diff --git a/validator-api/src/nymd_client.rs b/validator-api/src/nymd_client.rs
index 9cdbcb96dc..749ee16d41 100644
--- a/validator-api/src/nymd_client.rs
+++ b/validator-api/src/nymd_client.rs
@@ -332,13 +332,12 @@ impl<C> Client<C> {
     where
         C: SigningCosmWasmClient + Sync,
     {
-        let mut msgs = vec![(ExecuteMsg::AdvanceCurrentEpoch {}, vec![])];
-
-        msgs.extend(reward_msgs);
+        let mut msgs = reward_msgs;
 
         let epoch_msgs = vec![
             (ExecuteMsg::ReconcileDelegations {}, vec![]),
             (ExecuteMsg::CheckpointMixnodes {}, vec![]),
+            (ExecuteMsg::AdvanceCurrentEpoch {}, vec![]),
             (
                 ExecuteMsg::WriteRewardedSet {
                     rewarded_set,