diff --git a/internal/state/execution.go b/internal/state/execution.go
index 47c2cb7ae..daf4fd94b 100644
--- a/internal/state/execution.go
+++ b/internal/state/execution.go
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ func (state State) Update(
 	if len(validatorUpdates) > 0 {
 		err := nValSet.UpdateWithChangeSet(validatorUpdates)
 		if err != nil {
-			return state, fmt.Errorf("error changing validator set: %w", err)
+			return state, fmt.Errorf("changing validator set: %w", err)
 		}
 		// Change results from this height but only applies to the next next height.
 		lastHeightValsChanged = header.Height + 1 + 1
@@ -551,7 +551,12 @@ func (state State) Update(
 		nextParams = state.ConsensusParams.UpdateConsensusParams(consensusParamUpdates)
 		err := nextParams.ValidateConsensusParams()
 		if err != nil {
-			return state, fmt.Errorf("error updating consensus params: %w", err)
+			return state, fmt.Errorf("updating consensus params: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		err = state.ConsensusParams.ValidateUpdate(nextParams, header.Height)
+		if err != nil {
+			return state, fmt.Errorf("updating consensus params: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		state.Version.Consensus.App = nextParams.Version.AppVersion