diff --git a/relayer-cli/src/commands/query/connection.rs b/relayer-cli/src/commands/query/connection.rs
index 8176abde35..87cafd65ce 100644
--- a/relayer-cli/src/commands/query/connection.rs
+++ b/relayer-cli/src/commands/query/connection.rs
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ impl QueryConnectionChannelsCmd {
             .clone()
             .ok_or_else(|| "no chain chain identifier provided".to_string())?;
         let chain_config = config
-            .chains
-            .iter()
-            .find(|c| c.id == chain_id)
+            .find_chain(&chain_id)
             .ok_or_else(|| "missing chain configuration for the given chain id".to_string())?;
 
         let connection_id = self