diff --git a/cmd/comdex/root.go b/cmd/comdex/root.go
index 9d65499ab..40143f33d 100644
--- a/cmd/comdex/root.go
+++ b/cmd/comdex/root.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/config"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/debug"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/keys"
@@ -37,25 +38,33 @@ import (
 )
 
 func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, comdex.EncodingConfig) {
-	var (
-		config  = comdex.MakeEncodingConfig()
-		context = client.Context{}.
-			WithCodec(config.Marshaler).
-			WithInterfaceRegistry(config.InterfaceRegistry).
-			WithTxConfig(config.TxConfig).
-			WithLegacyAmino(config.Amino).
-			WithInput(os.Stdin).
-			WithAccountRetriever(authtypes.AccountRetriever{}).
-			WithBroadcastMode(flags.BroadcastBlock).
-			WithHomeDir(comdex.DefaultNodeHome)
-	)
+	encodingConfig := comdex.MakeEncodingConfig()
+	initClientCtx := client.Context{}.
+		WithCodec(encodingConfig.Marshaler).
+		WithInterfaceRegistry(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry).
+		WithTxConfig(encodingConfig.TxConfig).
+		WithLegacyAmino(encodingConfig.Amino).
+		WithInput(os.Stdin).
+		WithAccountRetriever(authtypes.AccountRetriever{}).
+		WithBroadcastMode(flags.BroadcastBlock).
+		WithHomeDir(comdex.DefaultNodeHome).
+		WithViper("")
 
 	cobra.EnableCommandSorting = false
 	root := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "comdex",
 		Short: "Comdex - Decentralised Synthetic Asset Exchange",
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-			if err := client.SetCmdClientContextHandler(context, cmd); err != nil {
+			initClientCtx, err := client.ReadPersistentCommandFlags(initClientCtx, cmd.Flags())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			initClientCtx, err = config.ReadFromClientConfig(initClientCtx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := client.SetCmdClientContextHandler(initClientCtx, cmd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -63,8 +72,8 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, comdex.EncodingConfig) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	initRootCmd(root, config)
-	return root, config
+	initRootCmd(root, encodingConfig)
+	return root, encodingConfig
 }
 
 func initRootCmd(rootCmd *cobra.Command, encoding comdex.EncodingConfig) {