diff --git a/x/staking/simulation/msg_factory.go b/x/staking/simulation/msg_factory.go
index 7c2d4fa3a7e4..49aff2505298 100644
--- a/x/staking/simulation/msg_factory.go
+++ b/x/staking/simulation/msg_factory.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func MsgCreateValidatorFactory(k *keeper.Keeper) simsx.SimMsgFactoryFn[*types.Ms
 			r.StringN(10),
 			types.Metadata{
 				ProfilePicUri:    RandURIOfHostLength(r.Rand, 10),
-				SocialHandleUris: RandSocialHandles(r.Rand, 2, 10),
+				SocialHandleUris: RandSocialHandleURIs(r.Rand, 2, 10),
 			},
 		)
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func MsgEditValidatorFactory(k *keeper.Keeper) simsx.SimMsgFactoryFn[*types.MsgE
 		valOper := testData.GetAccountbyAccAddr(reporter, valOpAddrBz)
 		d := types.NewDescription(r.StringN(10), r.StringN(10), r.StringN(10), r.StringN(10), r.StringN(10), types.Metadata{
 			ProfilePicUri:    RandURIOfHostLength(r.Rand, 10),
-			SocialHandleUris: RandSocialHandles(r.Rand, 2, 10),
+			SocialHandleUris: RandSocialHandleURIs(r.Rand, 2, 10),
 		})
 
 		msg := types.NewMsgEditValidator(val.GetOperator(), d, &newCommissionRate, nil)