diff --git a/client/builder/builder.go b/client/builder/builder.go
index 31e518949..e252f40af 100644
--- a/client/builder/builder.go
+++ b/client/builder/builder.go
@@ -88,7 +88,16 @@ func GetFromAddress() (from sdk.Address, err error) {
 }
 
 // sign and build the transaction from the msg
-func SignAndBuild(signMsg sdk.StdSignMsg, cdc *wire.Codec) ([]byte, error) {
+func SignAndBuild(msg sdk.Msg, cdc *wire.Codec) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	// build the Sign Messsage from the Standard Message
+	chainID := viper.GetString(client.FlagChainID)
+	sequence := int64(viper.GetInt(client.FlagSequence))
+	signMsg := sdk.StdSignMsg{
+		ChainID:   chainID,
+		Sequences: []int64{sequence},
+		Msg:       msg,
+	}
 
 	keybase, err := keys.GetKeyBase()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -121,8 +130,8 @@ func SignAndBuild(signMsg sdk.StdSignMsg, cdc *wire.Codec) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // sign and build the transaction from the msg
-func SignBuildBroadcast(signMsg sdk.StdSignMsg, cdc *wire.Codec) (*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit, error) {
-	txBytes, err := SignAndBuild(signMsg, cdc)
+func SignBuildBroadcast(msg sdk.Msg, cdc *wire.Codec) (*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit, error) {
+	txBytes, err := SignAndBuild(msg, cdc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/x/cool/commands/tx.go b/examples/basecoin/x/cool/commands/tx.go
index 71e80c98e..2b1654680 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/x/cool/commands/tx.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/x/cool/commands/tx.go
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/builder"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/wire"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/x/cool"
@@ -33,17 +30,9 @@ func QuizTxCmd(cdc *wire.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 
 			// create the message
 			msg := cool.NewQuizMsg(from, args[0])
-			chainID := viper.GetString(client.FlagChainID)
-			sequence := int64(viper.GetInt(client.FlagSequence))
-
-			signMsg := sdk.StdSignMsg{
-				ChainID:   chainID,
-				Sequences: []int64{sequence},
-				Msg:       msg,
-			}
 
 			// build and sign the transaction, then broadcast to Tendermint
-			res, err := builder.SignBuildBroadcast(signMsg, cdc)
+			res, err := builder.SignBuildBroadcast(msg, cdc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -72,17 +61,9 @@ func SetTrendTxCmd(cdc *wire.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 
 			// create the message
 			msg := cool.NewSetTrendMsg(from, args[0])
-			chainID := viper.GetString(client.FlagChainID)
-			sequence := int64(viper.GetInt(client.FlagSequence))
-
-			signMsg := sdk.StdSignMsg{
-				ChainID:   chainID,
-				Sequences: []int64{sequence},
-				Msg:       msg,
-			}
 
 			// build and sign the transaction, then broadcast to Tendermint
-			res, err := builder.SignBuildBroadcast(signMsg, cdc)
+			res, err := builder.SignBuildBroadcast(msg, cdc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/x/bank/commands/sendtx.go b/x/bank/commands/sendtx.go
index 6ce0097a8..7e6dd463d 100644
--- a/x/bank/commands/sendtx.go
+++ b/x/bank/commands/sendtx.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/builder"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/wire"
@@ -51,17 +50,8 @@ func (c commander) sendTxCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	chainID := viper.GetString(client.FlagChainID)
-	sequence := int64(viper.GetInt(client.FlagSequence))
-
-	signMsg := sdk.StdSignMsg{
-		ChainID:   chainID,
-		Sequences: []int64{sequence},
-		Msg:       msg,
-	}
-
 	// build and sign the transaction, then broadcast to Tendermint
-	res, err := builder.SignBuildBroadcast(signMsg, c.cdc)
+	res, err := builder.SignBuildBroadcast(msg, c.cdc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}