diff --git a/example_chain/app.go b/example_chain/app.go
index f797aa19..323e3ba1 100644
--- a/example_chain/app.go
+++ b/example_chain/app.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func NewExampleApp(
 	app.CapabilityKeeper.Seal()
 
 	// add keepers
-	app.AccountKeeper = authkeeper.NewAccountKeeper(appCodec, keys[authtypes.StoreKey], authtypes.ProtoBaseAccount, maccPerms, sdk.Bech32MainPrefix, authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String())
+	app.AccountKeeper = authkeeper.NewAccountKeeper(appCodec, keys[authtypes.StoreKey], authtypes.ProtoBaseAccount, maccPerms, sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32AccountAddrPrefix(), authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String())
 
 	app.BankKeeper = bankkeeper.NewBaseKeeper(
 		appCodec,