diff --git a/x/colinearcore/keeper/auction_state.go b/x/colinearcore/keeper/auction_state.go
index 0e2c342..07a827f 100644
--- a/x/colinearcore/keeper/auction_state.go
+++ b/x/colinearcore/keeper/auction_state.go
@@ -41,14 +41,17 @@ func (k Keeper) FinalizeExpiredAuctions(ctx sdk.Context) {
 			// Remaining Unpaid: Full bid amount
 			auction.Remaining = auction.Best.Amount
 
-			// clear auction
+			// clear auction bids
 			if err := memdb.AuctionDB.ClearAuctionBids(auctionId); err != nil {
 				return errors.Errorf("failed to clear auction from memcache: %s", err)
 			}
 
-			if err := memdb.AuctionDB.ClearVerifiedProviders(auctionId); err != nil {
-				return errors.Errorf("failed to clear verified providers for auction %s: %s", auctionId, err)
-			}
+			// clear verified provider list; swallow error since this isn't critical for now
+			_ = memdb.AuctionDB.ClearVerifiedProviders(auctionId)
+
+			// if err := memdb.AuctionDB.ClearVerifiedProviders(auctionId); err != nil {
+			// 	return errors.Errorf("failed to clear verified providers for auction %s: %s", auctionId, err)
+			// }
 
 			// pay out unpaid remainder to auction creator
 			ceiling := new(big.Int)
diff --git a/x/colinearcore/keeper/msg_server_new_auction.go b/x/colinearcore/keeper/msg_server_new_auction.go
index 0b896d3..2311ede 100644
--- a/x/colinearcore/keeper/msg_server_new_auction.go
+++ b/x/colinearcore/keeper/msg_server_new_auction.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"colinear/x/colinearcore/auctionconfig"
+	"colinear/x/colinearcore/memdb"
 	"colinear/x/colinearcore/types"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ found:
 		}
 	}
 
+	if msg.VerifiedProviders != nil {
+		memdb.AuctionDB.SetVerifiedProviders(index, msg.VerifiedProviders)
+	} else {
+		memdb.AuctionDB.SetVerifiedProviders(index, []string{})
+	}
+
 	auction := types.Auction{
 		Index:       index,
 		Name:        msg.Name,
diff --git a/x/colinearcore/memdb/biddb.go b/x/colinearcore/memdb/biddb.go
index fe60507..fba8500 100644
--- a/x/colinearcore/memdb/biddb.go
+++ b/x/colinearcore/memdb/biddb.go
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ func (b *auctionDB) ForEachAuctionBidList(viewFunc func(string) error) error {
 			item := iter.Item()
 			key := string(item.Key())
 			// require that this be an auction bids key
-			if len(key) > 5 && key[len(key)-5:len(key)-1] == "_bids" {
-				err := viewFunc(key)
+			if len(key) > 5 && key[len(key)-5:] == "_bids" {
+				auctionId := key[:len(key)-5]
+				err := viewFunc(auctionId)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}