diff --git a/state/execution.go b/state/execution.go
index aa96d22e8..ab689f5fb 100644
--- a/state/execution.go
+++ b/state/execution.go
@@ -384,9 +384,10 @@ func fireEvents(logger log.Logger, eventBus types.BlockEventPublisher, block *ty
 		}})
 	}
 
-	if len(abciResponses.EndBlock.ValidatorUpdates) > 0 {
+	abciValUpdates := abciResponses.EndBlock.ValidatorUpdates
+	if len(abciValUpdates) > 0 {
 		// if there were an error, we would've stopped in updateValidators
-		updates, _ := types.PB2TM.Validators(abciResponses.EndBlock.ValidatorUpdates)
+		updates, _ := types.PB2TM.ValidatorUpdates(abciValUpdates)
 		eventBus.PublishEventValidatorSetUpdates(
 			types.EventDataValidatorSetUpdates{ValidatorUpdates: updates})
 	}
diff --git a/state/execution_test.go b/state/execution_test.go
index e50172e17..4d7c4f999 100644
--- a/state/execution_test.go
+++ b/state/execution_test.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func TestEndBlockValidatorUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 	blockID := types.BlockID{block.Hash(), block.MakePartSet(testPartSize).Header()}
 
 	pubkey := ed25519.GenPrivKey().PubKey()
-	app.ValidatorUpdates = []abci.Validator{
+	app.ValidatorUpdates = []abci.ValidatorUpdate{
 		{PubKey: types.TM2PB.PubKey(pubkey), Power: 10},
 	}
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ type testApp struct {
 
 	CommitVotes         []abci.VoteInfo
 	ByzantineValidators []abci.Evidence
-	ValidatorUpdates    []abci.Validator
+	ValidatorUpdates    []abci.ValidatorUpdate
 }
 
 var _ abci.Application = (*testApp)(nil)