diff --git a/libraries/chain/witness_evaluator.cpp b/libraries/chain/witness_evaluator.cpp
index 4d2802d6..1d4bbe2a 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/witness_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/witness_evaluator.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ void_result witness_update_evaluator::do_apply( const witness_update_operation&
             wit.url = *op.new_url;
          if( op.new_signing_key.valid() )
             wit.signing_key = *op.new_signing_key;
+         if( op.new_initial_secret.valid() )
+            wit.next_secret_hash = *op.new_initial_secret;
       });
    return void_result();
 } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (op) ) }