diff --git a/simd/cmd/root.go b/simd/cmd/root.go
index 8d467eedb907..d93615b8cd90 100644
--- a/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, params.EncodingConfig) {
 			cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())
 			cmd.SetErr(cmd.ErrOrStderr())
 
-			initClientCtx = client.ReadHomeFlag(initClientCtx, cmd)
+			initClientCtx, err := client.ReadPersistentCommandFlags(initClientCtx, cmd.Flags())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-			initClientCtx, err := config.ReadFromClientConfig(initClientCtx)
+			initClientCtx, err = config.ReadFromClientConfig(initClientCtx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}