diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
index f332891a8..0b6f49018 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_CONFIG_TESTNET_PATH,
   ID_ADDRESS_PATTERN,
   STACKS_ADDRESS_PATTERN,
-  DEFAULT_MAX_ID_SEARCH_INDEX,
 } from './argparse';
 
 import { encryptBackupPhrase, decryptBackupPhrase } from './encrypt';
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ import { gaiaAuth, gaiaConnect, gaiaUploadProfileAll, getGaiaAddressFromProfile
 
 import {
   JSONStringify,
-  getPrivateKeyAddress,
   canonicalPrivateKey,
   decodePrivateKey,
   makeProfileJWT,
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ import {
 
 import { handleAuth, handleSignIn } from './auth';
 import { generateNewAccount, generateWallet, getAppPrivateKey } from '@stacks/wallet-sdk';
-
+import { getMaxIDSearchIndex, setMaxIDSearchIndex, getPrivateKeyAddress } from './common';
 // global CLI options
 let txOnly = false;
 let estimateOnly = false;
@@ -119,14 +117,9 @@ let safetyChecks = true;
 let receiveFeesPeriod = 52595;
 let gracePeriod = 5000;
 let noExit = false;
-let maxIDSearchIndex = DEFAULT_MAX_ID_SEARCH_INDEX;
 
 let BLOCKSTACK_TEST = !!process.env.BLOCKSTACK_TEST;
 
-export function getMaxIDSearchIndex() {
-  return maxIDSearchIndex;
-}
-
 /*
  * Sign a profile.
  * @path (string) path to the profile
@@ -1803,8 +1796,10 @@ export function CLIMain() {
     safetyChecks = !CLIOptAsBool(opts, 'U');
     receiveFeesPeriod = opts['N'] ? parseInt(CLIOptAsString(opts, 'N')!) : receiveFeesPeriod;
     gracePeriod = opts['G'] ? parseInt(CLIOptAsString(opts, 'N')!) : gracePeriod;
-    maxIDSearchIndex = opts['M'] ? parseInt(CLIOptAsString(opts, 'M')!) : maxIDSearchIndex;
-
+    const maxIDSearchIndex = opts['M']
+      ? parseInt(CLIOptAsString(opts, 'M')!)
+      : getMaxIDSearchIndex();
+    setMaxIDSearchIndex(maxIDSearchIndex);
     const debug = CLIOptAsBool(opts, 'd');
     const consensusHash = CLIOptAsString(opts, 'C');
     const integration_test = CLIOptAsBool(opts, 'i');
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/common.ts b/packages/cli/src/common.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9ce72e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/common.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { DEFAULT_MAX_ID_SEARCH_INDEX } from './argparse';
+import { CLINetworkAdapter } from './network';
+import * as blockstack from 'blockstack';
+import { TransactionSigner } from 'blockstack';
+import * as bitcoinjs from 'bitcoinjs-lib';
+
+let maxIDSearchIndex = DEFAULT_MAX_ID_SEARCH_INDEX;
+
+export function getMaxIDSearchIndex() {
+  return maxIDSearchIndex;
+}
+
+export function setMaxIDSearchIndex(index: number) {
+  maxIDSearchIndex = index;
+}
+
+export class CLITransactionSigner implements TransactionSigner {
+  address: string;
+  isComplete: boolean;
+
+  constructor(address = '') {
+    this.address = address;
+    this.isComplete = false;
+  }
+
+  getAddress(): Promise<string> {
+    return Promise.resolve().then(() => this.address);
+  }
+
+  signTransaction(_txIn: bitcoinjs.TransactionBuilder, _signingIndex: number): Promise<void> {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
+    return Promise.resolve().then(() => {});
+  }
+
+  signerVersion(): number {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get a private key's address.  Honor the 01 to compress the public key
+ * @privateKey (string) the hex-encoded private key
+ */
+export function getPrivateKeyAddress(
+  network: CLINetworkAdapter,
+  privateKey: string | CLITransactionSigner
+): string {
+  if (isCLITransactionSigner(privateKey)) {
+    const pkts = privateKey;
+    return pkts.address;
+  } else {
+    const pk = privateKey;
+    const ecKeyPair = blockstack.hexStringToECPair(pk);
+    return network.coerceAddress(blockstack.ecPairToAddress(ecKeyPair));
+  }
+}
+
+export function isCLITransactionSigner(
+  signer: string | CLITransactionSigner
+): signer is CLITransactionSigner {
+  return (signer as CLITransactionSigner).signerVersion !== undefined;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/data.ts b/packages/cli/src/data.ts
index 8cba31df5..d76e7ff2f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/data.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/data.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import * as jsontokens from 'jsontokens';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
 const ZoneFile = require('zone-file');
 
-import { canonicalPrivateKey, getPrivateKeyAddress, getPublicKeyFromPrivateKey } from './utils';
+import { canonicalPrivateKey, getPublicKeyFromPrivateKey } from './utils';
+import { getPrivateKeyAddress } from './common';
 
 import { CLINetworkAdapter, NameInfoType } from './network';
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/keys.ts b/packages/cli/src/keys.ts
index adfdc524c..8c6fbc1bb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/keys.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/keys.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ import * as bip39 from 'bip39';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
 const c32check = require('c32check');
 
-import { getPrivateKeyAddress } from './utils';
-
-import { getMaxIDSearchIndex } from './cli';
-
+import { getPrivateKeyAddress, getMaxIDSearchIndex } from './common';
 import { CLINetworkAdapter } from './network';
 
 import * as bip32 from 'bip32';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils.ts
index 2c2400fdf..dd0f0e060 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import {
   ID_ADDRESS_PATTERN,
 } from './argparse';
 
-import { TransactionSigner } from 'blockstack';
+import { CLITransactionSigner, isCLITransactionSigner } from './common';
 
 import { decryptBackupPhrase } from './encrypt';
 
@@ -57,29 +57,6 @@ export interface UTXO {
   tx_output_n: number;
 }
 
-class CLITransactionSigner implements TransactionSigner {
-  address: string;
-  isComplete: boolean;
-
-  constructor(address = '') {
-    this.address = address;
-    this.isComplete = false;
-  }
-
-  getAddress(): Promise<string> {
-    return Promise.resolve().then(() => this.address);
-  }
-
-  signTransaction(_txIn: bitcoinjs.TransactionBuilder, _signingIndex: number): Promise<void> {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
-    return Promise.resolve().then(() => {});
-  }
-
-  signerVersion(): number {
-    return 0;
-  }
-}
-
 export class NullSigner extends CLITransactionSigner {}
 
 export class MultiSigKeySigner extends CLITransactionSigner {
@@ -213,12 +190,6 @@ export class SegwitP2SHKeySigner extends CLITransactionSigner {
   }
 }
 
-function isCLITransactionSigner(
-  signer: string | CLITransactionSigner
-): signer is CLITransactionSigner {
-  return (signer as CLITransactionSigner).signerVersion !== undefined;
-}
-
 export function hasKeys(signer: string | CLITransactionSigner): boolean {
   if (isCLITransactionSigner(signer)) {
     const s = signer;
@@ -394,24 +365,6 @@ export function getPublicKeyFromPrivateKey(privateKey: string): string {
   return ecKeyPair.publicKey.toString('hex');
 }
 
-/*
- * Get a private key's address.  Honor the 01 to compress the public key
- * @privateKey (string) the hex-encoded private key
- */
-export function getPrivateKeyAddress(
-  network: CLINetworkAdapter,
-  privateKey: string | CLITransactionSigner
-): string {
-  if (isCLITransactionSigner(privateKey)) {
-    const pkts = privateKey;
-    return pkts.address;
-  } else {
-    const pk = privateKey;
-    const ecKeyPair = blockstack.hexStringToECPair(pk);
-    return network.coerceAddress(blockstack.ecPairToAddress(ecKeyPair));
-  }
-}
-
 /*
  * Get the canonical form of a hex-encoded private key
  * (i.e. strip the trailing '01' if present)