diff --git a/substrate/core/cli/src/lib.rs b/substrate/core/cli/src/lib.rs
index e629788e80..c8df07ad1f 100644
--- a/substrate/core/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/core/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ where
 		config.keys.push(key);
 	}
 
-	if cli.shared_params.dev {
+	if cli.shared_params.dev && cli.keyring.account.is_none() {
 		config.keys.push("//Alice".into());
 	}