diff --git a/ethereal/flags.go b/ethereal/flags.go
index d5ca9f336..c7d330f80 100644
--- a/ethereal/flags.go
+++ b/ethereal/flags.go
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bitbucket.org/kardianos/osext"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 )
 
 var Identifier string
@@ -36,31 +34,6 @@ var LogLevel int
 // flags specific to gui client
 var AssetPath string
 
-func defaultAssetPath() string {
-	var assetPath string
-	// If the current working directory is the go-ethereum dir
-	// assume a debug build and use the source directory as
-	// asset directory.
-	pwd, _ := os.Getwd()
-	if pwd == path.Join(os.Getenv("GOPATH"), "src", "github.com", "ethereum", "go-ethereum", "ethereal") {
-		assetPath = path.Join(pwd, "assets")
-	} else {
-		switch runtime.GOOS {
-		case "darwin":
-			// Get Binary Directory
-			exedir, _ := osext.ExecutableFolder()
-			assetPath = filepath.Join(exedir, "../Resources")
-		case "linux":
-			assetPath = "/usr/share/ethereal"
-		case "windows":
-			assetPath = "./assets"
-		default:
-			assetPath = "."
-		}
-	}
-	return assetPath
-}
-
 func defaultDataDir() string {
 	usr, _ := user.Current()
 	return path.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".ethereal")
@@ -93,7 +66,7 @@ func Init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&DebugFile, "debug", "", "debug file (no debugging if not set)")
 	flag.IntVar(&LogLevel, "loglevel", int(ethlog.InfoLevel), "loglevel: 0-5: silent,error,warn,info,debug,debug detail)")
 
-	flag.StringVar(&AssetPath, "asset_path", defaultAssetPath(), "absolute path to GUI assets directory")
+	flag.StringVar(&AssetPath, "asset_path", utils.DefaultAssetPath(), "absolute path to GUI assets directory")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 }
diff --git a/utils/cmd.go b/utils/cmd.go
index 889726b04..fac164b47 100644
--- a/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/utils/cmd.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"bitbucket.org/kardianos/osext"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethcrypto"
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -164,7 +167,33 @@ func NewKeyManager(KeyStore string, Datadir string, db ethutil.Database) *ethcry
 	return keyManager
 }
 
+func DefaultAssetPath() string {
+	var assetPath string
+	// If the current working directory is the go-ethereum dir
+	// assume a debug build and use the source directory as
+	// asset directory.
+	pwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+	if pwd == path.Join(os.Getenv("GOPATH"), "src", "github.com", "ethereum", "go-ethereum", "ethereal") {
+		assetPath = path.Join(pwd, "assets")
+	} else {
+		switch runtime.GOOS {
+		case "darwin":
+			// Get Binary Directory
+			exedir, _ := osext.ExecutableFolder()
+			assetPath = filepath.Join(exedir, "../Resources")
+		case "linux":
+			assetPath = "/usr/share/ethereal"
+		case "windows":
+			assetPath = "./assets"
+		default:
+			assetPath = "."
+		}
+	}
+	return assetPath
+}
 func KeyTasks(keyManager *ethcrypto.KeyManager, KeyRing string, GenAddr bool, SecretFile string, ExportDir string, NonInteractive bool) {
+	ethcrypto.InitWords(DefaultAssetPath()) // Init mnemonic word list
+
 	var err error
 	switch {
 	case GenAddr: