diff --git a/examples/basecoin/types/account.go b/examples/basecoin/types/account.go
index 2c54a5fbc7..2e0b8397fb 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/types/account.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/types/account.go
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ func GetParseAccount(cdc *wire.Codec) sdk.ParseAccount {
 	return func(accBytes []byte) (res sdk.Account, err error) {
 		acct := new(AppAccount)
 		err = cdc.UnmarshalBinary(accBytes, &acct)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 		return acct, err
 	}
 }
diff --git a/x/auth/commands/account.go b/x/auth/commands/account.go
index a8bbfa226b..2e2a3bf929 100644
--- a/x/auth/commands/account.go
+++ b/x/auth/commands/account.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ func getParseAccount(cdc *wire.Codec) sdk.ParseAccount {
 	return func(accBytes []byte) (sdk.Account, error) {
 		acct := new(auth.BaseAccount)
 		err := cdc.UnmarshalBinary(accBytes, acct)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 		return acct, err
 	}
 }