diff --git a/types/utils_test.go b/types/utils_test.go
index 111545c631..aa9268b711 100644
--- a/types/utils_test.go
+++ b/types/utils_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ func TestIsSupportedKeys(t *testing.T) {
 		pk          cryptotypes.PubKey
 		isSupported bool
 	}{
+		{
+			"nil key",
+			nil,
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			"ethsecp256k1 key",
 			&ethsecp256k1.PubKey{},
diff --git a/x/recovery/keeper/ibc_callbacks.go b/x/recovery/keeper/ibc_callbacks.go
index e40ec4fd3a..b2c04073a6 100644
--- a/x/recovery/keeper/ibc_callbacks.go
+++ b/x/recovery/keeper/ibc_callbacks.go
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ func (k Keeper) OnRecvPacket(
 
 	// Case 2. sender pubkey is a supported key (eth_secp256k1, amino multisig, ed25519)
 	// ==> Continue and return success ACK as the funds are not stuck on chain
-	if account != nil &&
-		account.GetPubKey() != nil &&
-		evmos.IsSupportedKey(account.GetPubKey()) {
+	if account != nil && evmos.IsSupportedKey(account.GetPubKey()) {
 		return ack
 	}