diff --git a/x/committee/handler.go b/x/committee/handler.go
index 9129d4e1..e46c0b6a 100644
--- a/x/committee/handler.go
+++ b/x/committee/handler.go
@@ -57,30 +57,6 @@ func handleMsgVote(ctx sdk.Context, k keeper.Keeper, msg types.MsgVote) (*sdk.Re
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	// Enact a proposal if it has enough votes
-	passes, err := k.GetProposalResult(ctx, msg.ProposalID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if passes {
-		err = k.EnactProposal(ctx, msg.ProposalID)
-		outcome := types.AttributeValueProposalPassed
-		if err != nil {
-			outcome = types.AttributeValueProposalFailed
-		}
-		k.DeleteProposalAndVotes(ctx, msg.ProposalID)
-
-		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
-			sdk.NewEvent(
-				types.EventTypeProposalClose,
-				sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyCommitteeID, fmt.Sprintf("%d", proposal.CommitteeID)),
-				sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyProposalID, fmt.Sprintf("%d", proposal.ID)),
-				sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyProposalCloseStatus, outcome),
-			),
-		)
-	}
-
 	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
 		sdk.NewEvent(
 			sdk.EventTypeMessage,
@@ -89,5 +65,31 @@ func handleMsgVote(ctx sdk.Context, k keeper.Keeper, msg types.MsgVote) (*sdk.Re
 		),
 	)
 
+	// Enact a proposal if it has enough votes
+	passes, err := k.GetProposalResult(ctx, msg.ProposalID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !passes {
+		return &sdk.Result{Events: ctx.EventManager().Events()}, nil
+	}
+
+	err = k.EnactProposal(ctx, msg.ProposalID)
+	outcome := types.AttributeValueProposalPassed
+	if err != nil {
+		outcome = types.AttributeValueProposalFailed
+	}
+
+	k.DeleteProposalAndVotes(ctx, msg.ProposalID)
+
+	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
+		sdk.NewEvent(
+			types.EventTypeProposalClose,
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyCommitteeID, fmt.Sprintf("%d", proposal.CommitteeID)),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyProposalID, fmt.Sprintf("%d", proposal.ID)),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyProposalCloseStatus, outcome),
+		),
+	)
+
 	return &sdk.Result{Events: ctx.EventManager().Events()}, nil
 }
diff --git a/x/committee/types/committee.go b/x/committee/types/committee.go
index c516f2bb..c240ac52 100644
--- a/x/committee/types/committee.go
+++ b/x/committee/types/committee.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
-const MaxCommitteeDescriptionLength int = 5000
+const MaxCommitteeDescriptionLength int = 512
 
 // ------------------------------------------
 //				Committees