diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 375fa2de86..293134554c 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 - [#4292](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4292) Bump Cosmos SDK to `v0.50.9`
 - [#4309](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4309) Fix chain id for chain simulations
 
+### Fixes
+
+- [#4323](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4323) Add missing `--config` handling in the `chain` commands
+
 ## [`v28.5.1`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v28.5.1)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain_build.go b/ignite/cmd/chain_build.go
index 6b89b0a6ca..e5bca7fdd2 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain_build.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain_build.go
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ func chainBuildHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.CheckDependencies())
 	}
 
+	// check if custom config is defined
+	config, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
+	if config != "" {
+		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.ConfigFile(config))
+	}
+
 	c, err := chain.NewWithHomeFlags(cmd, chainOption...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain_debug.go b/ignite/cmd/chain_debug.go
index 10c4fa63f5..f7bd847dcd 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain_debug.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain_debug.go
@@ -100,10 +100,8 @@ func chainDebug(cmd *cobra.Command, session *cliui.Session) error {
 		chain.KeyringBackend(chaincmd.KeyringBackendTest),
 	}
 
-	config, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	// check if custom config is defined
+	config, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
 	if config != "" {
 		chainOptions = append(chainOptions, chain.ConfigFile(config))
 	}
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain_faucet.go b/ignite/cmd/chain_faucet.go
index 335d33d8fc..aa8fb12c0d 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain_faucet.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain_faucet.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func chainFaucetHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		chain.CollectEvents(session.EventBus()),
 	}
 
+	config, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
+	if config != "" {
+		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.ConfigFile(config))
+	}
+
 	c, err := chain.NewWithHomeFlags(cmd, chainOption...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain_init.go b/ignite/cmd/chain_init.go
index 0f61505fc3..9e2e0df825 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain_init.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain_init.go
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ func chainInitHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.CheckDependencies())
 	}
 
+	// check if custom config is defined
+	config, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagConfig)
+	if config != "" {
+		chainOption = append(chainOption, chain.ConfigFile(config))
+	}
+
 	c, err := chain.NewWithHomeFlags(cmd, chainOption...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err