diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 3d4daa72..51f811db 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/auction"
-	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/cdp"
-	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/pricefeed"
-	validatorvesting "github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/validator-vesting"
-
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
@@ -32,6 +27,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/supply"
+
+	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/auction"
+	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/cdp"
+	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/pricefeed"
+	validatorvesting "github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/validator-vesting"
+	shutdownAnte "github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/shutdown/ante"
+	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/shutdown"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ func NewApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, loadLatest bool,
 	// initialize the app
 	app.SetInitChainer(app.InitChainer)
 	app.SetBeginBlocker(app.BeginBlocker)
-	app.SetAnteHandler(auth.NewAnteHandler(app.accountKeeper, app.supplyKeeper, auth.DefaultSigVerificationGasConsumer))
+	app.SetAnteHandler(NewAnteHandler(app.accountKeeper, app.supplyKeeper, app.shutdownKeeper, auth.DefaultSigVerificationGasConsumer))
 	app.SetEndBlocker(app.EndBlocker)
 
 	// load store
@@ -333,6 +335,23 @@ func NewApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, loadLatest bool,
 	return app
 }
 
+func NewAnteHandler(ak auth.AccountKeeper, supplyKeeper supply.SupplyKeeper, shutdownKeeper shutdown.Keeper, sigGasConsumer SignatureVerificationGasConsumer) sdk.AnteHandler {
+	return sdk.ChainAnteDecorators(
+		auth.NewSetUpContextDecorator(), // outermost AnteDecorator. SetUpContext must be called first
+		shutdownAnte.NewDisableMsgDecorator(shutdownKeeper)
+		auth.NewMempoolFeeDecorator(),
+		auth.NewValidateBasicDecorator(),
+		auth.NewValidateMemoDecorator(ak),
+		auth.NewConsumeGasForTxSizeDecorator(ak),
+		auth.NewSetPubKeyDecorator(ak), // SetPubKeyDecorator must be called before all signature verification decorators
+		auth.NewValidateSigCountDecorator(ak),
+		auth.NewDeductFeeDecorator(ak, supplyKeeper),
+		auth.NewSigGasConsumeDecorator(ak, sigGasConsumer),
+		auth.NewSigVerificationDecorator(ak),
+		auth.NewIncrementSequenceDecorator(ak), // innermost AnteDecorator
+	)
+}
+
 // custom tx codec
 func MakeCodec() *codec.Codec {
 	var cdc = codec.New()
diff --git a/x/committee/spec/README.md b/x/committee/spec/README.md
index ac8103d5..f084da68 100644
--- a/x/committee/spec/README.md
+++ b/x/committee/spec/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Members vote on proposals, with just simple one vote per member, no deposits or
 
 A permission acts as a filter for incoming gov proposals, rejecting them if they do not pass. A permission can be anything with a method `Allows(p Proposal) bool`. They reject all proposals that they don't explicitly allow.
 
-This allows permissions to be parameterized to allow fine grained control specified at runtime. For example a generic parameter permission type can exist, but then on a live chain a permission can be added to a group to allow them to only change a particular param, even restricting the range of allowed change.
+This allows permissions to be parameterized to allow fine grained control specified at runtime. For example a generic parameter permission type can allow a group to only change a particular param, or only change params within a certain percentage.
 
 Design Alternatives
 
diff --git a/x/shutdown/ante/ante.go b/x/shutdown/ante/ante.go
index 9a748340..a19da955 100644
--- a/x/shutdown/ante/ante.go
+++ b/x/shutdown/ante/ante.go
@@ -8,30 +8,28 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
-// CircuitBreakerDecorator needs to be combined with other standard decorators (from auth) to create the app's AnteHandler.
-
-// CircuitBreakerDecorator errors if a tx contains a disallowed msg type
-// Call next AnteHandler if all msgs are allowed
-type CircuitBreakerDecorator struct {
-	cbk keeper.Keeper
+// DisableMsgDecorator errors if a tx contains a disallowed msg type and calls the next AnteHandler if all msgs are allowed
+type DisableMsgDecorator struct {
+	shutdownKeeper keeper.Keeper
 }
 
-func NewCircuitBreakerDecorator(cbk keeper.Keeper) CircuitBreakerDecorator {
-	return CircuitBreakerDecorator{
-		cbk: cbk,
+func NewDisableMsgDecorator(shutdownKeeper keeper.Keeper) DisableMsgDecorator {
+	return DisableMsgDecorator{
+		shutdownKeeper: shutdownKeeper,
 	}
 }
 
-func (cbd CircuitBreakerDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
+func (dmd DisableMsgDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
 
 	// get msg route, error if not allowed
-	disallowedRoutes := cbd.cbk.GetMsgRoutes(ctx)
+	disallowedRoutes := dmd.shutdownKeeper.GetMsgRoutes(ctx)
 	for _, m := range tx.GetMsgs() {
 		for _, r := range disallowedRoutes {
 			if r.Route == m.Route() && r.Msg == m.Type() {
-				return ctx, fmt.Errorf("route %s has been circuit broken, tx rejected", r)
+				return ctx, fmt.Errorf("route %s has been disabled, tx rejected", r)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	// otherwise continue to next antehandler decorator
 	return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
 }
diff --git a/x/shutdown/spec/README.md b/x/shutdown/spec/README.md
index 96a98410..2bfe0107 100644
--- a/x/shutdown/spec/README.md
+++ b/x/shutdown/spec/README.md
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ The list of disallowed msg types is updated via a custom governance proposal and
 
 Design Alternatives:
 
-- store list of disallowed msg types in params, then don't need custom gov proposal
+- store list of disallowed msg types in params, then we don't need the custom gov proposal
 - replace the app Router with a custom one to avoid using the antehandler - can't be done with current baseapp, but v0.38.x enables this. (https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/5455)
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