diff --git a/crates/sui-protocol-config/src/lib.rs b/crates/sui-protocol-config/src/lib.rs
index 54ee7bee79f5a5..8e0447344b0930 100644
--- a/crates/sui-protocol-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-protocol-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -257,16 +257,6 @@ impl Chain {
             Chain::Unknown => "unknown",
         }
     }
-
-    /// Convert a four byte chain ID digest string to a Chain enum.
-    /// necessary for use with sui_getChainIdentifier JSON RPC
-    pub fn from_chain_id(chain_id: String) -> Self {
-        match chain_id.as_str() {
-            "35834a8a" => Chain::Mainnet,
-            "4c78adac" => Chain::Testnet,
-            _ => Chain::Unknown,
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 pub struct Error(pub String);
diff --git a/crates/sui-types/src/digests.rs b/crates/sui-types/src/digests.rs
index 52444720d158d7..58abd358264cfd 100644
--- a/crates/sui-types/src/digests.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-types/src/digests.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use std::{env, fmt};
 
 use crate::{error::SuiError, sui_serde::Readable};
-use fastcrypto::encoding::{Base58, Encoding};
+use fastcrypto::encoding::{Base58, Encoding, Hex};
 use once_cell::sync::{Lazy, OnceCell};
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ impl fmt::UpperHex for Digest {
 )]
 pub struct ChainIdentifier(CheckpointDigest);
 
+
+pub const MAINNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER_BASE58: &str = "4btiuiMPvEENsttpZC7CZ53DruC3MAgfznDbASZ7DR6S";
+pub const TESTNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER_BASE58: &str = "69WiPg3DAQiwdxfncX6wYQ2siKwAe6L9BZthQea3JNMD";
+
 pub static MAINNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER: OnceCell<ChainIdentifier> = OnceCell::new();
 pub static TESTNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER: OnceCell<ChainIdentifier> = OnceCell::new();
 
@@ -178,7 +182,22 @@ static SUI_PROTOCOL_CONFIG_CHAIN_OVERRIDE: Lazy<Option<Chain>> = Lazy::new(|| {
     }
 });
 
+
 impl ChainIdentifier {
+    /// take a short 4 byte identifier and convert it into a ChainIdentifier
+    /// short ids come from the JSON RPC getChainIdentifier and are encoded in hex
+    pub fn from_chain_short_id(short_id: &String) -> Option<Self> {
+        if Hex::from_bytes(&Base58::decode(MAINNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER_BASE58).ok()?).encoded_with_format()
+            .starts_with(&format!("0x{}", short_id)) {
+            Some(get_mainnet_chain_identifier())
+        } else if Hex::from_bytes(&Base58::decode(TESTNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER_BASE58).ok()?).encoded_with_format()
+            .starts_with(&format!("0x{}", short_id)) {
+            Some(get_testnet_chain_identifier())
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn chain(&self) -> Chain {
         let mainnet_id = get_mainnet_chain_identifier();
         let testnet_id = get_testnet_chain_identifier();
@@ -203,10 +222,11 @@ impl ChainIdentifier {
     }
 }
 
+
 pub fn get_mainnet_chain_identifier() -> ChainIdentifier {
     let digest = MAINNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER.get_or_init(|| {
         let digest = CheckpointDigest::new(
-            Base58::decode("4btiuiMPvEENsttpZC7CZ53DruC3MAgfznDbASZ7DR6S")
+            Base58::decode(MAINNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER_BASE58)
                 .expect("mainnet genesis checkpoint digest literal is invalid")
                 .try_into()
                 .expect("Mainnet genesis checkpoint digest literal has incorrect length"),
@@ -219,7 +239,7 @@ pub fn get_mainnet_chain_identifier() -> ChainIdentifier {
 pub fn get_testnet_chain_identifier() -> ChainIdentifier {
     let digest = TESTNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER.get_or_init(|| {
         let digest = CheckpointDigest::new(
-            Base58::decode("69WiPg3DAQiwdxfncX6wYQ2siKwAe6L9BZthQea3JNMD")
+            Base58::decode(TESTNET_CHAIN_IDENTIFIER_BASE58)
                 .expect("testnet genesis checkpoint digest literal is invalid")
                 .try_into()
                 .expect("Testnet genesis checkpoint digest literal has incorrect length"),
@@ -1043,3 +1063,26 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ConsensusCommitDigest {
             .finish()
     }
 }
+
+
+mod test {
+    use crate::digests::ChainIdentifier;
+    // check that the chain id returns mainnet
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chain_id_mainnet() {
+        let chain_id = ChainIdentifier::from_chain_short_id(&String::from("35834a8a"));
+        assert_eq!(chain_id.unwrap().chain(), sui_protocol_config::Chain::Mainnet);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chain_id_testnet() {
+        let chain_id = ChainIdentifier::from_chain_short_id(&String::from("4c78adac"));
+        assert_eq!(chain_id.unwrap().chain(), sui_protocol_config::Chain::Testnet);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chain_id_unknown() {
+        let chain_id = ChainIdentifier::from_chain_short_id(&String::from("unknown"));
+        assert_eq!(chain_id, None);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/sui/src/client_commands.rs b/crates/sui/src/client_commands.rs
index 2d191b4c3d2a83..5e3d84a34d3fe5 100644
--- a/crates/sui/src/client_commands.rs
+++ b/crates/sui/src/client_commands.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ use tabled::{
 };
 
 use tracing::{debug, info};
+use sui_types::digests::ChainIdentifier;
 
 #[path = "unit_tests/profiler_tests.rs"]
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -867,8 +868,12 @@ impl SuiClientCommands {
                 let sender = sender.unwrap_or(context.active_address()?);
                 let client = context.get_client().await?;
                 let chain_id = client.read_api().get_chain_identifier().await.ok();
-                let protocol_config =
-                    ProtocolConfig::get_for_version(ProtocolVersion::MAX, Chain::Unknown);
+                let protocol_config = ProtocolConfig::get_for_version(
+                    ProtocolVersion::MAX, match &chain_id
+                        .and_then(|id| ChainIdentifier::from_chain_short_id(&id)) {
+                        Some(chain_id) => chain_id.chain(),
+                        None => Chain::Unknown,
+                    });
 
                 let package_path =
                     package_path