diff --git a/runtime/v2/go.mod b/runtime/v2/go.mod
index 1737b94e34..fb0c2fb841 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/go.mod
+++ b/runtime/v2/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	buf.build/gen/go/cometbft/cometbft/protocolbuffers/go v1.34.2-20240701160653-fedbb9acfd2f.2 // indirect
 	buf.build/gen/go/cosmos/gogo-proto/protocolbuffers/go v1.34.2-20240130113600-88ef6483f90f.2 // indirect
-	cosmossdk.io/core/testing v0.0.0-20240726110027-5c90246b3f9f // indirect
+	cosmossdk.io/core/testing v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/DataDog/zstd v1.5.5 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpc/flags.go b/server/v2/api/grpc/flags.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be2f49cccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpc/flags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package grpc
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// start flags are prefixed with the server name
+// as the config in prefixed with the server name
+// this allows viper to properly bind the flags
+func prefix(f string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", ServerName, f)
+}
+
+var FlagAddress = prefix("address")
diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go b/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
index e59bd99a83..5bce26508b 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	ServerName = "grpc"
+
 	BlockHeightHeader = "x-cosmos-block-height"
-	FlagAddress       = "address"
 )
 
 type Server[T transaction.Tx] struct {
@@ -74,16 +75,8 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[T], v *viper.Viper, logger log.Logge
 }
 
 func (s *Server[T]) StartCmdFlags() *pflag.FlagSet {
-	flags := pflag.NewFlagSet("grpc", pflag.ExitOnError)
-
-	// start flags are prefixed with the server name
-	// as the config in prefixed with the server name
-	// this allows viper to properly bind the flags
-	prefix := func(f string) string {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", s.Name(), f)
-	}
-
-	flags.String(prefix(FlagAddress), "localhost:9090", "Listen address")
+	flags := pflag.NewFlagSet(s.Name(), pflag.ExitOnError)
+	flags.String(FlagAddress, "localhost:9090", "Listen address")
 	return flags
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +144,7 @@ func getHeightFromCtx(ctx context.Context) (uint64, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server[T]) Name() string {
-	return "grpc"
+	return ServerName
 }
 
 func (s *Server[T]) Config() any {
diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go b/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
index a8a67590df..028027a83a 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpcgateway/server.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 var _ serverv2.ServerComponent[transaction.Tx] = (*GRPCGatewayServer[transaction.Tx])(nil)
 
 const (
+	ServerName = "grpc-gateway"
+
 	// GRPCBlockHeightHeader is the gRPC header for block height.
 	GRPCBlockHeightHeader = "x-cosmos-block-height"
 )
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](grpcSrv *grpc.Server, ir jsonpb.AnyResolver, cfgOptio
 }
 
 func (g *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Name() string {
-	return "grpc-gateway"
+	return ServerName
 }
 
 func (s *GRPCGatewayServer[T]) Config() any {
diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/flags.go b/server/v2/cometbft/flags.go
index 00d57b81fb..55fa0a14e7 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/flags.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/flags.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package cometbft
 
-import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
 
 // Query flags
 const (
@@ -38,12 +42,19 @@ func AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired(FlagChainID)
 }
 
+// start flags are prefixed with the server name
+// as the config in prefixed with the server name
+// this allows viper to properly bind the flags
+func prefix(f string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", ServerName, f)
+}
+
 // Server flags
-const (
-	Standalone     = "standalone"
-	FlagAddress    = "address"
-	FlagTransport  = "transport"
-	FlagHaltHeight = "halt-height"
-	FlagHaltTime   = "halt-time"
-	FlagTrace      = "trace"
+var (
+	Standalone     = prefix("standalone")
+	FlagAddress    = prefix("address")
+	FlagTransport  = prefix("transport")
+	FlagHaltHeight = prefix("halt-height")
+	FlagHaltTime   = prefix("halt-time")
+	FlagTrace      = prefix("trace")
 )
diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/server.go b/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
index 8a9817cada..08f8e51807 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	genutiltypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/types"
 )
 
+const ServerName = "comet"
+
 var (
 	_ serverv2.ServerComponent[transaction.Tx] = (*CometBFTServer[transaction.Tx])(nil)
 	_ serverv2.HasCLICommands                  = (*CometBFTServer[transaction.Tx])(nil)
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *CometBFTServer[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[T], v *viper.Viper, logger l
 }
 
 func (s *CometBFTServer[T]) Name() string {
-	return "comet"
+	return ServerName
 }
 
 func (s *CometBFTServer[T]) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -193,21 +195,21 @@ func getGenDocProvider(cfg *cmtcfg.Config) func() (node.ChecksummedGenesisDoc, e
 }
 
 func (s *CometBFTServer[T]) StartCmdFlags() *pflag.FlagSet {
-	flags := pflag.NewFlagSet("cometbft", pflag.ExitOnError)
+	flags := pflag.NewFlagSet(s.Name(), pflag.ExitOnError)
 
-	// start flags are prefixed with the server name
-	// as the config in prefixed with the server name
-	// this allows viper to properly bind the flags
-	prefix := func(f string) string {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", s.Name(), f)
-	}
+	flags.String(FlagAddress, "tcp://127.0.0.1:26658", "Listen address")
+	flags.String(FlagTransport, "socket", "Transport protocol: socket, grpc")
+	flags.Uint64(FlagHaltHeight, 0, "Block height at which to gracefully halt the chain and shutdown the node")
+	flags.Uint64(FlagHaltTime, 0, "Minimum block time (in Unix seconds) at which to gracefully halt the chain and shutdown the node")
+	flags.Bool(FlagTrace, false, "Provide full stack traces for errors in ABCI Log")
+	flags.Bool(Standalone, false, "Run app without CometBFT")
+
+	// add comet flags, we use an empty command to avoid duplicating CometBFT's AddNodeFlags.
+	// we can then merge the flag sets.
+	emptyCmd := &cobra.Command{}
+	cmtcmd.AddNodeFlags(emptyCmd)
+	flags.AddFlagSet(emptyCmd.Flags())
 
-	flags.String(prefix(FlagAddress), "tcp://127.0.0.1:26658", "Listen address")
-	flags.String(prefix(FlagTransport), "socket", "Transport protocol: socket, grpc")
-	flags.Uint64(prefix(FlagHaltHeight), 0, "Block height at which to gracefully halt the chain and shutdown the node")
-	flags.Uint64(prefix(FlagHaltTime), 0, "Minimum block time (in Unix seconds) at which to gracefully halt the chain and shutdown the node")
-	flags.Bool(prefix(FlagTrace), false, "Provide full stack traces for errors in ABCI Log")
-	flags.Bool(prefix(Standalone), false, "Run app without CometBFT")
 	return flags
 }