diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index b73fa80b17..2b64761e00 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ func SetNodeConfig(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 		cfg.KeyStoreDir = ctx.String(KeyStoreDirFlag.Name)
 	}
 	if ctx.IsSet(DeveloperFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.UseLightweightKDF = true
+		cfg.UseLightweightKDF = ctx.Bool(DeveloperFlag.Name)
 	}
 	if ctx.IsSet(LightKDFFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.UseLightweightKDF = ctx.Bool(LightKDFFlag.Name)