diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 7eaa6b8f..dae98ab6 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ func New(
 	)
 
 	// Set legacy router for backwards compatibility with gov v1beta1
-	app.GovKeeper.SetLegacyRouter(govRouter)
+	govKeeper.SetLegacyRouter(govRouter)
 
 	app.GovKeeper = *govKeeper.SetHooks(
 		govtypes.NewMultiGovHooks(