	if err != nil {
 		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err