diff --git a/app/config.go b/app/config.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c6cd322e3b..0000000000
--- a/app/config.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package app
-
-import (
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	cfg := sdk.GetConfig()
-	cfg.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(Bech32PrefixAccAddr, Bech32PrefixAccPub)
-	cfg.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(Bech32PrefixValAddr, Bech32PrefixValPub)
-	cfg.SetBech32PrefixForConsensusNode(Bech32PrefixConsAddr, Bech32PrefixConsPub)
-	cfg.Seal()
-}
diff --git a/app/sdk_config.go b/app/sdk_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd74de158d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/sdk_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package app
+
+import sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+
+func init() {
+	setCosmosSDKConfig()
+}
+
+func setCosmosSDKConfig() {
+	config := sdk.GetConfig()
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(Bech32PrefixAccAddr, Bech32PrefixAccPub)
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(Bech32PrefixValAddr, Bech32PrefixValPub)
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForConsensusNode(Bech32PrefixConsAddr, Bech32PrefixConsPub)
+	config.Seal()
+}
diff --git a/app/sdk_config_test.go b/app/sdk_config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3179096df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/sdk_config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_setCosmosSDKConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	config := sdk.GetConfig()
+	assert.Equal(t, Bech32PrefixAccAddr, config.GetBech32AccountAddrPrefix())
+	assert.Equal(t, Bech32PrefixAccPub, config.GetBech32AccountPubPrefix())
+	assert.Equal(t, Bech32PrefixValAddr, config.GetBech32ValidatorAddrPrefix())
+	assert.Equal(t, Bech32PrefixValPub, config.GetBech32ValidatorPubPrefix())
+	assert.Equal(t, Bech32PrefixConsAddr, config.GetBech32ConsensusAddrPrefix())
+	assert.Equal(t, Bech32PrefixConsPub, config.GetBech32ConsensusPubPrefix())
+}
diff --git a/cmd/celestia-appd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/celestia-appd/cmd/root.go
index 6d4663a4d7..38b23a943d 100644
--- a/cmd/celestia-appd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/celestia-appd/cmd/root.go
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ func setDefaultConsensusParams(command *cobra.Command) error {
 }
 
 func initRootCmd(rootCmd *cobra.Command, encodingConfig encoding.Config) {
-	cfg := sdk.GetConfig()
-	cfg.Seal()
-
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		genutilcli.InitCmd(app.ModuleBasics, app.DefaultNodeHome),
 		genutilcli.CollectGenTxsCmd(banktypes.GenesisBalancesIterator{}, app.DefaultNodeHome),