diff --git a/x/feepay/client/cli/tx.go b/x/feepay/client/cli/tx.go
index a18c3696d..4f7b217a0 100644
--- a/x/feepay/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/feepay/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ func NewRegisterFeePayContract() *cobra.Command {
 			wallet_limit := args[1]
 			dec_limit, err := strconv.ParseUint(wallet_limit, 10, 64)
 
-			// todo bech32 validation
-
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/x/feepay/types/errors.go b/x/feepay/types/errors.go
index ff29f83f8..dd3fe0a96 100644
--- a/x/feepay/types/errors.go
+++ b/x/feepay/types/errors.go
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ var (
 	ErrWalletExceededUsageLimit  = errorsmod.Register(ModuleName, 5, "wallet exceeded usage limit")
 	ErrContractNotAdmin          = errorsmod.Register(ModuleName, 6, "sender is not the contract admin")
 	ErrContractNotCreator        = errorsmod.Register(ModuleName, 7, "sender is not the contract creator")
+	ErrInvalidWalletLimit        = errorsmod.Register(ModuleName, 8, "invalid wallet limit; must be between 0 and 1,000,000")
+	ErrInvalidJunoFundAmount     = errorsmod.Register(ModuleName, 9, "fee pay contracts only accept juno funds")
 )
diff --git a/x/feepay/types/msg.go b/x/feepay/types/msg.go
index db43ec860..4114970d5 100644
--- a/x/feepay/types/msg.go
+++ b/x/feepay/types/msg.go
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ func (msg MsgRegisterFeePayContract) Type() string { return TypeMsgRegisterFeePa
 
 // ValidateBasic runs stateless checks on the message
 func (msg MsgRegisterFeePayContract) ValidateBasic() error {
+	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.SenderAddress); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Contract.ContractAddress); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if msg.Contract.WalletLimit < 0 || msg.Contract.WalletLimit > 1_000_000 {
+		return ErrInvalidWalletLimit
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +60,15 @@ func (msg MsgUnregisterFeePayContract) Type() string { return TypeMsgUnregisterF
 
 // ValidateBasic runs stateless checks on the message
 func (msg MsgUnregisterFeePayContract) ValidateBasic() error {
+
+	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.SenderAddress); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.ContractAddress); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +91,19 @@ func (msg MsgFundFeePayContract) Type() string { return TypeMsgFundFeePayContrac
 
 // ValidateBasic runs stateless checks on the message
 func (msg MsgFundFeePayContract) ValidateBasic() error {
+
+	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.SenderAddress); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.ContractAddress); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(msg.Amount) != 1 {
+		return ErrInvalidJunoFundAmount
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }