diff --git a/control/preimage/src/commands.rs b/control/preimage/src/commands.rs
index f6495ed3b7..2e8c81613d 100644
--- a/control/preimage/src/commands.rs
+++ b/control/preimage/src/commands.rs
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ pub fn force_set_metadata(params: &UpdateAssetArgs) -> AssetHubRuntimeCall {
 }
 
 pub fn register_ether(params: &RegisterEtherArgs) -> (AssetHubRuntimeCall, AssetHubRuntimeCall) {
+    use subxt::utils::AccountId32;
     let chain_id = crate::bridge_hub_runtime::CHAIN_ID;
     #[cfg(feature = "paseo")]
     use asset_hub_paseo_types::*;
@@ -346,7 +347,15 @@ pub fn register_ether(params: &RegisterEtherArgs) -> (AssetHubRuntimeCall, Asset
     use asset_hub_westend_types::*;
 
     let asset_id = get_ether_id(chain_id);
+    let owner = GlobalConsensusEthereumConvertsFor::<[u8; 32]>::from_chain_id(&chain_id);
 
+    let force_register =
+        AssetHubRuntimeCall::ForeignAssets(pallet_assets::pallet::Call2::force_create {
+            id: asset_id.clone(),
+            min_balance: params.ether_min_balance,
+            is_sufficient: true,
+            owner: MultiAddress::<AccountId32, ()>::Id(owner.into()),
+        });
     let metadata =
         AssetHubRuntimeCall::ForeignAssets(pallet_assets::pallet::Call2::force_set_metadata {
             id: asset_id,
@@ -356,5 +365,5 @@ pub fn register_ether(params: &RegisterEtherArgs) -> (AssetHubRuntimeCall, Asset
             is_frozen: false,
         });
 
-    return (metadata.clone(), metadata);
+    return (force_register, metadata);
 }
diff --git a/control/preimage/src/main.rs b/control/preimage/src/main.rs
index 51cc9eb466..8c5e72e861 100644
--- a/control/preimage/src/main.rs
+++ b/control/preimage/src/main.rs
@@ -223,14 +223,8 @@ pub struct TreasuryProposal2024Args {
 #[derive(Debug, Args)]
 pub struct RegisterEtherArgs {
     /// The minimum balance of the Ether asset that users are allowed to hold
-    #[arg(long, value_name = "WEI", value_parser = parse_units_wei, default_value_t = 1u128)]
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "WEI", default_value_t = 1u128)]
     ether_min_balance: u128,
-    /// Make Ether asset sufficient
-    #[arg(long, default_value_t = true)]
-    ether_sufficient: bool,
-    /// The Ether asset owner. This should be the Gateway Proxy Address sovereign account
-    #[arg(long, value_name = "ADDRESS", value_parser=parse_hex_bytes32)]
-    ether_owner: FixedBytes<32>,
     /// The Ether asset display name
     #[arg(long, value_name = "ASSET_DISPLAY_NAME", default_value_t = String::from("Ether"))]
     ether_name: String,
@@ -281,11 +275,6 @@ fn parse_units_polkadot(v: &str) -> Result<U128, String> {
     Ok(amount)
 }
 
-fn parse_units_wei(v: &str) -> Result<U256, String> {
-    let amount = parse_units(v, "wei").map_err(|e| format!("{e}"))?;
-    Ok(amount.into())
-}
-
 fn parse_units_gwei(v: &str) -> Result<U256, String> {
     let amount = parse_units(v, "gwei").map_err(|e| format!("{e}"))?;
     Ok(amount.into())