diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e11fe25..32d8106 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ COMMANDS:
    help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command
 
 GLOBAL OPTIONS:
+   --chain-id value                         to ensure all nodes matches the specific network (dismiss to auto-detected)
    --http-addr value                        http server address (default: ":8080")
    --namespace value                        namespace for Prometheus metrics (default: "cosmos_validator_watcher")
    --no-color                               disable colored output (default: false)
-   --node value [ --node value ]            RPC node endpoint to connect to (speficied multiple nodes for high availability) (default: "http://localhost:26657")
+   --node value [ --node value ]            rpc node endpoint to connect to (specify multiple for high availability) (default: "http://localhost:26657")
+   --no-staking                             disable calls to staking module (useful for consumer chains) (default: false)
    --validator value [ --validator value ]  validator address(es) to track (use :my-label to add a custom label in metrics & ouput)
    --help, -h                               show help
    --version, -v                            print the version
diff --git a/pkg/app/flags.go b/pkg/app/flags.go
index f1d30d0..45ae139 100644
--- a/pkg/app/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/app/flags.go
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ var Flags = []cli.Flag{
 	},
 	&cli.StringSliceFlag{
 		Name:  "node",
-		Usage: "RPC node endpoint to connect to (speficied multiple nodes for high availability)",
+		Usage: "rpc node endpoint to connect to (specify multiple for high availability)",
 		Value: cli.NewStringSlice("http://localhost:26657"),
 	},
+	&cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "no-staking",
+		Usage: "disable calls to staking module (useful for consumer chains)",
+	},
 	&cli.StringSliceFlag{
 		Name:  "validator",
 		Usage: "validator address(es) to track (use :my-label to add a custom label in metrics & ouput)",
diff --git a/pkg/app/run.go b/pkg/app/run.go
index 9c6b50a..56c5ec7 100644
--- a/pkg/app/run.go
+++ b/pkg/app/run.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func RunFunc(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 		namespace  = cCtx.String("namespace")
 		noColor    = cCtx.Bool("no-color")
 		nodes      = cCtx.StringSlice("node")
+		noStaking  = cCtx.Bool("no-staking")
 		validators = cCtx.StringSlice("validator")
 
 		// Channels used to send data from watchers to the exporter
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ func RunFunc(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 				BlockChan:      blockChan,
 				StatusChan:     statusChan,
 				ValidatorsChan: validatorsChan,
+				DisableStaking: noStaking,
 			})
 
 			return watchers[i].Start(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/watcher/watcher.go b/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
index 672b821..eac5b3d 100644
--- a/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	StatusChan     chan<- NodeEvent[*ctypes.ResultStatus]
 	BlockChan      chan<- NodeEvent[*types.Block]
 	ValidatorsChan chan<- NodeEvent[[]stakingtypes.Validator]
+	DisableStaking bool
 }
 
 type Watcher struct {
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) getValidators(ctx context.Context) ([]*types.Validator, error)
 }
 
 func (w *Watcher) syncStakingValidators(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if !w.Ready() {
+	if w.cfg.DisableStaking || !w.Ready() {
 		return nil
 	}