diff --git a/tests/e2e/auth/suite.go b/tests/e2e/auth/suite.go
index c17d47ba12eb..cee85a1be372 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/auth/suite.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/auth/suite.go
@@ -226,40 +226,40 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) TestCLISignBatch() {
 	clientCtx.HomeDir = strings.Replace(clientCtx.HomeDir, "simd", "simcli", 1)
 
 	// sign-batch file - offline is set but account-number and sequence are not
-	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--offline")
+	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--offline")
 	s.Require().EqualError(err, "required flag(s) \"account-number\", \"sequence\" not set")
 
 	// sign-batch file - offline and sequence is set but account-number is not set
-	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, "1"), "--offline")
+	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, "1"), "--offline")
 	s.Require().EqualError(err, "required flag(s) \"account-number\" not set")
 
 	// sign-batch file - offline and account-number is set but sequence is not set
-	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, "1"), "--offline")
+	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, "1"), "--offline")
 	s.Require().EqualError(err, "required flag(s) \"sequence\" not set")
 
 	// sign-batch file - sequence and account-number are set when offline is false
-	res, err := authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, "1"), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, "1"))
+	res, err := authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, "1"), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, "1"))
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(3, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 
 	// sign-batch file
-	res, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID))
+	res, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID))
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(3, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 
 	// sign-batch file signature only
-	res, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--signature-only")
+	res, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(3, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 
 	// Sign batch malformed tx file.
 	malformedFile := testutil.WriteToNewTempFile(s.T(), fmt.Sprintf("malformed%s", generatedStd))
 	defer malformedFile.Close()
-	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{malformedFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID))
+	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), malformedFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID))
 	s.Require().Error(err)
 
 	// Sign batch malformed tx file signature only.
-	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{malformedFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--signature-only")
+	_, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), malformedFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().Error(err)
 
 	// make a txn to increase the sequence of sender
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) TestCLISignBatch() {
 	s.Require().Equal(seq+1, seq1)
 
 	// signing sign-batch should start from the last sequence.
-	signed, err := authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--signature-only")
+	signed, err := authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, val.GetAddress(), outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	signedTxs := strings.Split(strings.Trim(signed.String(), "\n"), "\n")
 	s.Require().GreaterOrEqual(len(signedTxs), 1)
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) TestSignBatchMultisig() {
 	addr1, err := account1.GetAddress()
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	// sign-batch file
-	res, err := authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, addr1, []string{filename.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), "--signature-only")
+	res, err := authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, addr1, filename.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(1, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 	// write sigs to file
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) TestSignBatchMultisig() {
 	addr2, err := account2.GetAddress()
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	// sign-batch file with account2
-	res, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, addr2, []string{filename.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), "--signature-only")
+	res, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, addr2, filename.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(1, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 	// write sigs to file2
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) TestMultisignBatch() {
 	// sign-batch file
 	addr1, err := account1.GetAddress()
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
-	res, err := authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, addr1, []string{filename.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s", flags.FlagOffline), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, fmt.Sprint(account.GetAccountNumber())), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, fmt.Sprint(account.GetSequence())), "--signature-only")
+	res, err := authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, addr1, filename.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s", flags.FlagOffline), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, fmt.Sprint(account.GetAccountNumber())), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, fmt.Sprint(account.GetSequence())), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(3, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 	// write sigs to file
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) TestMultisignBatch() {
 	// sign-batch file with account2
 	addr2, err := account2.GetAddress()
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
-	res, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, addr2, []string{filename.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s", flags.FlagOffline), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, fmt.Sprint(account.GetAccountNumber())), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, fmt.Sprint(account.GetSequence())), "--signature-only")
+	res, err = authclitestutil.TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx, addr2, filename.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s", flags.FlagOffline), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, fmt.Sprint(account.GetAccountNumber())), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, fmt.Sprint(account.GetSequence())), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(3, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/auth/client/cli/suite_test.go b/tests/integration/auth/client/cli/suite_test.go
index d74cf198b639..350cd833327d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/auth/client/cli/suite_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/auth/client/cli/suite_test.go
@@ -159,15 +159,15 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestCLISignBatch() {
 	s.clientCtx.HomeDir = strings.Replace(s.clientCtx.HomeDir, "simd", "simcli", 1)
 
 	// sign-batch file - offline is set but account-number and sequence are not
-	_, err = authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, s.val, []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), "--offline")
+	_, err = authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, s.val, outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), "--offline")
 	s.Require().EqualError(err, "required flag(s) \"account-number\", \"sequence\" not set")
 
 	// sign-batch file - offline and sequence is set but account-number is not set
-	_, err = authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, s.val, []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, "1"), "--offline")
+	_, err = authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, s.val, outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagSequence, "1"), "--offline")
 	s.Require().EqualError(err, "required flag(s) \"account-number\" not set")
 
 	// sign-batch file - offline and account-number is set but sequence is not set
-	_, err = authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, s.val, []string{outputFile.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, "1"), "--offline")
+	_, err = authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, s.val, outputFile.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagAccountNumber, "1"), "--offline")
 	s.Require().EqualError(err, "required flag(s) \"sequence\" not set")
 }
 
@@ -212,11 +212,13 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestCLISignBatchTotalFees() {
 				unsignedTx, err := txCfg.TxJSONDecoder()(tx.Bytes())
 				s.Require().NoError(err)
 				txBuilder, err := txCfg.WrapTxBuilder(unsignedTx)
+				s.Require().NoError(err)
 				expectedBatchedTotalFee += txBuilder.GetTx().GetFee().AmountOf(tc.denom).Int64()
 			}
 
 			// Test batch sign
-			signedTx, err := authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, s.val, txFiles, tc.args...)
+			batchSignArgs := append([]string{fmt.Sprintf("--from=%s", s.val.String())}, append(txFiles, tc.args...)...)
+			signedTx, err := clitestutil.ExecTestCLICmd(s.clientCtx, authcli.GetSignBatchCommand(), batchSignArgs)
 			s.Require().NoError(err)
 			signedFinalTx, err := txCfg.TxJSONDecoder()(signedTx.Bytes())
 			s.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -796,7 +798,7 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestSignBatchMultisig() {
 	addr1, err := account1.GetAddress()
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	// sign-batch file
-	res, err := authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, addr1, []string{filename.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), "--signature-only")
+	res, err := authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, addr1, filename.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(1, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 	// write sigs to file
@@ -806,7 +808,7 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestSignBatchMultisig() {
 	addr2, err := account2.GetAddress()
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	// sign-batch file with account2
-	res, err = authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, addr2, []string{filename.Name()}, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), "--signature-only")
+	res, err = authtestutil.TxSignBatchExec(s.clientCtx, addr2, filename.Name(), fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", flags.FlagChainID, s.clientCtx.ChainID), "--multisig", addr.String(), "--signature-only")
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(1, len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(res.String(), "\n"), "\n")))
 	// write sigs to file2
diff --git a/x/auth/client/testutil/helpers.go b/x/auth/client/testutil/helpers.go
index 9dabe4c242d0..69d0b6ff380f 100644
--- a/x/auth/client/testutil/helpers.go
+++ b/x/auth/client/testutil/helpers.go
@@ -63,8 +63,12 @@ func TxMultiSignExec(clientCtx client.Context, from, filename string, extraArgs
 	return clitestutil.ExecTestCLICmd(clientCtx, cli.GetMultiSignCommand(), append(args, extraArgs...))
 }
 
-func TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx client.Context, from fmt.Stringer, filenames []string, extraArgs ...string) (testutil.BufferWriter, error) {
-	args := append([]string{fmt.Sprintf("--from=%s", from.String())}, filenames...)
+func TxSignBatchExec(clientCtx client.Context, from fmt.Stringer, filename string, extraArgs ...string) (testutil.BufferWriter, error) {
+	args := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("--from=%s", from.String()),
+		filename,
+	}
+
 	return clitestutil.ExecTestCLICmd(clientCtx, cli.GetSignBatchCommand(), append(args, extraArgs...))
 }