diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
index 0c97abfbf..e87a2d796 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const appName = "BasecoinApp"
 
 type BasecoinApp struct {
 	*bam.BaseApp
+	router     bam.Router
 	cdc        *wire.Codec
 	multiStore sdk.CommitMultiStore
 
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/init_baseapp.go b/examples/basecoin/app/init_baseapp.go
index e7f9c183b..35033aa99 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/init_baseapp.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/init_baseapp.go
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import (
 
 // initCapKeys, initBaseApp, initStores, initHandlers.
 func (app *BasecoinApp) initBaseApp() {
-	app.BaseApp = baseapp.NewBaseApp(appName)
+	bapp := baseapp.NewBaseApp(appName)
+	app.BaseApp = bapp
+	app.router = bapp.Router()
 	app.initBaseAppTxDecoder()
 }
 
 func (app *BasecoinApp) initBaseAppTxDecoder() {
-	var cdc = makeTxCodec()
+	cdc := makeTxCodec()
 	app.BaseApp.SetTxDecoder(func(txBytes []byte) (sdk.Tx, sdk.Error) {
 		var tx = sdk.StdTx{}
 		// StdTx.Msg is an interface whose concrete
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/init_handlers.go b/examples/basecoin/app/init_handlers.go
index e19b1298d..d581cddf9 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/init_handlers.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/init_handlers.go
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ func (app *BasecoinApp) initHandlers() {
 }
 
 func (app *BasecoinApp) initDefaultAnteHandler() {
-	var authAnteHandler = auth.NewAnteHandler(app.accountMapper)
-	app.BaseApp.SetDefaultAnteHandler(authAnteHandler)
+
+	// Deducts fee from payer.
+	// Verifies signatures and nonces.
+	// Sets Signers to ctx.
+	app.BaseApp.SetDefaultAnteHandler(
+		auth.NewAnteHandler(app.accountMapper))
 }
 
 func (app *BasecoinApp) initRouterHandlers() {
-	var router = app.BaseApp.Router()
-	var accountMapper = app.accountMapper
 
 	// All handlers must be added here.
 	// The order matters.
-	router.AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(accountMapper))
+	app.router.AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(app.accountMapper))
 }