diff --git a/x/bank/keeper/keeper.go b/x/bank/keeper/keeper.go
index 8bed08373c67..1a31ffc0f220 100644
--- a/x/bank/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/bank/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -424,12 +424,16 @@ func (k BaseKeeper) BurnCoins(ctx context.Context, moduleName string, amounts sd
 // it's for evm integration, call at your own risk.
 // it emits mint event.
 func (k BaseKeeper) AddBalance(ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress, coin sdk.Coin) error {
-	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(ctx)
+	if err := k.addCoin(ctx, addr, coin); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// emit mint event
+	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(ctx)
 	sdkCtx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
 		types.NewCoinMintEvent(addr, sdk.NewCoins(coin)),
 	)
-	return k.addCoin(ctx, addr, coin)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // SubBalance is low level api to update balance directly, mainly used by evm integration,
@@ -437,13 +441,17 @@ func (k BaseKeeper) AddBalance(ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress, coin sd
 // it's for evm integration, call at your own risk.
 // it emits burn event.
 func (k BaseKeeper) SubBalance(ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress, coin sdk.Coin) error {
+	lockedCoins := k.LockedCoins(ctx, addr)
+	if err := k.subCoin(ctx, addr, coin, lockedCoins); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(ctx)
 	// emit burn event
 	sdkCtx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
 		types.NewCoinBurnEvent(addr, sdk.NewCoins(coin)),
 	)
-	lockedCoins := k.LockedCoins(ctx, addr)
-	return k.subCoin(ctx, addr, coin, lockedCoins)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // setSupply sets the supply for the given coin