diff --git a/x/auth/tx/config.go b/x/auth/tx/config.go
index 58b536cb6ce3..8aab60c5192f 100644
--- a/x/auth/tx/config.go
+++ b/x/auth/tx/config.go
@@ -99,9 +99,8 @@ func NewDefaultSigningOptions() (*txsigning.Options, error) {
 // NewSigningHandlerMap returns a new txsigning.HandlerMap using the provided ConfigOptions.
 // It is recommended to use types.InterfaceRegistry in the field ConfigOptions.FileResolver as shown in
 // NewTxConfigWithOptions but this fn does not enforce it.
-func NewSigningHandlerMap(configOptions ConfigOptions) (*txsigning.HandlerMap, error) {
+func NewSigningHandlerMap(configOpts ConfigOptions) (*txsigning.HandlerMap, error) {
 	var err error
-	configOpts := &configOptions
 	if configOpts.SigningOptions == nil {
 		configOpts.SigningOptions, err = NewDefaultSigningOptions()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -187,27 +186,25 @@ func NewTxConfigWithOptions(protoCodec codec.Codec, configOptions ConfigOptions)
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	opts := &configOptions
-	if opts.SigningContext == nil {
-		signingOpts := configOptions.SigningOptions
-		if signingOpts == nil {
-			signingOpts, err = NewDefaultSigningOptions()
+	if configOptions.SigningContext == nil {
+		if configOptions.SigningOptions == nil {
+			configOptions.SigningOptions, err = NewDefaultSigningOptions()
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		if signingOpts.FileResolver == nil {
-			signingOpts.FileResolver = protoCodec.InterfaceRegistry()
+		if configOptions.SigningOptions.FileResolver == nil {
+			configOptions.SigningOptions.FileResolver = protoCodec.InterfaceRegistry()
 		}
-		opts.SigningContext, err = txsigning.NewContext(*signingOpts)
+		configOptions.SigningContext, err = txsigning.NewContext(*configOptions.SigningOptions)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	txConfig.signingContext = opts.SigningContext
+	txConfig.signingContext = configOptions.SigningContext
 
-	if opts.SigningHandler != nil {
-		txConfig.handler = opts.SigningHandler
+	if configOptions.SigningHandler != nil {
+		txConfig.handler = configOptions.SigningHandler
 		return txConfig, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/auth/tx/config_test.go b/x/auth/tx/config_test.go
index ebfb3d628977..c07b39b171b7 100644
--- a/x/auth/tx/config_test.go
+++ b/x/auth/tx/config_test.go
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-package tx
+package tx_test
 
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/testutil"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/std"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 	txtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx/testutil"
 )
 
@@ -18,5 +21,16 @@ func TestGenerator(t *testing.T) {
 	std.RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry)
 	interfaceRegistry.RegisterImplementations((*sdk.Msg)(nil), &testdata.TestMsg{})
 	protoCodec := codec.NewProtoCodec(interfaceRegistry)
-	suite.Run(t, txtestutil.NewTxConfigTestSuite(NewTxConfig(protoCodec, DefaultSignModes)))
+	suite.Run(t, txtestutil.NewTxConfigTestSuite(tx.NewTxConfig(protoCodec, tx.DefaultSignModes)))
+}
+
+func TestConfigOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	interfaceRegistry := types.NewInterfaceRegistry()
+	protoCodec := codec.NewProtoCodec(interfaceRegistry)
+	configOptions := tx.ConfigOptions{}
+	txConfig, err := tx.NewTxConfigWithOptions(protoCodec, configOptions)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, txConfig)
+	handler := txConfig.SignModeHandler()
+	require.NotNil(t, handler)
 }