diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index e050c281..d31abc61 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ func init() {
 	serveCmd.PersistentFlags().String("eth-default-sender", "", "default sender address")
 	serveCmd.PersistentFlags().String("eth-rpc-gas-cap", "", "rpc gas cap (for eth_Call execution)")
 	serveCmd.PersistentFlags().String("eth-chain-config", "", "json chain config file location")
-	serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("eth-supports-state-diff", false, "whether or not the proxy ethereum client supports statediffing endpoints")
+	serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("eth-supports-state-diff", false, "whether the proxy ethereum client supports statediffing endpoints")
+	serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("eth-forward-eth-calls", false, "whether to immediately forward eth_calls to proxy client")
 
 	// groupcache flags
 	serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("gcache-pool-enabled", false, "turn on the groupcache pool")
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ func init() {
 	viper.BindPFlag("ethereum.rpcGasCap", serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("eth-rpc-gas-cap"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("ethereum.chainConfig", serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("eth-chain-config"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("ethereum.supportsStateDiff", serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("eth-supports-state-diff"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("ethereum.forwardEthCalls", serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("eth-forward-eth-calls"))
 
 	// groupcache flags
 	viper.BindPFlag("groupcache.pool.enabled", serveCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("gcache-pool-enabled"))