diff --git a/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/addpkg.go b/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/addpkg.go
index 5bbd3f08ad04..14766b7d443a 100644
--- a/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/addpkg.go
+++ b/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/addpkg.go
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/gno.land/pkg/sdk/vm"
 	gno "github.com/gnolang/gno/gnovm/pkg/gnolang"
+	"github.com/gnolang/gno/gnovm/pkg/gnomod"
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/amino"
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/commands"
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys"
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 type addPkgCfg struct {
 	rootCfg *makeTxCfg
 
-	pkgPath string
 	pkgDir  string
 	deposit string
 }
@@ -43,13 +44,6 @@ func newAddPkgCmd(rootCfg *makeTxCfg, io commands.IO) *commands.Command {
 }
 
 func (c *addPkgCfg) RegisterFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet) {
-	fs.StringVar(
-		&c.pkgPath,
-		"pkgpath",
-		"",
-		"package path (required)",
-	)
-
 	fs.StringVar(
 		&c.pkgDir,
 		"pkgdir",
@@ -66,9 +60,6 @@ func (c *addPkgCfg) RegisterFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet) {
 }
 
 func execAddPkg(cfg *addPkgCfg, args []string, io commands.IO) error {
-	if cfg.pkgPath == "" {
-		return errors.New("pkgpath not specified")
-	}
 	if cfg.pkgDir == "" {
 		return errors.New("pkgdir not specified")
 	}
@@ -96,10 +87,17 @@ func execAddPkg(cfg *addPkgCfg, args []string, io commands.IO) error {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	// read and parse gno.mod
+	gm, err := gnomod.ParseGnoMod(filepath.Join(cfg.pkgDir, "gno.mod"))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	// open files in directory as MemPackage.
-	memPkg := gno.ReadMemPackage(cfg.pkgDir, cfg.pkgPath)
+	pkgPath := gm.Module.Mod.Path
+	memPkg := gno.ReadMemPackage(cfg.pkgDir, pkgPath)
 	if memPkg.IsEmpty() {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("found an empty package %q", cfg.pkgPath))
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("found an empty package %q", pkgPath))
 	}
 
 	// precompile and validate syntax