diff --git a/cmd/cronosd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/cronosd/cmd/root.go
index 82beda0f3e..d08521dd77 100644
--- a/cmd/cronosd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/cronosd/cmd/root.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/evmos/ethermint/crypto/hd"
 	ethermintserver "github.com/evmos/ethermint/server"
 	servercfg "github.com/evmos/ethermint/server/config"
+	srvflags "github.com/evmos/ethermint/server/flags"
 	ethermint "github.com/evmos/ethermint/types"
 
 	memiavlcfg "github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos/store/config"
@@ -193,6 +194,10 @@ func initRootCmd(
 		e2eecli.E2EECommand(),
 	)
 
+	rootCmd, err := srvflags.AddGlobalFlags(rootCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	// add rosetta
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(rosettaCmd.RosettaCommand(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry, encodingConfig.Codec))
 }
diff --git a/integration_tests/test_e2ee.py b/integration_tests/test_e2ee.py
index c1d8a1ace8..1912ccc77d 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_e2ee.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_e2ee.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 def test_register(cronos):
     cli = cronos.cosmos_cli()
     pubkey0 = cli.keygen(keyring_name="key0")
-    cli.register_e2ee_key(pubkey0 + "malformed", _from="validator")
+    rsp = cli.register_e2ee_key(pubkey0 + "malformed", _from="validator")
+    assert rsp["code"] != 0
+    assert "malformed recipient" in rsp["raw_log"]
     assert not cli.query_e2ee_key(cli.address("validator"))