diff --git a/cmd/validator/credentials/set/command.go b/cmd/validator/credentials/set/command.go
index b8b7305..dbb82d1 100644
--- a/cmd/validator/credentials/set/command.go
+++ b/cmd/validator/credentials/set/command.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type command struct {
 	genesisValidatorsRoot string
 	prepareOffline        bool
 	signedOperationsInput string
+	maxDistance           uint64
 
 	// Beacon node connection.
 	timeout                  time.Duration
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func newCommand(_ context.Context) (*command, error) {
 		withdrawalAddressStr:  viper.GetString("withdrawal-address"),
 		forkVersion:           viper.GetString("fork-version"),
 		genesisValidatorsRoot: viper.GetString("genesis-validators-root"),
+		maxDistance:           viper.GetUint64("max-distance"),
 	}
 
 	// Timeout is required.
diff --git a/cmd/validator/credentials/set/process.go b/cmd/validator/credentials/set/process.go
index deeed3f..fb38d5b 100644
--- a/cmd/validator/credentials/set/process.go
+++ b/cmd/validator/credentials/set/process.go
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ func (c *command) generateOperationFromMnemonicAndValidator(ctx context.Context)
 
 	// Scan the keys from the seed to find the path.
 	maxDistance := 1024
+	if c.maxDistance > 0 {
+		maxDistance = int(c.maxDistance)
+	}
 	// Start scanning the validator keys.
 	var withdrawalAccount e2wtypes.Account
 	for i := 0; ; i++ {
@@ -247,10 +250,13 @@ func (c *command) generateOperationsFromMnemonic(ctx context.Context) error {
 		validators[fmt.Sprintf("%#x", validator.Pubkey)] = validator
 	}
 
-	maxDistance := 1024
 	// Start scanning the validator keys.
 	lastFoundIndex := 0
 	foundValidatorCount := 0
+	maxDistance := 1024
+	if c.maxDistance > 0 {
+		maxDistance = int(c.maxDistance)
+	}
 	for i := 0; ; i++ {
 		// If no validators have been found in the last maxDistance indices, stop scanning.
 		if i-lastFoundIndex > maxDistance {
diff --git a/cmd/validator/exit/command.go b/cmd/validator/exit/command.go
index 7c16351..b6a8d3a 100644
--- a/cmd/validator/exit/command.go
+++ b/cmd/validator/exit/command.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type command struct {
 	prepareOffline        bool
 	signedOperationsInput string
 	epoch                 string
+	maxDistance           uint64
 
 	// Beacon node connection.
 	timeout                  time.Duration
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func newCommand(_ context.Context) (*command, error) {
 		forkVersion:              viper.GetString("fork-version"),
 		genesisValidatorsRoot:    viper.GetString("genesis-validators-root"),
 		epoch:                    viper.GetString("epoch"),
+		maxDistance:              viper.GetUint64("max-distance"),
 		signedOperations:         make([]*phase0.SignedVoluntaryExit, 0),
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/validator/exit/process.go b/cmd/validator/exit/process.go
index 617a4ca..c9bbc16 100644
--- a/cmd/validator/exit/process.go
+++ b/cmd/validator/exit/process.go
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ func (c *command) generateOperationFromMnemonicAndValidator(ctx context.Context)
 
 	// Scan the keys from the seed to find the path.
 	maxDistance := 1024
+	if c.maxDistance > 0 {
+		maxDistance = int(c.maxDistance)
+	}
 	// Start scanning the validator keys.
 	for i := 0; ; i++ {
 		if i == maxDistance {
@@ -219,7 +222,11 @@ func (c *command) generateOperationsFromMnemonic(ctx context.Context) error {
 		validators[fmt.Sprintf("%#x", validator.Pubkey)] = validator
 	}
 
+	// Scan the keys from the seed to find the path.
 	maxDistance := 1024
+	if c.maxDistance > 0 {
+		maxDistance = int(c.maxDistance)
+	}
 	// Start scanning the validator keys.
 	lastFoundIndex := 0
 	foundValidatorCount := 0
diff --git a/cmd/validatorcredentialsset.go b/cmd/validatorcredentialsset.go
index 4cafda1..cd409cd 100644
--- a/cmd/validatorcredentialsset.go
+++ b/cmd/validatorcredentialsset.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func init() {
 	validatorCredentialsSetCmd.Flags().Bool("offline", false, "Do not attempt to connect to a beacon node to obtain information for the operation")
 	validatorCredentialsSetCmd.Flags().String("fork-version", "", "Fork version to use for signing (overrides fetching from beacon node)")
 	validatorCredentialsSetCmd.Flags().String("genesis-validators-root", "", "Genesis validators root to use for signing (overrides fetching from beacon node)")
+	validatorCredentialsSetCmd.Flags().Uint64("max-distance", 1024, "Maximum indices to scan for finding the validator.")
 }
 
 func validatorCredentialsSetBindings(cmd *cobra.Command) {
@@ -91,4 +92,7 @@ func validatorCredentialsSetBindings(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	if err := viper.BindPFlag("genesis-validators-root", cmd.Flags().Lookup("genesis-validators-root")); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag("max-distance", cmd.Flags().Lookup("max-distance")); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/validatorexit.go b/cmd/validatorexit.go
index 0e4418e..cad6996 100644
--- a/cmd/validatorexit.go
+++ b/cmd/validatorexit.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func init() {
 	validatorExitCmd.Flags().Bool("offline", false, "Do not attempt to connect to a beacon node to obtain information for the operation")
 	validatorExitCmd.Flags().String("fork-version", "", "Fork version to use for signing (overrides fetching from beacon node)")
 	validatorExitCmd.Flags().String("genesis-validators-root", "", "Genesis validators root to use for signing (overrides fetching from beacon node)")
+	validatorExitCmd.Flags().Uint64("max-distance", 1024, "Maximum indices to scan for finding the validator.")
 }
 
 func validatorExitBindings(cmd *cobra.Command) {
@@ -88,4 +89,7 @@ func validatorExitBindings(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	if err := viper.BindPFlag("genesis-validators-root", cmd.Flags().Lookup("genesis-validators-root")); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag("max-distance", cmd.Flags().Lookup("max-distance")); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }