diff --git a/cmd/rpc/auth/main.go b/cmd/rpc/auth/main.go
index 634162e4b..8923228ba 100644
--- a/cmd/rpc/auth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rpc/auth/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func main() {
 	authCmd := cmd.NewAuthCmd()
 	authCmd.AddPortFlag()
 	authCmd.AddPrometheusPortFlag()
-	if err := authCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+	if err := authCmd.Exec(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/common/cmd/rpc.go b/pkg/common/cmd/rpc.go
index 3e7ee4f30..20ed935ab 100644
--- a/pkg/common/cmd/rpc.go
+++ b/pkg/common/cmd/rpc.go
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ func NewAuthCmd() *AuthCmd {
 }
 
 func (a *AuthCmd) Exec() error {
-	a.Command.Run = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	a.Command.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		a.port = a.getPortFlag(cmd)
 		a.prometheusPort = a.getPrometheusPortFlag(cmd)
+		return a.getConfFromCmdAndInit(cmd)
 	}
 	return a.Execute()
 }