diff --git a/privval/priv_validator.go b/privval/priv_validator.go
index 2abcf5590..1e85bf7b3 100644
--- a/privval/priv_validator.go
+++ b/privval/priv_validator.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
 // TODO: type ?
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ func LoadFilePV(filePath string) *FilePV {
 		cmn.Exit(cmn.Fmt("Error reading PrivValidator from %v: %v\n", filePath, err))
 	}
 
+	// overwrite pubkey and address for convenience
+	pv.PubKey = pv.PrivKey.PubKey()
+	pv.Address = pv.PubKey.Address()
+
 	pv.filePath = filePath
 	return pv
 }