diff --git a/cmd/emintd/main.go b/cmd/emintd/main.go
index 20bc4ba9..21b067f8 100644
--- a/cmd/emintd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/emintd/main.go
@@ -4,22 +4,25 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genaccounts"
 	genaccscli "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genaccounts/client/cli"
+	genutilcli "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/cli"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	genutilcli "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli"
 	emintapp "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
-	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/cli"
 	tmlog "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
+	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func newApp(logger tmlog.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer) abci.Application {
-	return emintapp.NewEthermintApp(logger, db, true, 0)
+	return emintapp.NewEthermintApp(logger, db, true, 0,
+		baseapp.SetPruning(store.NewPruningOptionsFromString(viper.GetString("pruning"))))
 }
 
 func exportAppStateAndTMValidators(