diff --git a/testutil/network/network.go b/testutil/network/network.go
index d7342d79cb..eed00af898 100644
--- a/testutil/network/network.go
+++ b/testutil/network/network.go
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ func New(l Logger, baseDir string, cfg Config) (NetworkI, error) {
 			WithAccountRetriever(cfg.AccountRetriever).
 			WithAddressCodec(cfg.AddressCodec).
 			WithValidatorAddressCodec(cfg.ValidatorAddressCodec).
-			WithConsensusAddressCodec(cfg.ValidatorAddressCodec).
+			WithConsensusAddressCodec(cfg.ConsensusAddressCodec).
 			WithNodeURI(cmtCfg.RPC.ListenAddress)
 
 		// Provide ChainID here since we can't modify it in the Comet config.