diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 71a82b7c..46b0ccab 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ func MakeCodec() *codec.Codec {
 	return cdc
 }
 
+func SetBech32AddressPrefixes(config *sdk.Config) {
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(Bech32MainPrefix, Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixPublic)
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixOperator, Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixOperator+sdk.PrefixPublic)
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForConsensusNode(Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixConsensus, Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixConsensus+sdk.PrefixPublic)
+}
+
 // application updates every end block
 func (app *App) BeginBlocker(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestBeginBlock) abci.ResponseBeginBlock {
 	// mint new tokens for the previous block
diff --git a/cmd/kvcli/main.go b/cmd/kvcli/main.go
index 975c9240..755cb715 100644
--- a/cmd/kvcli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kvcli/main.go
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Read in the configuration file for the sdk
 	config := sdk.GetConfig()
-	config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(app.Bech32MainPrefix, app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixPublic)
-	config.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixOperator, app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixOperator+sdk.PrefixPublic)
-	config.SetBech32PrefixForConsensusNode(app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixConsensus, app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixConsensus+sdk.PrefixPublic)
+	app.SetBech32AddressPrefixes(config)
 	config.Seal()
 
 	// TODO: setup keybase, viper object, etc. to be passed into
diff --git a/cmd/kvd/main.go b/cmd/kvd/main.go
index 520badc4..e982a8ee 100644
--- a/cmd/kvd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kvd/main.go
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ func main() {
 	cdc := app.MakeCodec()
 
 	config := sdk.GetConfig()
-	config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(app.Bech32MainPrefix, app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixPublic)
-	config.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixOperator, app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixOperator+sdk.PrefixPublic)
-	config.SetBech32PrefixForConsensusNode(app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixConsensus, app.Bech32MainPrefix+sdk.PrefixValidator+sdk.PrefixConsensus+sdk.PrefixPublic)
+	app.SetBech32AddressPrefixes(config)
 	config.Seal()
 
 	ctx := server.NewDefaultContext()