diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index a684ea8820e6..ad915ada610e 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ BUG FIXES
 
 * Gaia CLI  (`gaiacli`)
   - [\#3417](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/3417) Fix `q slashing signing-info` panic by ensuring safety of user input and properly returning not found error
+  - [\#3419](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/3419) Fix `q distr slashes` panic 
 
 * Gaia
 
diff --git a/x/distribution/client/cli/query.go b/x/distribution/client/cli/query.go
index 09d4b458ac2d..09b372278f3f 100644
--- a/x/distribution/client/cli/query.go
+++ b/x/distribution/client/cli/query.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func GetCmdQueryValidatorSlashes(queryRoute string, cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Com
 				return err
 			}
 
-			var slashes types.ValidatorSlashEvent
+			var slashes types.ValidatorSlashEvents
 			cdc.MustUnmarshalJSON(res, &slashes)
 			return cliCtx.PrintOutput(slashes)
 		},