diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/sim_test.go b/cmd/gaia/app/sim_test.go
index 925880b19e..7dffcf6723 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/sim_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/sim_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func testAndRunTxs(app *GaiaApp) []simulation.WeightedOperation {
 		// {50, distributionsim.SimulateMsgWithdrawValidatorRewardsAll(app.accountMapper, app.distrKeeper)},
 		//{5, govsim.SimulateSubmittingVotingAndSlashingForProposal(app.govKeeper, app.stakeKeeper)},
 		//{100, govsim.SimulateMsgDeposit(app.govKeeper, app.stakeKeeper)},
-		{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgCreateValidator(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
+		//{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgCreateValidator(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
 		//{5, stakesim.SimulateMsgEditValidator(app.stakeKeeper)},
 		{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgDelegate(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
 		//{100, stakesim.SimulateMsgBeginUnbonding(app.accountMapper, app.stakeKeeper)},
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go b/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
index 559357bd1d..0e939e051a 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ func (k Keeper) ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates(ctx sdk.Context) (updates []ab
 		// validator still in the validator set, so delete from the copy
 		delete(last, operatorBytes)
 
+		fmt.Println(
+			cmn.Cyan(
+				fmt.Sprintf("TOTAL ADD %v pow: %v",
+					operator, newPower),
+			),
+		)
+
 		// keep count
 		count++
 		totalPower += newPower