diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 85f6c134930..774e7c9388c 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ func (app *GaiaApp) setupUpgradeStoreLoaders() {
 
 	for _, upgrade := range Upgrades {
 		if upgradeInfo.Name == upgrade.UpgradeName {
-			app.SetStoreLoader(upgradetypes.UpgradeStoreLoader(upgradeInfo.Height, &upgrade.StoreUpgrades))
+			storeUpgrades := upgrade.StoreUpgrades
+			app.SetStoreLoader(upgradetypes.UpgradeStoreLoader(upgradeInfo.Height, &storeUpgrades))
 		}
 	}
 }