diff --git a/client/config.go b/client/config.go
index 05b5b272..78e0fb98 100644
--- a/client/config.go
+++ b/client/config.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func InitConfig(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := viper.BindPFlag(flags.FlagChainID, cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup(flags.FlagChainID)); err != nil {
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag(flags.FlagChainID, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flags.FlagChainID)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}