diff --git a/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/genaccounts.go b/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/genaccounts.go
index 92f82070edd..0b25662d093 100644
--- a/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/genaccounts.go
+++ b/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/genaccounts.go
@@ -38,33 +38,35 @@ contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting pa
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			clientCtx := client.GetClientContextFromCmd(cmd)
-			depCdc := clientCtx.Codec
-			cdc := depCdc
-
 			serverCtx := server.GetServerContextFromCmd(cmd)
 			config := serverCtx.Config
 
 			config.SetRoot(clientCtx.HomeDir)
 
+			var kr keyring.Keyring
 			addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(args[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				inBuf := bufio.NewReader(cmd.InOrStdin())
 				keyringBackend, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flags.FlagKeyringBackend)
 
-				// attempt to lookup address from Keybase if no address was provided
-				kb, err := keyring.New(sdk.KeyringServiceName(), keyringBackend, clientCtx.HomeDir, inBuf, clientCtx.Codec)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
+				if keyringBackend != "" && clientCtx.Keyring == nil {
+					var err error
+					kr, err = keyring.New(sdk.KeyringServiceName(), keyringBackend, clientCtx.HomeDir, inBuf, clientCtx.Codec)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				} else {
+					kr = clientCtx.Keyring
 				}
 
-				info, err := kb.Key(args[0])
+				k, err := kr.Key(args[0])
 				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get address from Keybase: %w", err)
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get address from Keyring: %w", err)
 				}
 
-				_, err = info.GetAddress()
+				addr, err = k.GetAddress()
 				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get address from Keybase: %w", err)
+					return err
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting pa
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal genesis state: %w", err)
 			}
 
-			authGenState := authtypes.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(cdc, appState)
+			authGenState := authtypes.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(clientCtx.Codec, appState)
 
 			accs, err := authtypes.UnpackAccounts(authGenState.Accounts)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -142,19 +144,19 @@ contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting pa
 			}
 			authGenState.Accounts = genAccs
 
-			authGenStateBz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(&authGenState)
+			authGenStateBz, err := clientCtx.Codec.MarshalJSON(&authGenState)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal auth genesis state: %w", err)
 			}
 
 			appState[authtypes.ModuleName] = authGenStateBz
 
-			bankGenState := banktypes.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(depCdc, appState)
+			bankGenState := banktypes.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(clientCtx.Codec, appState)
 			bankGenState.Balances = append(bankGenState.Balances, balances)
 			bankGenState.Balances = banktypes.SanitizeGenesisBalances(bankGenState.Balances)
 			bankGenState.Supply = bankGenState.Supply.Add(balances.Coins...)
 
-			bankGenStateBz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(bankGenState)
+			bankGenStateBz, err := clientCtx.Codec.MarshalJSON(bankGenState)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal bank genesis state: %w", err)
 			}