diff --git a/simd/cmd/root.go b/simd/cmd/root.go
index 1cdee260deb1..dab291737475 100644
--- a/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ func newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, appOpts serverty
 		baseapp.SetHaltTime(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagHaltTime))),
 		baseapp.SetInterBlockCache(cache),
 		baseapp.SetTrace(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagTrace))),
+		baseapp.SetIndexEvents(cast.ToStringSlice(appOpts.Get(server.FlagIndexEvents))),
 	)
 }