diff --git a/cmd/ethermintd/root.go b/cmd/ethermintd/root.go
index b87fb55371..41a54df4db 100644
--- a/cmd/ethermintd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/ethermintd/root.go
@@ -67,9 +67,12 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, params.EncodingConfig) {
 			cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())
 			cmd.SetErr(cmd.ErrOrStderr())
 
-			initClientCtx = client.ReadHomeFlag(initClientCtx, cmd)
+			initClientCtx, err := client.ReadPersistentCommandFlags(initClientCtx, cmd.Flags())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-			initClientCtx, err := config.ReadFromClientConfig(initClientCtx)
+			initClientCtx, err = config.ReadFromClientConfig(initClientCtx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, params.EncodingConfig) {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			// FIXME: replace AttoPhoton with bond denom
 			customAppTemplate, customAppConfig := servercfg.AppConfig(ethermint.AttoPhoton)
 
 			return sdkserver.InterceptConfigsPreRunHandler(cmd, customAppTemplate, customAppConfig)