diff --git a/x/gov/genesis.go b/x/gov/genesis.go
index 9c44b2f007fa..0ff41bb4c09c 100644
--- a/x/gov/genesis.go
+++ b/x/gov/genesis.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func DefaultGenesisState() GenesisState {
 
 // Checks whether 2 GenesisState structs are equivalent.
 func (data GenesisState) Equal(data2 GenesisState) bool {
-	if data.StartingProposalID != data.StartingProposalID ||
+	if data.StartingProposalID != data2.StartingProposalID ||
 		!data.DepositParams.Equal(data2.DepositParams) ||
 		data.VotingParams != data2.VotingParams ||
 		data.TallyParams != data2.TallyParams {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (data GenesisState) Equal(data2 GenesisState) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	for i := range data.Proposals {
-		if data.Proposals[i] != data.Proposals[i] {
+		if data.Proposals[i] != data2.Proposals[i] {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/x/gov/genesis_test.go b/x/gov/genesis_test.go
index 87d466b5f179..69ab53c99ac2 100644
--- a/x/gov/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/genesis_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@ import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 )
 
+func TestEqualProposalID(t *testing.T) {
+	state1 := GenesisState{}
+	state2 := GenesisState{}
+	require.Equal(t, state1, state2)
+
+	// Proposals
+	state1.StartingProposalID = 1
+	require.NotEqual(t, state1, state2)
+	require.False(t, state1.Equal(state2))
+
+	state2.StartingProposalID = 1
+	require.Equal(t, state1, state2)
+	require.True(t, state1.Equal(state2))
+}
+
 func TestImportExportQueues(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Generate mock app and keepers