diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go b/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
index ae12714e45c7..f6fb6381ec47 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func TestGaiaCLISubmitProposal(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fooAcc = executeGetAccount(t, fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query account %s %v", fooAddr, flags))
 
-	require.Equal(t, int64(35), fooAcc.GetCoins().AmountOf("steak").Int64())
+	require.Equal(t, int64(35), fooAcc.GetCoins().AmountOf(stakeTypes.DefaultBondDenom).Int64())
 	proposal1 = executeGetProposal(t, fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query gov proposal --proposal-id=1 --output=json %v", flags))
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), proposal1.GetProposalID())
 	require.Equal(t, gov.StatusVotingPeriod, proposal1.GetStatus())