diff --git a/node/cmd/guardiand/adminserver.go b/node/cmd/guardiand/adminserver.go
index 8fa0aa6c..2726c3d7 100644
--- a/node/cmd/guardiand/adminserver.go
+++ b/node/cmd/guardiand/adminserver.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func tokenBridgeRegisterChain(req *nodev1.BridgeRegisterChain, guardianSetIndex
 	}
 
 	emitterAddress := vaa.Address{}
-	copy(emitterAddress[:], req.EmitterAddress)
+	copy(emitterAddress[:], b)
 
 	v := vaa.CreateGovernanceVAA(nonce, sequence, guardianSetIndex,
 		vaa.BodyTokenBridgeRegisterChain{