diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/app.go b/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
index e5b7bfe39c..7b0f85e306 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type GaiaApp struct {
 func NewGaiaApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, baseAppOptions ...func(*bam.BaseApp)) *GaiaApp {
 	cdc := MakeCodec()
 
-	bApp := bam.NewBaseAppNoCodec(appName, logger, db, auth.DefaultTxDecoder(cdc), baseAppOptions...)
+	bApp := bam.NewBaseApp(appName, cdc, logger, db, baseAppOptions...)
 	bApp.SetCommitMultiStoreTracer(traceStore)
 
 	var app = &GaiaApp{