diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 51306e498bd4..0e30f90eaf82 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func NewSimApp(
 		stakingtypes.NewMultiStakingHooks(app.DistrKeeper.Hooks(), app.SlashingKeeper.Hooks()),
 	)
 
-	app.AuthzKeeper = authzkeeper.NewKeeper(keys[authzkeeper.StoreKey], appCodec, app.msgSvcRouter)
+	app.AuthzKeeper = authzkeeper.NewKeeper(keys[authzkeeper.StoreKey], appCodec, app.msgSvcRouter, app.AccountKeeper)
 
 	// register the proposal types
 	govRouter := govtypes.NewRouter()