diff --git a/x/slashing/genesis.go b/x/slashing/genesis.go
index 64b1795a29..604c8668d5 100644
--- a/x/slashing/genesis.go
+++ b/x/slashing/genesis.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func DefaultGenesisState() GenesisState {
 // and the keeper's address to pubkey map
 func InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper, data GenesisState, sdata types.GenesisState) {
 	for _, validator := range sdata.Validators {
-		keeper.addPubkey(ctx, validator.GetPubKey())
+		keeper.addPubkey(ctx, validator.GetConsPubKey())
 	}
 
 	keeper.paramstore.SetStruct(ctx, &data.Params)