diff --git a/x/valset/keeper/keeper.go b/x/valset/keeper/keeper.go
index 767a8886..5a1f854d 100644
--- a/x/valset/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/valset/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -256,6 +256,28 @@ func (k Keeper) isNewSnapshotWorthy(currentSnapshot, newSnapshot *types.Snapshot
 		}
 	}
 
+	// we also need to see if validators added or removed any external chain info.
+	// If they did, then this change is also considered to be worthy.
+	for i := 0; i < len(sortedCurrent); i++ {
+		currentVal, newVal := sortedCurrent[i], sortedNew[i]
+		if len(currentVal.ExternalChainInfos) != len(newVal.ExternalChainInfos) {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		keyFnc := func(acc *types.ExternalChainInfo) string {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%s", acc.GetChainReferenceID(), acc.GetChainType(), acc.GetAddress())
+		}
+
+		currentMap := slice.MakeMapKeys(currentVal.ExternalChainInfos, keyFnc)
+		newMap := slice.MakeMapKeys(newVal.ExternalChainInfos, keyFnc)
+
+		for _, acc := range currentMap {
+			if _, ok := newMap[keyFnc(acc)]; !ok {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return false
 }
 
diff --git a/x/valset/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/valset/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 8927ced9..6fe72a06 100644
--- a/x/valset/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/valset/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -321,20 +321,92 @@ func TestIsNewSnapshotWorthy(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			expRes: true,
+			name:   "two snapshots are same, but they have removed one of their accounts",
+			curr: &types.Snapshot{
+				TotalShares: sdk.NewInt(100),
+				Validators: []types.Validator{
+					{
+						Address:    sdk.ValAddress("123"),
+						ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(20),
+						ExternalChainInfos: []*types.ExternalChainInfo{
+							{}, {},
+						},
+					},
+					{Address: sdk.ValAddress("456"), ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(80)},
+				},
+			},
+			neww: &types.Snapshot{
+				TotalShares: sdk.NewInt(100),
+				Validators: []types.Validator{
+					{
+						Address:    sdk.ValAddress("123"),
+						ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(20),
+						ExternalChainInfos: []*types.ExternalChainInfo{
+							{},
+						},
+					},
+					{Address: sdk.ValAddress("456"), ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(80)},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			expRes: true,
+			name:   "two snapshots are same, but they have different external chain infos",
+			curr: &types.Snapshot{
+				TotalShares: sdk.NewInt(100),
+				Validators: []types.Validator{
+					{
+						Address:    sdk.ValAddress("123"),
+						ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(20),
+						ExternalChainInfos: []*types.ExternalChainInfo{
+							{Address: "abc"}, {Address: "def"},
+						},
+					},
+					{Address: sdk.ValAddress("456"), ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(80)},
+				},
+			},
+			neww: &types.Snapshot{
+				TotalShares: sdk.NewInt(100),
+				Validators: []types.Validator{
+					{
+						Address:    sdk.ValAddress("123"),
+						ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(20),
+						ExternalChainInfos: []*types.ExternalChainInfo{
+							{Address: "abc"}, {Address: "123"},
+						},
+					},
+					{Address: sdk.ValAddress("456"), ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(80)},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			expRes: false,
 			name:   "two snapshots have same validators and same relative power orders",
 			curr: &types.Snapshot{
 				TotalShares: sdk.NewInt(100),
 				Validators: []types.Validator{
-					{Address: sdk.ValAddress("123"), ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(20)},
+					{
+						Address:    sdk.ValAddress("123"),
+						ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(20),
+						ExternalChainInfos: []*types.ExternalChainInfo{
+							{Address: "abc"}, {Address: "def"},
+						},
+					},
 					{Address: sdk.ValAddress("456"), ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(80)},
 				},
 			},
 			neww: &types.Snapshot{
 				TotalShares: sdk.NewInt(1000),
 				Validators: []types.Validator{
-					{Address: sdk.ValAddress("123"), ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(200)},
+					{
+						Address:    sdk.ValAddress("123"),
+						ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(200),
+						ExternalChainInfos: []*types.ExternalChainInfo{
+							{Address: "abc"}, {Address: "def"},
+						},
+					},
 					{Address: sdk.ValAddress("456"), ShareCount: sdk.NewInt(800)},
 				},
 			},