diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 227c84842..d79fb8670 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
 * CLI/RPC/Config
 
 * Apps
-- [state] [\#3049](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3049) Total voting power of the validator set is upper bounded by
+  - [state] [\#3049](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3049) Total voting power of the validator set is upper bounded by
     `MaxInt64 / 8`. Apps must ensure they do not return changes to the validator
     set that cause this maximum to be exceeded.
 
 * Go API
-- [node] [\#3082](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3082) MetricsProvider now requires you to pass a chain ID
-- [types] [\#2713](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2713) Rename `TxProof.LeafHash` to `TxProof.Leaf`
-- [crypto/merkle] [\#2713](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2713) `SimpleProof.Verify` takes a `leaf` instead of a
-  `leafHash` and performs the hashing itself
+  - [node] [\#3082](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3082) MetricsProvider now requires you to pass a chain ID
+  - [types] [\#2713](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2713) Rename `TxProof.LeafHash` to `TxProof.Leaf`
+  - [crypto/merkle] [\#2713](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2713) `SimpleProof.Verify` takes a `leaf` instead of a
+    `leafHash` and performs the hashing itself
 
 * Blockchain Protocol
   * [crypto/merkle] [\#2713](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2713) Merkle trees now match the RFC 6962 specification
diff --git a/types/validator_set.go b/types/validator_set.go
index 38b9260a8..a36e1920d 100644
--- a/types/validator_set.go
+++ b/types/validator_set.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (vals *ValidatorSet) RescalePriorities(diffMax int64) {
 	// NOTE: This check is merely a sanity check which could be
 	// removed if all tests would init. voting power appropriately;
 	// i.e. diffMax should always be > 0
-	if diffMax == 0 {
+	if diffMax <= 0 {
 		return
 	}