diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp.go b/baseapp/baseapp.go
index 32073cc8827..54cb68e7413 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) MountStores(keys ...storetypes.StoreKey) {
 			app.MountStore(key, storetypes.StoreTypeTransient)
 
 		default:
-			panic("Unrecognized store key type " + reflect.TypeOf(key).Name())
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unrecognized store key type :%T", key))
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/x/distribution/types/proposal.go b/x/distribution/types/proposal.go
index 1a0d0a886ed..070bce7e381 100644
--- a/x/distribution/types/proposal.go
+++ b/x/distribution/types/proposal.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func init() {
 	govtypes.RegisterProposalTypeCodec(&CommunityPoolSpendProposal{}, "cosmos-sdk/CommunityPoolSpendProposal")
 }
 
-// NewCommunityPoolSpendProposal creates a new community pool spned proposal.
+// NewCommunityPoolSpendProposal creates a new community pool spend proposal.
 //nolint:interfacer
 func NewCommunityPoolSpendProposal(title, description string, recipient sdk.AccAddress, amount sdk.Coins) *CommunityPoolSpendProposal {
 	return &CommunityPoolSpendProposal{title, description, recipient.String(), amount}