diff --git a/x/opchild/types/expected_keepers.go b/x/opchild/types/expected_keepers.go
index 2a5ef8ab..945850e1 100644
--- a/x/opchild/types/expected_keepers.go
+++ b/x/opchild/types/expected_keepers.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type AccountKeeper interface {
 	NewAccountWithAddress(ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress) sdk.AccountI
 
 	IterateAccounts(ctx context.Context, process func(sdk.AccountI) (stop bool))
+	NewAccount(ctx context.Context, acc sdk.AccountI) sdk.AccountI
 	GetAccount(ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress) sdk.AccountI // only used for simulation
 	HasAccount(ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress) bool
 	SetAccount(ctx context.Context, acc sdk.AccountI)
diff --git a/x/ophost/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/ophost/keeper/msg_server.go
index c3cee9a1..9c240a93 100644
--- a/x/ophost/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/ophost/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func (ms MsgServer) CreateBridge(ctx context.Context, req *types.MsgCreateBridge
 
 	// create bridge account
 	bridgeAcc := types.NewBridgeAccountWithAddress(types.BridgeAddress(bridgeId))
-	bridgeAcc.AccountNumber = ms.authKeeper.NextAccountNumber(ctx)
-	ms.authKeeper.SetAccount(ctx, bridgeAcc)
+	bridgeAccI := (ms.authKeeper.NewAccount(ctx, bridgeAcc)) // set the account number
+	ms.authKeeper.SetAccount(ctx, bridgeAccI)
 
 	sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(ctx).EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent(
 		types.EventTypeCreateBridge,
diff --git a/x/ophost/types/expected_keeper.go b/x/ophost/types/expected_keeper.go
index b6886b05..afe344a5 100644
--- a/x/ophost/types/expected_keeper.go
+++ b/x/ophost/types/expected_keeper.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type AccountKeeper interface {
 	NextAccountNumber(ctx context.Context) uint64
 
 	IterateAccounts(ctx context.Context, cb func(account sdk.AccountI) (stop bool))
+	NewAccount(ctx context.Context, acc sdk.AccountI) sdk.AccountI
 	GetAccount(ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress) sdk.AccountI
 	HasAccount(ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress) bool
 	SetAccount(ctx context.Context, acc sdk.AccountI)