diff --git a/cli/src/cli.rs b/cli/src/cli.rs
index ec0078af7..740007021 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ pub enum CliCommand {
     VoteUpdateCommission {
         vote_account_pubkey: Pubkey,
         commission: u8,
+        withdraw_authority: SignerIndex,
     },
     // Wallet Commands
     Address,
@@ -2214,7 +2215,14 @@ pub fn process_command(config: &CliConfig) -> ProcessResult {
         CliCommand::VoteUpdateCommission {
             vote_account_pubkey,
             commission,
-        } => process_vote_update_commission(&rpc_client, config, &vote_account_pubkey, *commission),
+            withdraw_authority,
+        } => process_vote_update_commission(
+            &rpc_client,
+            config,
+            &vote_account_pubkey,
+            *commission,
+            *withdraw_authority,
+        ),
 
         // Wallet Commands
 
diff --git a/cli/src/vote.rs b/cli/src/vote.rs
index 1c45ae896..20e4d3de4 100644
--- a/cli/src/vote.rs
+++ b/cli/src/vote.rs
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ pub fn parse_vote_update_commission(
 ) -> Result<CliCommandInfo, CliError> {
     let vote_account_pubkey =
         pubkey_of_signer(matches, "vote_account_pubkey", wallet_manager)?.unwrap();
-    let (authorized_withdrawer, _) = signer_of(matches, "authorized_withdrawer", wallet_manager)?;
+    let (authorized_withdrawer, authorized_withdrawer_pubkey) =
+        signer_of(matches, "authorized_withdrawer", wallet_manager)?;
     let commission = value_t_or_exit!(matches, "commission", u8);
 
     let payer_provided = None;
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ pub fn parse_vote_update_commission(
         command: CliCommand::VoteUpdateCommission {
             vote_account_pubkey,
             commission,
+            withdraw_authority: signer_info.index_of(authorized_withdrawer_pubkey).unwrap(),
         },
         signers: signer_info.signers,
     })
@@ -603,8 +605,9 @@ pub fn process_vote_update_commission(
     config: &CliConfig,
     vote_account_pubkey: &Pubkey,
     commission: u8,
+    withdraw_authority: SignerIndex,
 ) -> ProcessResult {
-    let authorized_withdrawer = config.signers[1];
+    let authorized_withdrawer = config.signers[withdraw_authority];
     let (recent_blockhash, fee_calculator, _) = rpc_client
         .get_recent_blockhash_with_commitment(config.commitment)?
         .value;
@@ -990,6 +993,7 @@ mod tests {
                 command: CliCommand::VoteUpdateCommission {
                     vote_account_pubkey: pubkey,
                     commission: 42,
+                    withdraw_authority: 1,
                 },
                 signers: vec![
                     read_keypair_file(&default_keypair_file).unwrap().into(),