diff --git a/client/lcd/lcd_test.go b/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
index 7eb592a70..656362bcd 100644
--- a/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
+++ b/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ func TestCoinSendGenerateOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, len(msg.Msgs), 1)
 	require.Equal(t, msg.Msgs[0].Type(), "bank")
 	require.Equal(t, msg.Msgs[0].GetSigners(), []sdk.AccAddress{addr})
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(msg.Signatures))
 }
 
 func TestTxs(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go b/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
index 473a3bb3b..8b66ab4a1 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ func TestGaiaCLICreateValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	msg := unmarshalStdTx(t, stdout)
 	require.NotZero(t, msg.Fee.Gas)
 	require.Equal(t, len(msg.Msgs), 1)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(msg.GetSignatures()))
 
 	// Test --dry-run
 	success = executeWrite(t, cvStr+" --dry-run", app.DefaultKeyPass)
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ func TestGaiaCLISubmitProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	msg := unmarshalStdTx(t, stdout)
 	require.NotZero(t, msg.Fee.Gas)
 	require.Equal(t, len(msg.Msgs), 1)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(msg.GetSignatures()))
 
 	// Test --dry-run
 	success = executeWrite(t, spStr+" --dry-run", app.DefaultKeyPass)
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ func TestGaiaCLISubmitProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	msg = unmarshalStdTx(t, stdout)
 	require.NotZero(t, msg.Fee.Gas)
 	require.Equal(t, len(msg.Msgs), 1)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(msg.GetSignatures()))
 
 	executeWrite(t, depositStr, app.DefaultKeyPass)
 	tests.WaitForNextNBlocksTM(2, port)
@@ -294,6 +297,7 @@ func TestGaiaCLISubmitProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	msg = unmarshalStdTx(t, stdout)
 	require.NotZero(t, msg.Fee.Gas)
 	require.Equal(t, len(msg.Msgs), 1)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(msg.GetSignatures()))
 
 	executeWrite(t, voteStr, app.DefaultKeyPass)
 	tests.WaitForNextNBlocksTM(2, port)
@@ -350,6 +354,7 @@ func TestGaiaCLISendGenerateOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	msg := unmarshalStdTx(t, stdout)
 	require.Equal(t, msg.Fee.Gas, int64(client.DefaultGasLimit))
 	require.Equal(t, len(msg.Msgs), 1)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(msg.GetSignatures()))
 
 	// Test generate sendTx, estimate gas
 	success, stdout, stderr = executeWriteRetStdStreams(t, fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -370,6 +375,7 @@ func TestGaiaCLISendGenerateOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	msg = unmarshalStdTx(t, stdout)
 	require.Equal(t, msg.Fee.Gas, int64(100))
 	require.Equal(t, len(msg.Msgs), 1)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(msg.GetSignatures()))
 }
 
 //___________________________________________________________________________________