diff --git a/app/keepers.go b/app/keepers.go
index 88bf66149..dddc98447 100644
--- a/app/keepers.go
+++ b/app/keepers.go
@@ -286,13 +286,13 @@ func initEvmKeeper(appCodec codec.Codec, keys map[string]*sdk.KVStoreKey, keeper
 func initNexusKeeper(appCodec codec.Codec, keys map[string]*sdk.KVStoreKey, keepers *keeperCache) *nexusKeeper.Keeper {
 	// setting validator will finalize all by sealing it
 	// no more validators can be added
-	addressValidator := nexusTypes.NewAddressValidators().
+	addressValidators := nexusTypes.NewAddressValidators().
 		AddAddressValidator(evmTypes.ModuleName, evmKeeper.NewAddressValidator()).
 		AddAddressValidator(axelarnetTypes.ModuleName, axelarnetKeeper.NewAddressValidator(getKeeper[axelarnetKeeper.Keeper](keepers)))
-	addressValidator.Seal()
+	addressValidators.Seal()
 
 	nexusK := nexusKeeper.NewKeeper(appCodec, keys[nexusTypes.StoreKey], keepers.getSubspace(nexusTypes.ModuleName))
-	nexusK.SetAddressValidators(addressValidator)
+	nexusK.SetAddressValidators(addressValidators)
 
 	return &nexusK
 }
diff --git a/x/nexus/types/address_validator.go b/x/nexus/types/address_validator.go
index 62e1d8f50..cbe982910 100644
--- a/x/nexus/types/address_validator.go
+++ b/x/nexus/types/address_validator.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (r *AddressValidators) AddAddressValidator(module string, validator exporte
 		panic("module name cannot be an empty string")
 	}
 
-	if r.HasAddressValidator(module) {
+	if r.hasAddressValidator(module) {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("validator for module %s has already been registered", module))
 	}
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ func (r *AddressValidators) AddAddressValidator(module string, validator exporte
 	return r
 }
 
-// HasAddressValidator returns true if a validator is registered for the given module
-func (r *AddressValidators) HasAddressValidator(module string) bool {
+// hasAddressValidator returns true if a validator is registered for the given module
+func (r *AddressValidators) hasAddressValidator(module string) bool {
 	_, err := r.GetAddressValidator(module)
 	return err == nil
 }