diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index 899c501a9..fdc547575 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ FEATURES
   the ante handler.
   * [\#3179](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/3179) New CodeNoSignatures error code.
   * \#3319 [x/distribution] Queriers for all distribution state worth querying; distribution query commands
+  * [\#3356](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/3356) [x/auth] bech32-ify accounts address in error message.
 
 * Tendermint
 
diff --git a/x/auth/ante.go b/x/auth/ante.go
index 453cd2e8b..f82b7fc65 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func ProcessPubKey(acc Account, sig StdSignature, simulate bool) (crypto.PubKey,
 
 		if !bytes.Equal(pubKey.Address(), acc.GetAddress()) {
 			return nil, sdk.ErrInvalidPubKey(
-				fmt.Sprintf("PubKey does not match Signer address %v", acc.GetAddress())).Result()
+				fmt.Sprintf("PubKey does not match Signer address %s", acc.GetAddress())).Result()
 		}
 	}