diff --git a/client/config/config.go b/client/config/config.go
index f9e48c989d8..806ef290483 100644
--- a/client/config/config.go
+++ b/client/config/config.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // Default constants
 const (
 	chainID        = ""
-	keyringBackend = "os"
+	keyringBackend = "test"
 	output         = "text"
 	node           = "tcp://localhost:26657"
 	broadcastMode  = "sync"
diff --git a/client/flags/flags.go b/client/flags/flags.go
index 3d627acd23d..343106f8f1b 100644
--- a/client/flags/flags.go
+++ b/client/flags/flags.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 	GasFlagAuto          = "auto"
 
 	// DefaultKeyringBackend
-	DefaultKeyringBackend = keyring.BackendOS
+	DefaultKeyringBackend = keyring.BackendTest
 
 	// BroadcastBlock defines a tx broadcasting mode where the client waits for
 	// the tx to be committed in a block.