diff --git a/cmd/basecli/commands/cmds.go b/cmd/basecli/commands/cmds.go
index 268f4d61d0..50a39024b4 100644
--- a/cmd/basecli/commands/cmds.go
+++ b/cmd/basecli/commands/cmds.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func doSendTx(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	send := &SendTx{
-		chainID: viper.GetString(commands.ChainFlag),
+		chainID: commands.GetChainID(),
 		Tx:      tx,
 	}
 	send.AddSigner(txcmd.GetSigner())
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func ReadAppTxFlags(tx *btypes.AppTx) error {
 
 func WrapAppTx(tx *btypes.AppTx) *AppTx {
 	return &AppTx{
-		chainID: viper.GetString(commands.ChainFlag),
+		chainID: commands.GetChainID(),
 		Tx:      tx,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/basecli/commands/query.go b/cmd/basecli/commands/query.go
index aea350d063..82ec564913 100644
--- a/cmd/basecli/commands/query.go
+++ b/cmd/basecli/commands/query.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	wire "github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
-	"github.com/tendermint/light-client/commands"
 	proofcmd "github.com/tendermint/light-client/commands/proofs"
 	"github.com/tendermint/light-client/proofs"
 
@@ -18,23 +17,14 @@ var AccountQueryCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func doAccountQuery(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	height := proofcmd.GetHeight()
 	addr, err := proofcmd.ParseHexKey(args, "address")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	key := btypes.AccountKey(addr)
 
-	// get the proof -> this will be used by all prover commands
-	node := commands.GetNode()
-	prover := proofs.NewAppProver(node)
-	proof, err := proofcmd.GetProof(node, prover, key, height)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	acc := new(btypes.Account)
-	err = wire.ReadBinaryBytes(proof.Data(), &acc)
+	proof, err := proofcmd.GetAndParseAppProof(key, &acc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -42,7 +32,7 @@ func doAccountQuery(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return proofcmd.OutputProof(acc, proof.BlockHeight())
 }
 
-/*** this decodes the basecoin tx ***/
+/*** this decodes all basecoin tx ***/
 
 type BaseTxPresenter struct {
 	proofs.RawPresenter // this handles MakeKey as hex bytes
diff --git a/cmd/basecli/counter/query.go b/cmd/basecli/counter/query.go
index 9396c956a7..a1c6aeb9b5 100644
--- a/cmd/basecli/counter/query.go
+++ b/cmd/basecli/counter/query.go
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ package counter
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	wire "github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
-	"github.com/tendermint/light-client/commands"
 	proofcmd "github.com/tendermint/light-client/commands/proofs"
-	"github.com/tendermint/light-client/proofs"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/plugins/counter"
 )
@@ -18,18 +15,10 @@ var CounterQueryCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func doCounterQuery(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	height := proofcmd.GetHeight()
 	key := counter.New().StateKey()
 
-	node := commands.GetNode()
-	prover := proofs.NewAppProver(node)
-	proof, err := proofcmd.GetProof(node, prover, key, height)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	var cp counter.CounterPluginState
-	err = wire.ReadBinaryBytes(proof.Data(), &cp)
+	proof, err := proofcmd.GetAndParseAppProof(key, &cp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/glide.lock b/glide.lock
index 8964951f09..bd38882094 100644
--- a/glide.lock
+++ b/glide.lock
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ imports:
   - data
   - data/base58
 - name: github.com/tendermint/light-client
-  version: c90f1a90b28977431c6291a0162228e9e4250401
+  version: 88fb726e779d97acac5f0bd387892bfc541f3701
   subpackages:
   - certifiers
   - certifiers/client