diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55e0c27b..babda46e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 * (deps) [tharsis#610](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/610) Bump Cosmos SDK to [v0.44.1](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.44.1).
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* (cmd) [tharsis#483](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/483) Use config values on genesis accounts.
+
 ## [v0.6.0] - 2021-09-29
 
 ### State Machine Breaking
diff --git a/cmd/ethermintd/genaccounts.go b/cmd/ethermintd/genaccounts.go
index e50ee817..1ceee636 100644
--- a/cmd/ethermintd/genaccounts.go
+++ b/cmd/ethermintd/genaccounts.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
 	genutiltypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/types"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	"github.com/tharsis/ethermint/crypto/hd"
 	ethermint "github.com/tharsis/ethermint/types"
 	evmtypes "github.com/tharsis/ethermint/x/evm/types"
@@ -44,35 +44,37 @@ contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting pa
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			clientCtx := client.GetClientContextFromCmd(cmd)
-			cdc := clientCtx.Codec
 
 			serverCtx := server.GetServerContextFromCmd(cmd)
 			config := serverCtx.Config
 
 			config.SetRoot(clientCtx.HomeDir)
 
+			var kr keyring.Keyring
 			addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(args[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				inBuf := bufio.NewReader(cmd.InOrStdin())
-				keyringBackend, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(flags.FlagKeyringBackend)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				// attempt to lookup address from Keybase if no address was provided
-				kb, err := keyring.New(
-					sdk.KeyringServiceName(),
-					keyringBackend,
-					clientCtx.HomeDir,
-					inBuf,
-					hd.EthSecp256k1Option(),
-				)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
+				keyringBackend, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flags.FlagKeyringBackend)
+
+				if keyringBackend != "" && clientCtx.Keyring == nil {
+					var err error
+					kr, err = keyring.New(
+						sdk.KeyringServiceName(),
+						keyringBackend,
+						clientCtx.HomeDir,
+						inBuf,
+						hd.EthSecp256k1Option(),
+					)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				} else {
+					kr = clientCtx.Keyring
 				}
 
-				info, err := kb.Key(args[0])
+				info, err := kr.Key(args[0])
 				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get address from Keybase: %w", err)
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get address from Keyring: %w", err)
 				}
 
 				addr = info.GetAddress()
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting pa
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal genesis state: %w", err)
 			}
 
-			authGenState := authtypes.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(cdc, appState)
+			authGenState := authtypes.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(clientCtx.Codec, appState)
 
 			accs, err := authtypes.UnpackAccounts(authGenState.Accounts)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -164,19 +166,19 @@ contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting pa
 			}
 			authGenState.Accounts = genAccs
 
-			authGenStateBz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(&authGenState)
+			authGenStateBz, err := clientCtx.Codec.MarshalJSON(&authGenState)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal auth genesis state: %w", err)
 			}
 
 			appState[authtypes.ModuleName] = authGenStateBz
 
-			bankGenState := banktypes.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(cdc, appState)
+			bankGenState := banktypes.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(clientCtx.Codec, appState)
 			bankGenState.Balances = append(bankGenState.Balances, balances)
 			bankGenState.Balances = banktypes.SanitizeGenesisBalances(bankGenState.Balances)
 			bankGenState.Supply = bankGenState.Supply.Add(balances.Coins...)
 
-			bankGenStateBz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(bankGenState)
+			bankGenStateBz, err := clientCtx.Codec.MarshalJSON(bankGenState)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal bank genesis state: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting pa
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagHome, defaultNodeHome, "The application home directory")
-	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagKeyringBackend, keyring.BackendFile, "Select keyring's backend (os|file|kwallet|pass|test)")
+	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagKeyringBackend, flags.DefaultKeyringBackend, "Select keyring's backend (os|file|kwallet|pass|test)")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagVestingAmt, "", "amount of coins for vesting accounts")
 	cmd.Flags().Int64(flagVestingStart, 0, "schedule start time (unix epoch) for vesting accounts")
 	cmd.Flags().Int64(flagVestingEnd, 0, "schedule end time (unix epoch) for vesting accounts")