diff --git a/module/app/assert.go b/module/app/assert.go
index 5c69ca94a..7b034ec29 100644
--- a/module/app/assert.go
+++ b/module/app/assert.go
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ func (app *Gravity) assertBech32PrefixMatches(ctx sdk.Context) {
 	}
 	configPrefix := config.GetBech32AccountAddrPrefix()
 	if nativePrefix != configPrefix {
-		// err := app.bech32IbcKeeper.SetNativeHrp(ctx, configPrefix)
-		// if err != nil {
-		// 	panic(sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "Unable to start, bech32ibc module not initialized to the correct prefix"))
-		// }
-		// nativePrefix, err := app.bech32IbcKeeper.GetNativeHrp(ctx)
-		// if nativePrefix != configPrefix {
-		// 	panic(fmt.Sprintf("Mismatched bech32ibc NativeHrp (%v) and config Bech32 Account Prefix (%v)",
-		// 		nativePrefix, configPrefix))
-		// }
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Mismatched bech32ibc NativeHrp (%v) and config Bech32 Account Prefix (%v)",
 			nativePrefix, configPrefix))
 	}
diff --git a/module/cmd/gravity/cmd/root.go b/module/cmd/gravity/cmd/root.go
index d521686c9..fa939c56c 100644
--- a/module/cmd/gravity/cmd/root.go
+++ b/module/cmd/gravity/cmd/root.go
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, params.EncodingConfig) {
 
 	// prevent changing config
 	cfg := sdk.GetConfig()
-	cfg.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(appconfig.Bech32PrefixAccAddr, appconfig.Bech32PrefixAccPub)
-	cfg.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(appconfig.Bech32PrefixValAddr, appconfig.Bech32PrefixValPub)
-	cfg.SetBech32PrefixForConsensusNode(appconfig.Bech32PrefixConsAddr, appconfig.Bech32PrefixConsPub)
 	cfg.Seal()
 
 	// nolint: exhaustruct
diff --git a/module/config/config.go b/module/config/config.go
index 34a689453..c7d47ec51 100644
--- a/module/config/config.go
+++ b/module/config/config.go
@@ -20,3 +20,10 @@ const (
 	// Bech32PrefixConsPub defines the Bech32 prefix of a consensus node public key
 	Bech32PrefixConsPub = Bech32Prefix + sdk.PrefixValidator + sdk.PrefixConsensus + sdk.PrefixPublic
 )
+
+func init() {
+	config := sdk.GetConfig()
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(Bech32PrefixAccAddr, Bech32PrefixAccPub)
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(Bech32PrefixValAddr, Bech32PrefixValPub)
+	config.SetBech32PrefixForConsensusNode(Bech32PrefixConsAddr, Bech32PrefixConsPub)
+}
diff --git a/module/x/gravity/keeper/test_common.go b/module/x/gravity/keeper/test_common.go
index f8986d677..880b5cb10 100644
--- a/module/x/gravity/keeper/test_common.go
+++ b/module/x/gravity/keeper/test_common.go
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func SetupTestChain(t *testing.T, weights []uint64, setDelegateAddresses bool) (
 
 func SetupTestConfig() {
 	initConfig.Do(func() {
-		// Set config for testing only one
+		// Set config for testing only one, by overriding default values, then seal it
 		config := sdk.GetConfig()
 		config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount("gravity", "gravitypub")
 		config.SetBech32PrefixForValidator("gravityvaloper", "gravityvaloperpub")