diff --git a/cmd/archwayd/root.go b/cmd/archwayd/root.go
index aaffbd0e..18ddf861 100644
--- a/cmd/archwayd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/archwayd/root.go
@@ -4,18 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
-	"cosmossdk.io/store"
-	"cosmossdk.io/store/snapshots"
-	snapshottypes "cosmossdk.io/store/snapshots/types"
-	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	tmcfg "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/config"
 	tmcli "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/cli"
-	tmtypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/config"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/debug"
@@ -226,70 +219,26 @@ func (ac appCreator) newApp(
 	traceStore io.Writer,
 	appOpts servertypes.AppOptions,
 ) servertypes.Application {
-	var cache storetypes.MultiStorePersistentCache
-
-	if cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagInterBlockCache)) {
-		cache = store.NewCommitKVStoreCacheManager()
-	}
 
 	skipUpgradeHeights := make(map[int64]bool)
 	for _, h := range cast.ToIntSlice(appOpts.Get(server.FlagUnsafeSkipUpgrades)) {
 		skipUpgradeHeights[int64(h)] = true
 	}
 
-	pruningOpts, err := server.GetPruningOptionsFromFlags(appOpts)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	snapshotDir := filepath.Join(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome)), "data", "snapshots")
-	snapshotDB, err := dbm.NewDB("metadata", server.GetAppDBBackend(appOpts), snapshotDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	snapshotStore, err := snapshots.NewStore(snapshotDB, snapshotDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	snapshotOptions := snapshottypes.NewSnapshotOptions(
-		cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagStateSyncSnapshotInterval)),
-		cast.ToUint32(appOpts.Get(server.FlagStateSyncSnapshotKeepRecent)),
-	)
-
 	var wasmOpts []wasmkeeper.Option
 	if cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get("telemetry.enabled")) {
 		wasmOpts = append(wasmOpts, wasmkeeper.WithVMCacheMetrics(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer))
 	}
 
-	homeDir := cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome))
-	chainID := cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagChainID))
-	if chainID == "" {
-		// fallback to genesis chain-id
-		appGenesis, err := tmtypes.GenesisDocFromFile(filepath.Join(homeDir, "config", "genesis.json"))
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
+	baseappOptions := server.DefaultBaseappOptions(appOpts)
 
-		chainID = appGenesis.ChainID
-	}
 	return app.NewArchwayApp(logger, db, traceStore, true, skipUpgradeHeights,
 		cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome)),
 		cast.ToUint(appOpts.Get(server.FlagInvCheckPeriod)),
 		ac.encCfg,
 		appOpts,
 		wasmOpts,
-		baseapp.SetPruning(pruningOpts),
-		baseapp.SetMinGasPrices(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(server.FlagMinGasPrices))),
-		baseapp.SetHaltHeight(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagHaltHeight))),
-		baseapp.SetHaltTime(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagHaltTime))),
-		baseapp.SetMinRetainBlocks(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagMinRetainBlocks))),
-		baseapp.SetInterBlockCache(cache),
-		baseapp.SetTrace(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagTrace))),
-		baseapp.SetIndexEvents(cast.ToStringSlice(appOpts.Get(server.FlagIndexEvents))),
-		baseapp.SetSnapshot(snapshotStore, snapshotOptions),
-		baseapp.SetIAVLCacheSize(cast.ToInt(appOpts.Get(server.FlagIAVLCacheSize))),
-		baseapp.SetIAVLDisableFastNode(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagDisableIAVLFastNode))),
-		baseapp.SetChainID(chainID),
+		baseappOptions...,
 	)
 }