diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
index 263446f8..c982b19c 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class SigningStargateClient extends StargateClient {
   private readonly fees: CosmosFeeTable;
   private readonly registry: Registry;
   private readonly signer: OfflineSigner;
-  private readonly aminoTypes;
+  private readonly aminoTypes: AminoTypes;
 
   public static async connectWithSigner(
     endpoint: string,
@@ -111,19 +111,19 @@ export class SigningStargateClient extends StargateClient {
   }
 
   public async signAndBroadcast(
-    address: string,
+    signerAddress: string,
     messages: readonly EncodeObject[],
     fee: StdFee,
     memo = "",
   ): Promise<BroadcastTxResponse> {
     const accountFromSigner = (await this.signer.getAccounts()).find(
-      (account: AccountData) => account.address === address,
+      (account: AccountData) => account.address === signerAddress,
     );
     if (!accountFromSigner) {
       throw new Error("Failed to retrieve account from signer");
     }
     const pubkey = encodeSecp256k1Pubkey(accountFromSigner.pubkey);
-    const accountFromChain = await this.getAccount(address);
+    const accountFromChain = await this.getAccount(signerAddress);
     if (!accountFromChain) {
       throw new Error("Account not found");
     }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class SigningStargateClient extends StargateClient {
     if (isOfflineDirectSigner(this.signer)) {
       const authInfoBytes = makeAuthInfoBytes([pubkeyAny], fee.amount, gasLimit, sequence);
       const signDoc = makeSignDoc(txBodyBytes, authInfoBytes, chainId, accountNumber);
-      const { signature, signed } = await this.signer.signDirect(address, signDoc);
+      const { signature, signed } = await this.signer.signDirect(signerAddress, signDoc);
       const txRaw = TxRaw.create({
         bodyBytes: signed.bodyBytes,
         authInfoBytes: signed.authInfoBytes,
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class SigningStargateClient extends StargateClient {
     const signMode = cosmos.tx.signing.v1beta1.SignMode.SIGN_MODE_LEGACY_AMINO_JSON;
     const msgs = messages.map((msg) => this.aminoTypes.toAmino(msg));
     const signDoc = makeSignDocAmino(msgs, fee, chainId, memo, accountNumber, sequence);
-    const { signature, signed } = await this.signer.signAmino(address, signDoc);
+    const { signature, signed } = await this.signer.signAmino(signerAddress, signDoc);
     const signedTxBody = {
       messages: signed.msgs.map((msg) => this.aminoTypes.fromAmino(msg)),
       memo: signed.memo,
diff --git a/packages/stargate/types/signingstargateclient.d.ts b/packages/stargate/types/signingstargateclient.d.ts
index ea901c42..510fe2ab 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/types/signingstargateclient.d.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/types/signingstargateclient.d.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export declare class SigningStargateClient extends StargateClient {
     memo?: string,
   ): Promise<BroadcastTxResponse>;
   signAndBroadcast(
-    address: string,
+    signerAddress: string,
     messages: readonly EncodeObject[],
     fee: StdFee,
     memo?: string,