diff --git a/cmd/wasmd/root.go b/cmd/wasmd/root.go
index d36aac57ba..67f638dbe1 100644
--- a/cmd/wasmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/wasmd/root.go
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ import (
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/x/tx/signing"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/config"
 	addresscodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/address"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
+	sigtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 	txmodule "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx/config"
@@ -86,10 +87,14 @@ func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			// sets the RPC client needed for SIGN_MODE_TEXTUAL. This sign mode
 			// is only available if the client is online.
 			if !initClientCtx.Offline {
-				enabledSignModes := append(tx.DefaultSignModes, signing.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_TEXTUAL)
+				enabledSignModes := append(tx.DefaultSignModes, sigtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_TEXTUAL)
 				txConfigOpts := tx.ConfigOptions{
 					EnabledSignModes:           enabledSignModes,
 					TextualCoinMetadataQueryFn: txmodule.NewGRPCCoinMetadataQueryFn(initClientCtx),
+					SigningOptions: &signing.Options{
+						AddressCodec:          initClientCtx.AddressCodec,
+						ValidatorAddressCodec: initClientCtx.ValidatorAddressCodec,
+					},
 				}
 				txConfig, err := tx.NewTxConfigWithOptions(
 					initClientCtx.Codec,