diff --git a/crates/iota-move/src/build.rs b/crates/iota-move/src/build.rs
index 0eb2829a2ef..06d3c910b25 100644
--- a/crates/iota-move/src/build.rs
+++ b/crates/iota-move/src/build.rs
@@ -26,11 +26,16 @@ pub struct Build {
     /// Whether we are printing in base64.
     #[clap(long, global = true)]
     pub dump_bytecode_as_base64: bool,
-    /// If true, generate struct layout schemas for
-    /// all struct types passed into `entry` functions declared by modules in
-    /// this package These layout schemas can be consumed by clients (e.g.,
-    /// the TypeScript SDK) to enable serialization/deserialization of
-    /// transaction arguments and events.
+    /// Don't specialize the package to the active chain when dumping bytecode
+    /// as Base64. This allows building to proceed without a network connection
+    /// or active environment, but it will not be able to automatically
+    /// determine the addresses of its dependencies.
+    #[arg(long, global = true, requires = "dump_bytecode_as_base64")]
+    pub ignore_chain: bool,
+    /// If true, generate struct layout schemas for all struct types passed into
+    /// `entry` functions declared by modules in this package These layout
+    /// schemas can be consumed by clients (e.g., the TypeScript SDK) to enable
+    /// serialization/deserialization of transaction arguments and events.
     #[clap(long, global = true)]
     pub generate_struct_layouts: bool,
     /// The chain ID, if resolved. Required when the dump_bytecode_as_base64 is
diff --git a/crates/iota/src/iota_commands.rs b/crates/iota/src/iota_commands.rs
index 9f34f7f0755..ab0c9387a74 100644
--- a/crates/iota/src/iota_commands.rs
+++ b/crates/iota/src/iota_commands.rs
@@ -505,18 +505,21 @@ impl IotaCommand {
             } => {
                 match &mut cmd {
                     iota_move::Command::Build(build) if build.dump_bytecode_as_base64 => {
-                        // `iota move build` does not ordinarily require a network connection.
-                        // The exception is when --dump-bytecode-as-base64 is specified: In this
-                        // case, we should resolve the correct addresses for the respective chain
-                        // (e.g., testnet, mainnet) from the Move.lock under automated address
-                        // management.
-                        let config =
-                            client_config.unwrap_or(iota_config_dir()?.join(IOTA_CLIENT_CONFIG));
-                        prompt_if_no_config(&config, false, true).await?;
-                        let context = WalletContext::new(&config, None, None)?;
-                        let client = context.get_client().await?;
-                        let chain_id = client.read_api().get_chain_identifier().await.ok();
-                        build.chain_id = chain_id.clone();
+                        if build.ignore_chain {
+                            build.chain_id = None;
+                        } else {
+                            // `iota move build` does not ordinarily require a network connection.
+                            // The exception is when --dump-bytecode-as-base64 is specified: In this
+                            // case, we should resolve the correct addresses for the respective
+                            // chain (e.g., testnet, mainnet) from the Move.lock under automated
+                            // address management.
+                            let config = client_config
+                                .unwrap_or(iota_config_dir()?.join(IOTA_CLIENT_CONFIG));
+                            prompt_if_no_config(&config, false, true).await?;
+                            let context = WalletContext::new(&config, None, None)?;
+                            let client = context.get_client().await?;
+                            build.chain_id = client.read_api().get_chain_identifier().await.ok();
+                        }
                     }
                     _ => (),
                 };
diff --git a/crates/iota/src/keytool.rs b/crates/iota/src/keytool.rs
index 73dda76e6bd..716548db44d 100644
--- a/crates/iota/src/keytool.rs
+++ b/crates/iota/src/keytool.rs
@@ -589,8 +589,11 @@ impl KeyToolCommand {
             } => match IotaKeyPair::decode(&input_string) {
                 Ok(ikp) => {
                     info!("Importing Bech32 encoded private key to keystore");
-                    let key = Key::from(&ikp);
+                    let mut key = Key::from(&ikp);
+
                     keystore.add_key(alias, ikp)?;
+                    key.alias = Some(keystore.get_alias_by_address(&key.iota_address)?);
+
                     CommandOutput::Import(key)
                 }
                 Err(_) => {
@@ -617,7 +620,10 @@ impl KeyToolCommand {
                     };
 
                     let ikp = keystore.get_key(&iota_address)?;
-                    let key = Key::from(ikp);
+                    let mut key = Key::from(ikp);
+
+                    key.alias = Some(keystore.get_alias_by_address(&key.iota_address)?);
+
                     CommandOutput::Import(key)
                 }
             },
diff --git a/crates/iota/tests/cli_tests.rs b/crates/iota/tests/cli_tests.rs
index 6a4ac04eeec..12523268fad 100644
--- a/crates/iota/tests/cli_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/iota/tests/cli_tests.rs
@@ -4383,6 +4383,7 @@ async fn test_move_new() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         build_config: move_package::BuildConfig::default(),
         cmd: iota_move::Command::Build(iota_move::build::Build {
             chain_id: None,
+            ignore_chain: false,
             dump_bytecode_as_base64: false,
             generate_struct_layouts: false,
             with_unpublished_dependencies: false,