diff --git a/state/store.go b/state/store.go
index 7a0ef255a..086dcdf5a 100644
--- a/state/store.go
+++ b/state/store.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func saveState(db dbm.DB, state State, key []byte) {
 	saveValidatorsInfo(db, nextHeight+1, state.LastHeightValidatorsChanged, state.NextValidators)
 	// Save next consensus params.
 	saveConsensusParamsInfo(db, nextHeight, state.LastHeightConsensusParamsChanged, state.ConsensusParams)
-	db.SetSync(stateKey, state.Bytes())
+	db.SetSync(key, state.Bytes())
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------