diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go b/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
index 1a1095b3a4..c3a6cfa54e 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (k Keeper) WithdrawDelegationReward(ctx sdk.Context, delegatorAddr sdk.AccA
 
 	// TODO: Reconcile with duplicate code in getDelegatorRewardsAll.
 	height := ctx.BlockHeight()
-	lastTotalPower := k.stakeKeeper.GetLastTotalPower(ctx)
+	lastTotalPower := sdk.NewDecFromInt(k.stakeKeeper.GetLastTotalPower(ctx))
 	lastValPower := k.stakeKeeper.GetLastValidatorPower(ctx, valAddr)
 	feePool := k.GetFeePool(ctx)
 	delInfo := k.GetDelegationDistInfo(ctx, delegatorAddr, valAddr)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (k Keeper) WithdrawDelegationRewardsAll(ctx sdk.Context, delegatorAddr sdk.
 func (k Keeper) getDelegatorRewardsAll(ctx sdk.Context, delAddr sdk.AccAddress, height int64) types.DecCoins {
 
 	withdraw := types.DecCoins{}
-	lastTotalPower := k.stakeKeeper.GetLastTotalPower(ctx)
+	lastTotalPower := sdk.NewDecFromInt(k.stakeKeeper.GetLastTotalPower(ctx))
 
 	// iterate over all the delegations
 	// TODO: Reconcile with duplicate code in WithdrawDelegationReward.
diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/delegation_test.go b/x/distribution/keeper/delegation_test.go
index 8060fcdf2d..6d1f46df91 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/delegation_test.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/delegation_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestWithdrawDelegationRewardBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// withdraw delegation
 	ctx = ctx.WithBlockHeight(1)
-	sk.SetLastTotalPower(ctx, sdk.NewDec(10))
+	sk.SetLastTotalPower(ctx, sdk.NewInt(10))
 	sk.SetLastValidatorPower(ctx, valOpAddr1, sdk.NewDec(10))
 	keeper.WithdrawDelegationReward(ctx, delAddr1, valOpAddr1)
 	amt = accMapper.GetAccount(ctx, delAddr1).GetCoins().AmountOf(denom)
diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/validator.go b/x/distribution/keeper/validator.go
index d8ec7ea7fd..a71249d6b4 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/validator.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/validator.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (k Keeper) WithdrawValidatorRewardsAll(ctx sdk.Context, operatorAddr sdk.Va
 	withdraw := k.getDelegatorRewardsAll(ctx, accAddr, height)
 
 	// withdrawal validator commission rewards
-	lastTotalPower := k.stakeKeeper.GetLastTotalPower(ctx)
+	lastTotalPower := sdk.NewDecFromInt(k.stakeKeeper.GetLastTotalPower(ctx))
 	valInfo := k.GetValidatorDistInfo(ctx, operatorAddr)
 	feePool := k.GetFeePool(ctx)
 	valInfo, feePool, commission := valInfo.WithdrawCommission(feePool, height, lastTotalPower,
diff --git a/x/distribution/types/keepers.go b/x/distribution/types/keepers.go
index 5009c6b5af..818d3dd5a6 100644
--- a/x/distribution/types/keepers.go
+++ b/x/distribution/types/keepers.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type StakeKeeper interface {
 	Validator(ctx sdk.Context, valAddr sdk.ValAddress) sdk.Validator
 	ValidatorByConsAddr(ctx sdk.Context, consAddr sdk.ConsAddress) sdk.Validator
 	TotalPower(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.Dec
-	GetLastTotalPower(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.Dec
+	GetLastTotalPower(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.Int
 	GetLastValidatorPower(ctx sdk.Context, valAddr sdk.ValAddress) sdk.Dec
 }
 
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper/keeper.go b/x/stake/keeper/keeper.go
index 3c209cc7a8..50de8e325c 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -74,21 +74,18 @@ func (k Keeper) SetPool(ctx sdk.Context, pool types.Pool) {
 //_______________________________________________________________________
 
 // Load the last total validator power.
-func (k Keeper) GetLastTotalPower(ctx sdk.Context) (power sdk.Dec) {
+func (k Keeper) GetLastTotalPower(ctx sdk.Context) (power sdk.Int) {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 	b := store.Get(LastTotalPowerKey)
 	if b == nil {
-		return sdk.ZeroDec()
+		return sdk.ZeroInt()
 	}
 	k.cdc.MustUnmarshalBinary(b, &power)
 	return
 }
 
 // Set the last total validator power.
-func (k Keeper) SetLastTotalPower(ctx sdk.Context, power sdk.Dec) {
-	if !power.IsInteger() {
-		panic("input power must be whole integer")
-	}
+func (k Keeper) SetLastTotalPower(ctx sdk.Context, power sdk.Int) {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 	b := k.cdc.MustMarshalBinary(power)
 	store.Set(LastTotalPowerKey, b)
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go b/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
index 0c9ab368c6..c62120758b 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper/val_state_change.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (k Keeper) ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates(ctx sdk.Context) (updates []ab
 
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 	maxValidators := k.GetParams(ctx).MaxValidators
-	totalPower := int64(0)
+	totalPower := sdk.ZeroInt()
 
 	// Retrieve the last validator set.
 	// The persistent set is updated later in this function.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (k Keeper) ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates(ctx sdk.Context) (updates []ab
 
 		// keep count
 		count++
-		totalPower += newPower
+		totalPower = totalPower.Add(sdk.NewInt(newPower))
 	}
 
 	// sort the no-longer-bonded validators
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (k Keeper) ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates(ctx sdk.Context) (updates []ab
 
 	// set total power on lookup index if there are any updates
 	if len(updates) > 0 {
-		k.SetLastTotalPower(ctx, sdk.NewDec(totalPower))
+		k.SetLastTotalPower(ctx, totalPower)
 	}
 
 	return updates