diff --git a/app/apptesting/test_helpers.go b/app/apptesting/test_helpers.go
index f34c6ac090..b040488840 100644
--- a/app/apptesting/test_helpers.go
+++ b/app/apptesting/test_helpers.go
@@ -316,3 +316,16 @@ func (s *AppTestHelper) ConfirmUpgradeSucceededs(upgradeName string, upgradeHeig
 		s.App.BeginBlocker(contextAtUpgrade, beginBlockRequest)
 	})
 }
+
+// Generates a valid and invalid test address (used for non-keeper tests)
+func GenerateTestAddrs() (string, string) {
+	pk1 := ed25519.GenPrivKey().PubKey()
+	validAddr := sdk.AccAddress(pk1.Address()).String()
+	invalidAddr := sdk.AccAddress("invalid").String()
+	return validAddr, invalidAddr
+}
+
+// Modifies sdk config to have stride address prefixes (used for non-keeper tests)
+func SetupConfig() {
+	app.SetupConfig()
+}
diff --git a/app/test_setup.go b/app/test_setup.go
index 0bcbb49cd5..ac5f9d3501 100644
--- a/app/test_setup.go
+++ b/app/test_setup.go
@@ -9,16 +9,23 @@ import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
+
+	cmdcfg "github.com/Stride-Labs/stride/v4/cmd/strided/config"
 )
 
 const Bech32Prefix = "stride"
 
 func init() {
+	SetupConfig()
+}
+
+func SetupConfig() {
 	config := sdk.GetConfig()
 	valoper := sdk.PrefixValidator + sdk.PrefixOperator
 	valoperpub := sdk.PrefixValidator + sdk.PrefixOperator + sdk.PrefixPublic
 	config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(Bech32Prefix, Bech32Prefix+sdk.PrefixPublic)
 	config.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(Bech32Prefix+valoper, Bech32Prefix+valoperpub)
+	cmdcfg.SetAddressPrefixes(config)
 }
 
 // Initializes a new StrideApp without IBC functionality