diff --git a/client/cli/src/lib.rs b/client/cli/src/lib.rs
index b430070c35b18..c7b256c15f743 100644
--- a/client/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -804,9 +804,7 @@ where
 	E: ChainSpecExtension,
 	S: FnOnce(&str) -> Result<Option<ChainSpec<G, E>>, String>,
 {
-	let spec = load_spec(&cli.shared_params, spec_factory)?;
-	let base_path = base_path(&cli.shared_params, &version);
-	let mut config = service::Configuration::default_with_spec_and_base_path(spec.clone(), Some(base_path));
+	let mut config = create_config_with_db_path(spec_factory, &cli.shared_params, &version)?;
 
 	fill_config_keystore_password(&mut config, &cli)?;