diff --git a/x/stake/fee_distribution.go b/x/stake/fee_distribution.go
index 0924c5e8a9..5078285681 100644
--- a/x/stake/fee_distribution.go
+++ b/x/stake/fee_distribution.go
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ func (k Keeper) FeeHandler(ctx sdk.Context, collectedFees sdk.Coins) {
 	pool := k.GetPool(ctx)
 	params := k.GetParams(ctx)
 
-	// XXX calculate
-	sumOfVotingPowerOfPrecommitValidators := sdk.NewRat(67, 100)
+	// XXX determine
 	candidate := NewCandidate(addrs[0], pks[0], Description{})
 
-	toProposer := coinsMulRat(collectedFees, (sdk.NewRat(1, 100).Add(sdk.NewRat(4, 100).Mul(sumOfVotingPowerOfPrecommitValidators).Quo(pool.BondedShares))))
+	// calculate the proposer reward
+	precommitPower := k.GetTotalPrecommitVotingPower(ctx)
+	toProposer := coinsMulRat(collectedFees, (sdk.NewRat(1, 100).Add(sdk.NewRat(4, 100).Mul(precommitPower).Quo(pool.BondedShares))))
 	candidate.ProposerRewardPool = candidate.ProposerRewardPool.Plus(toProposer)
 
 	toReservePool := coinsMulRat(collectedFees, params.ReservePoolFee)
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper.go b/x/stake/keeper.go
index fc53f501a4..e62e5a3982 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (k Keeper) IsRecentValidator(ctx sdk.Context, pk crypto.PubKey) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// Is the power of non-absent prevotes
+// cummulative power of the non-absent prevotes
 func (k Keeper) GetTotalPrecommitVotingPower(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.Rat {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (k Keeper) GetTotalPrecommitVotingPower(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.Rat {
 			}
 		}
 		if skip {
-			break
+			continue
 		}
 
 		bz := iterator.Value()
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper_test.go b/x/stake/keeper_test.go
index 120450803e..16d04dd74b 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper_test.go
@@ -638,10 +638,7 @@ func TestIsRecentValidator(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetTotalPrecommitVotingPower(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _, keeper := createTestInput(t, false, 0)
 
-	// set absent validators to be the 1st and 3rd record sorted by pubKey address
-	ctx = ctx.WithAbsentValidators([]int32{1, 3})
-
-	amts := []int64{9, 8, 7, 10, 6}
+	amts := []int64{10000, 1000, 100, 10, 1}
 	var candidatesIn [5]Candidate
 	for i, amt := range amts {
 		candidatesIn[i] = NewCandidate(addrVals[i], pks[i], Description{})
@@ -653,6 +650,17 @@ func TestGetTotalPrecommitVotingPower(t *testing.T) {
 	// test that an empty validator set doesn't have any validators
 	validators := keeper.GetValidators(ctx)
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, len(validators))
+
+	totPow := keeper.GetTotalPrecommitVotingPower(ctx)
+	exp := sdk.NewRat(11111)
+	assert.True(t, exp.Equal(totPow), "exp %v, got %v", exp, totPow)
+
+	// set absent validators to be the 1st and 3rd record sorted by pubKey address
+	ctx = ctx.WithAbsentValidators([]int32{1, 3})
+	totPow = keeper.GetTotalPrecommitVotingPower(ctx)
+	// XXX verify that this order should infact exclude these two records
+	exp = sdk.NewRat(11100)
+	assert.True(t, exp.Equal(totPow), "exp %v, got %v", exp, totPow)
 }
 
 func TestParams(t *testing.T) {