diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 704fac31a..7012acede 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (x/slashing) [\#8427](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/8427) Fix query signing infos command
 * (x/bank) [\#9229](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/9229) Now zero coin balances cannot be added to balances & supply stores. If any denom becomes zero corresponding key gets deleted from store.
 * (types) [\#9511](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/9511) Change `maxBitLen` of `sdk.Int` and `sdk.Dec`  to handle max ERC20 value.
+* (keyring) [\#9562](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/9563) fix keyring kwallet backend when using with empty wallet.
+
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9afe37fcb..16ff3d039 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -57,3 +57,5 @@ require (
 replace google.golang.org/grpc => google.golang.org/grpc v1.33.2
 
 replace github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1
+
+replace github.com/99designs/keyring => github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.1.7-0.20210622111912-ef00f8ac3d76
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index aaa9d8d32..9d5eba51d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.10.0/go.mod h1:FLPqc6j+Ki4BU591ie1oL6qBQGu2Bl/tZ9
 dmitri.shuralyov.com/gpu/mtl v0.0.0-20190408044501-666a987793e9/go.mod h1:H6x//7gZCb22OMCxBHrMx7a5I7Hp++hsVxbQ4BYO7hU=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0-beta.2 h1:/BZRNzm8N4K4eWfK28dL4yescorxtO7YG1yun8fy+pI=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0-beta.2/go.mod h1:X+pm78QAUPtFLi1z9PYIlS/bdDnvbCOGKtZ+ACWEf7o=
-github.com/99designs/keyring v1.1.6 h1:kVDC2uCgVwecxCk+9zoCt2uEL6dt+dfVzMvGgnVcIuM=
-github.com/99designs/keyring v1.1.6/go.mod h1:16e0ds7LGQQcT59QqkTg72Hh5ShM51Byv5PEmW6uoRU=
 github.com/Azure/azure-pipeline-go v0.2.1/go.mod h1:UGSo8XybXnIGZ3epmeBw7Jdz+HiUVpqIlpz/HKHylF4=
 github.com/Azure/azure-pipeline-go v0.2.2/go.mod h1:4rQ/NZncSvGqNkkOsNpOU1tgoNuIlp9AfUH5G1tvCHc=
 github.com/Azure/azure-storage-blob-go v0.7.0/go.mod h1:f9YQKtsG1nMisotuTPpO0tjNuEjKRYAcJU8/ydDI++4=
@@ -168,6 +166,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.15.0-rc5/go.mod h1:WqoPL9yPTQ85QBMT45OOUzPxG/U/JcJoN7u
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.15.3/go.mod h1:OLjQiAQ4fGD2KDZooyJG9yz+p2ao2IAYSbke8mVvSA4=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.16.0 h1:ICIOB8xysirTX27GmVAaoeSpeozzgSu9d49w36xkVJA=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.16.0/go.mod h1:2A8O/Jz9YwtjqXMO0CjnnbTYEEaovE8jWcwrakH3PoE=
+github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.1.7-0.20210622111912-ef00f8ac3d76 h1:DdzS1m6o/pCqeZ8VOAit/gyATedRgjvkVI+UCrLpyuU=
+github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.1.7-0.20210622111912-ef00f8ac3d76/go.mod h1:0mkLWIoZuQ7uBoospo5Q9zIpqq6rYCPJDSUdeCJvPM8=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.11.1 h1:9JIYsGnXP613pb2vPjFeMMjBI5lEDsEaF6oYorTy6J4=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.11.1/go.mod h1:J8//BsAGTo3OC/vDLjMRFLW6q0WAaXvHnVc7ZmE8iUY=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-go v0.9.2 h1:Nnao/dLwaVTk1Q5U9THldpUMMXU94BOTWPddSmVB6pI=
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ github.com/minio/highwayhash v1.0.1 h1:dZ6IIu8Z14VlC0VpfKofAhCy74wu/Qb5gcn52yWoz
 github.com/minio/highwayhash v1.0.1/go.mod h1:BQskDq+xkJ12lmlUUi7U0M5Swg3EWR+dLTk+kldvVxY=
 github.com/mitchellh/cli v1.0.0/go.mod h1:hNIlj7HEI86fIcpObd7a0FcrxTWetlwJDGcceTlRvqc=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.0.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
-github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-testing-interface v1.0.0/go.mod h1:kRemZodwjscx+RGhAo8eIhFbs2+BFgRtFPeD/KE+zxI=
 github.com/mitchellh/gox v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Sd9lOJ0+aimLBi73mGofS1ycjY8lL3uZM3JPS42BGNg=