diff --git a/x/stake/keeper/validator.go b/x/stake/keeper/validator.go
index 9acdb67644..84a82dba5f 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper/validator.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper/validator.go
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func (k Keeper) UpdateValidatorCommission(ctx sdk.Context, validator types.Valid
 	validator.Commission.UpdateTime = blockTime
 
 	k.SetValidator(ctx, validator)
-	k.OnValidatorCommissionChange(ctx, addr)
+	k.OnValidatorCommissionChange(ctx, validator.OperatorAddr)
 	return nil
 }