diff --git a/consensus/reactor.go b/consensus/reactor.go
index 88557185..be6745d3 100644
--- a/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ OUTER_LOOP:
 			// Load the block commit for prs.Height,
 			// which contains precommit signatures for prs.Height.
 			commit := conR.conS.blockStore.LoadBlockCommit(prs.Height)
+			commit.AddAddresses(conR.conS.Validators.GetAddresses())
 			if ps.PickSendVote(commit) {
 				logger.Debug("Picked Catchup commit to send", "height", prs.Height)
 				continue OUTER_LOOP
diff --git a/consensus/state.go b/consensus/state.go
index 71a49197..2ec7a5a0 100644
--- a/consensus/state.go
+++ b/consensus/state.go
@@ -452,14 +452,13 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) reconstructLastCommit(state sm.State) {
 		return
 	}
 	seenCommit := cs.blockStore.LoadSeenCommit(state.LastBlockHeight)
+	seenCommit.AddAddresses(cs.Validators.GetAddresses())
 	lastPrecommits := types.NewVoteSet(state.ChainID, state.LastBlockHeight, seenCommit.Round(), types.VoteTypePrecommit, state.LastValidators)
 	for idx := 0; idx < len(seenCommit.Precommits); idx++ {
 		if seenCommit.Precommits[idx] == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		addr, _ := state.LastValidators.GetByIndex(idx)
 		vote := seenCommit.GetByIndex(idx)
-		vote.ValidatorAddress = addr
 		added, err := lastPrecommits.AddVote(vote)
 		if !added || err != nil {
 			cmn.PanicCrisis(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to reconstruct LastCommit: %v", err))
diff --git a/lite/client/provider.go b/lite/client/provider.go
index e0c0a331..292c5f74 100644
--- a/lite/client/provider.go
+++ b/lite/client/provider.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ func (p *provider) fillFullCommit(signedHeader types.SignedHeader) (fc lite.Full
 	if err != nil {
 		return lite.FullCommit{}, err
 	}
+	signedHeader.Commit.AddAddresses(valset.GetAddresses())
 
 	return lite.NewFullCommit(signedHeader, valset, nextValset), nil
 }
diff --git a/lite/dbprovider.go b/lite/dbprovider.go
index cab695b4..80b23c17 100644
--- a/lite/dbprovider.go
+++ b/lite/dbprovider.go
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ func (dbp *DBProvider) fillFullCommit(sh types.SignedHeader) (FullCommit, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return FullCommit{}, err
 	}
+	sh.Commit.AddAddresses(valset.GetAddresses())
 	// Return filled FullCommit.
 	return FullCommit{
 		SignedHeader:   sh,
diff --git a/lite/helpers.go b/lite/helpers.go
index a4a22a3a..88830b4e 100644
--- a/lite/helpers.go
+++ b/lite/helpers.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (pkz privKeys) signHeader(header *types.Header, first, last int) *types.Com
 	}
 
 	blockID := types.BlockID{Hash: header.Hash()}
-	return types.NewCommit(header.Height, 1, blockID, commitSigs)
+	return types.NewCommit(header.Height, 1, blockID, commitSigs, vset.GetAddresses())
 }
 
 func makeVote(header *types.Header, valset *types.ValidatorSet, key crypto.PrivKey) *types.Vote {
diff --git a/types/block.go b/types/block.go
index 3f02420b..57fa1986 100644
--- a/types/block.go
+++ b/types/block.go
@@ -300,18 +300,20 @@ type Commit struct {
 	RoundNum   int
 	BlockID    BlockID      `json:"block_id"`
 	Precommits []*CommitSig `json:"precommits"`
+	addresses  []Address
 
 	// Volatile
 	hash     cmn.HexBytes
 	bitArray *cmn.BitArray
 }
 
-func NewCommit(height int64, round int, blockID BlockID, precommits []*CommitSig) *Commit {
+func NewCommit(height int64, round int, blockID BlockID, precommits []*CommitSig, addresses []Address) *Commit {
 	return &Commit{
 		HeightNum:  height,
 		RoundNum:   round,
 		BlockID:    blockID,
 		Precommits: precommits,
+		addresses:  addresses,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -327,24 +329,22 @@ func NewCommitSig(signature []byte, timestamp time.Time) *CommitSig {
 	}
 }
 
-func (commitSig *CommitSig) String(index int, address Address, height int64, round int, blockID BlockID) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Vote{%v:%X %v/%02d/%v(%v) %X %X @ %s}",
-		index, cmn.Fingerprint(address),
-		height, round, VoteTypePrecommit, "Precommit",
-		cmn.Fingerprint(blockID.Hash),
+func (commitSig *CommitSig) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("CommitSig{%X @ %s}",
 		cmn.Fingerprint(commitSig.Signature),
 		CanonicalTime(commitSig.Timestamp))
 }
 
-func (commitSig *CommitSig) ToVote(index int, height int64, round int, blockID BlockID) *Vote {
+func (commitSig *CommitSig) ToVote(index int, address Address, height int64, round int, blockID BlockID) *Vote {
 	return &Vote{
-		ValidatorIndex: index,
-		Height:         height,
-		Round:          round,
-		Timestamp:      commitSig.Timestamp,
-		Type:           VoteTypePrecommit,
-		BlockID:        blockID,
-		Signature:      commitSig.Signature,
+		ValidatorIndex:   index,
+		ValidatorAddress: address,
+		Height:           height,
+		Round:            round,
+		Timestamp:        commitSig.Timestamp,
+		Type:             VoteTypePrecommit,
+		BlockID:          blockID,
+		Signature:        commitSig.Signature,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -384,9 +384,13 @@ func (commit *Commit) BitArray() *cmn.BitArray {
 	return commit.bitArray
 }
 
+func (commit *Commit) AddAddresses(addresses []Address) {
+	commit.addresses = addresses
+}
+
 // GetByIndex returns the vote corresponding to a given validator index
 func (commit *Commit) GetByIndex(index int) *Vote {
-	return commit.Precommits[index].ToVote(index, commit.Height(), commit.Round(), commit.BlockID)
+	return commit.Precommits[index].ToVote(index, commit.addresses[index], commit.Height(), commit.Round(), commit.BlockID)
 }
 
 // IsCommit returns true if there is at least one vote
@@ -427,9 +431,8 @@ func (commit *Commit) StringIndented(indent string) string {
 		return "nil-Commit"
 	}
 	precommitStrings := make([]string, len(commit.Precommits))
-	for i, precommit := range commit.Precommits {
-		precommitStrings[i] = precommit.String(i, []byte("---"),
-			commit.HeightNum, commit.RoundNum, commit.BlockID)
+	for i := 0; i < len(commit.Precommits); i++ {
+		precommitStrings[i] = commit.GetByIndex(i).String()
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`Commit{
 %s  BlockID:    %v
diff --git a/types/block_test.go b/types/block_test.go
index fbba2515..a7304551 100644
--- a/types/block_test.go
+++ b/types/block_test.go
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ func TestCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, commit.BitArray())
 	assert.Equal(t, cmn.NewBitArray(10).Size(), commit.BitArray().Size())
 
-	cv := commit.GetByIndex(0)
-	cv.ValidatorAddress = voteSet.GetByIndex(0).ValidatorAddress
-	assert.Equal(t, voteSet.GetByIndex(0), cv)
+	assert.Equal(t, voteSet.GetByIndex(0), commit.GetByIndex(0))
 	assert.True(t, commit.IsCommit())
 }
 
diff --git a/types/validator_set.go b/types/validator_set.go
index 50254824..24a1a0d3 100644
--- a/types/validator_set.go
+++ b/types/validator_set.go
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ func (vals *ValidatorSet) GetByAddress(address []byte) (index int, val *Validato
 	return -1, nil
 }
 
+func (vals *ValidatorSet) GetAddresses() []Address {
+	addresses := make([]Address, len(vals.Validators))
+	for i := 0; i < len(vals.Validators); i++ {
+		addresses[i] = vals.Validators[i].Address
+	}
+	return addresses
+}
+
 // GetByIndex returns the validator's address and validator itself by index.
 // It returns nil values if index is less than 0 or greater or equal to
 // len(ValidatorSet.Validators).
@@ -270,22 +278,16 @@ func (vals *ValidatorSet) VerifyCommit(chainID string, blockID BlockID, height i
 	}
 
 	talliedVotingPower := int64(0)
-
-	baseVote := Vote{
-		Height:  height,
-		Round:   commit.Round(),
-		Type:    VoteTypePrecommit,
-		BlockID: blockID,
-	}
+	commit.AddAddresses(vals.GetAddresses())
 
 	for idx, precommit := range commit.Precommits {
 		if precommit == nil {
 			continue // OK, some precommits can be missing.
 		}
 		_, val := vals.GetByIndex(idx)
-		baseVote.Timestamp = precommit.Timestamp
+		vote := commit.GetByIndex(idx)
 		// Validate signature.
-		precommitSignBytes := baseVote.SignBytes(chainID)
+		precommitSignBytes := vote.SignBytes(chainID)
 		if !val.PubKey.VerifyBytes(precommitSignBytes, precommit.Signature) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid commit -- invalid signature: %v", precommit)
 		}
@@ -342,17 +344,12 @@ func (vals *ValidatorSet) VerifyFutureCommit(newSet *ValidatorSet, chainID strin
 	// Check old voting power.
 	oldVotingPower := int64(0)
 	seen := map[int]bool{}
-	baseVote := Vote{
-		Height:  height,
-		Round:   commit.Round(),
-		Type:    VoteTypePrecommit,
-		BlockID: blockID,
-	}
 
 	for idx, precommit := range commit.Precommits {
 		if precommit == nil {
 			continue
 		}
+		vote := commit.GetByIndex(idx)
 		// See if this validator is in oldVals.
 		adr, _ := newSet.GetByIndex(idx)
 		idx, val := oldVals.GetByAddress(adr)
@@ -362,8 +359,7 @@ func (vals *ValidatorSet) VerifyFutureCommit(newSet *ValidatorSet, chainID strin
 		seen[idx] = true
 
 		// Validate signature.
-		baseVote.Timestamp = precommit.Timestamp
-		precommitSignBytes := baseVote.SignBytes(chainID)
+		precommitSignBytes := vote.SignBytes(chainID)
 		if !val.PubKey.VerifyBytes(precommitSignBytes, precommit.Signature) {
 			return cmn.NewError("Invalid commit -- invalid signature: %v", precommit)
 		}
diff --git a/types/validator_set_test.go b/types/validator_set_test.go
index b00e4048..97bd21b7 100644
--- a/types/validator_set_test.go
+++ b/types/validator_set_test.go
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ func TestValidatorSetVerifyCommit(t *testing.T) {
 		Precommits: []*CommitSig{NewCommitSig(sig, vote.Timestamp)},
 		HeightNum:  height,
 		RoundNum:   0,
+		addresses:  []Address{v1.Address},
 	}
 
 	badChainID := "notmychainID"
diff --git a/types/vote_set.go b/types/vote_set.go
index 59205206..78951c8f 100644
--- a/types/vote_set.go
+++ b/types/vote_set.go
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func (voteSet *VoteSet) MakeCommit() *Commit {
 			precommits[i] = v.ToCommitSig()
 		}
 	}
-	return NewCommit(voteSet.height, voteSet.round, blockID, precommits)
+	return NewCommit(voteSet.height, voteSet.round, blockID, precommits, voteSet.valSet.GetAddresses())
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------