diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a97a18bd10..b6d786bf38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ FIXES
 * \#1052 - Make all now works
 * Retry on HTTP request failure in CLI tests, add option to retry tests in Makefile
 * Fixed bug where chain ID wasn't passed properly in x/bank REST handler
+* Fixed bug where `democli account` didn't decode the account data correctly
 
 ## 0.19.0
 
diff --git a/examples/democoin/types/account.go b/examples/democoin/types/account.go
index 211cf3c416..e01b63c318 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/types/account.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/types/account.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func GetAccountDecoder(cdc *wire.Codec) auth.AccountDecoder {
 			return nil, sdk.ErrTxDecode("accBytes are empty")
 		}
 		acct := new(AppAccount)
-		err = cdc.UnmarshalBinary(accBytes, &acct)
+		err = cdc.UnmarshalBinaryBare(accBytes, &acct)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}