diff --git a/x/crisis/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/crisis/keeper/msg_server.go
index 729bbd570023..ea2aad32f001 100644
--- a/x/crisis/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/crisis/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis/types"
 	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
 )
@@ -15,13 +16,14 @@ var _ types.MsgServer = &Keeper{}
 // VerifyInvariant implements MsgServer.VerifyInvariant method.
 // It defines a method to verify a particular invariant.
 func (k *Keeper) VerifyInvariant(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgVerifyInvariant) (*types.MsgVerifyInvariantResponse, error) {
-	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
-	constantFee := sdk.NewCoins(k.GetConstantFee(ctx))
-
 	sender, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Sender)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress.Wrapf("invalid sender address: %s", err)
 	}
+
+	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
+	constantFee := sdk.NewCoins(k.GetConstantFee(ctx))
+
 	if err := k.SendCoinsFromAccountToFeeCollector(ctx, sender, constantFee); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -68,10 +70,22 @@ func (k *Keeper) VerifyInvariant(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgVerifyInva
 // UpdateParams implements MsgServer.UpdateParams method.
 // It defines a method to update the x/crisis module parameters.
 func (k *Keeper) UpdateParams(goCtx context.Context, req *types.MsgUpdateParams) (*types.MsgUpdateParamsResponse, error) {
+	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(req.Authority); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "invalid authority address")
+	}
+
 	if k.authority != req.Authority {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(govtypes.ErrInvalidSigner, "invalid authority; expected %s, got %s", k.authority, req.Authority)
 	}
 
+	if !req.ConstantFee.IsValid() {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins, "invalid constant fee")
+	}
+
+	if req.ConstantFee.IsNegative() {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins, "negative constant fee")
+	}
+
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
 	if err := k.SetConstantFee(ctx, req.ConstantFee); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/x/crisis/keeper/msg_server_test.go b/x/crisis/keeper/msg_server_test.go
index 0ba6a4537d2c..7a2b5d614daf 100644
--- a/x/crisis/keeper/msg_server_test.go
+++ b/x/crisis/keeper/msg_server_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (s *KeeperTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	key := storetypes.NewKVStoreKey(types.StoreKey)
 	testCtx := testutil.DefaultContextWithDB(s.T(), key, storetypes.NewTransientStoreKey("transient_test"))
 	encCfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(crisis.AppModuleBasic{})
-	keeper := keeper.NewKeeper(encCfg.Codec, key, 5, supplyKeeper, "", "")
+	keeper := keeper.NewKeeper(encCfg.Codec, key, 5, supplyKeeper, "", sdk.AccAddress([]byte("addr1_______________")).String())
 
 	s.ctx = testCtx.Ctx
 	s.keeper = keeper
diff --git a/x/crisis/types/msgs.go b/x/crisis/types/msgs.go
index 853b40f6da41..39b7f9813dc2 100644
--- a/x/crisis/types/msgs.go
+++ b/x/crisis/types/msgs.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
-	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
-
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/migrations/legacytx"
 )
 
@@ -35,14 +32,6 @@ func (msg MsgVerifyInvariant) GetSignBytes() []byte {
 	return sdk.MustSortJSON(bz)
 }
 
-// quick validity check
-func (msg MsgVerifyInvariant) ValidateBasic() error {
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Sender); err != nil {
-		return sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress.Wrapf("invalid sender address: %s", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // FullInvariantRoute - get the messages full invariant route
 func (msg MsgVerifyInvariant) FullInvariantRoute() string {
 	return msg.InvariantModuleName + "/" + msg.InvariantRoute
@@ -61,20 +50,3 @@ func (msg MsgUpdateParams) GetSignBytes() []byte {
 	bz := aminoCdc.MustMarshalJSON(&msg)
 	return sdk.MustSortJSON(bz)
 }
-
-// ValidateBasic performs basic MsgUpdateParams message validation.
-func (msg MsgUpdateParams) ValidateBasic() error {
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Authority); err != nil {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "invalid authority address")
-	}
-
-	if !msg.ConstantFee.IsValid() {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins, "invalid costant fee")
-	}
-
-	if msg.ConstantFee.IsNegative() {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins, "negative costant fee")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}