diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2677-update-account-threshold-check.md b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2677-update-account-threshold-check.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd03842f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2677-update-account-threshold-check.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Added Client check to not allow --threshold to be great than No.of Public keys in update-account call
+  ([\#2677](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/2677))
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diff --git a/crates/apps/src/lib/cli.rs b/crates/apps/src/lib/cli.rs
index 109c0d78af..15bdaea566 100644
--- a/crates/apps/src/lib/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/apps/src/lib/cli.rs
@@ -4177,7 +4177,7 @@ pub mod args {
                 ))
                 .arg(THRESHOLD.def().help(
                     "The minimum number of signature to be provided for \
-                     authorization. Must be less then the maximum number of \
+                     authorization. Must be less than the maximum number of \
                      public keys provided.",
                 ))
         }
@@ -4446,7 +4446,7 @@ pub mod args {
                 ))
                 .arg(THRESHOLD.def().help(
                     "The minimum number of signature to be provided for \
-                     authorization. Must be less then the maximum number of \
+                     authorization. Must be less than the maximum number of \
                      public keys provided.",
                 ))
         }
@@ -4479,6 +4479,13 @@ pub mod args {
             let tx_code_path = PathBuf::from(TX_UPDATE_ACCOUNT_WASM);
             let public_keys = PUBLIC_KEYS.parse(matches);
             let threshold = THRESHOLD.parse(matches);
+    
+            let num_keys = <Vec<cli::context::FromContext<namada::ledger::pos::common::PublicKey>> as AsRef<T>>::as_ref(&public_keys).map_or(0, |keys| keys.len());
+            if num_keys < threshold {
+                eprintln!("Threshold must be less than the number of public keys provided.");
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            }
+    
             Self {
                 tx,
                 vp_code_path,
@@ -4488,17 +4495,14 @@ pub mod args {
                 threshold,
             }
         }
-
+    
         fn def(app: App) -> App {
             app.add_args::<Tx<CliTypes>>()
-                .arg(
-                    CODE_PATH_OPT.def().help(
-                        "The path to the new validity predicate WASM code.",
-                    ),
-                )
+                .arg(CODE_PATH_OPT.def().help(
+                    "The path to the new validity predicate WASM code.",
+                ))
                 .arg(ADDRESS.def().help(
-                    "The account's address. It's key is used to produce the \
-                     signature.",
+                    "The account's address. It's key is used to produce the signature.",
                 ))
                 .arg(PUBLIC_KEYS.def().help(
                     "A list public keys to be associated with the new account \
@@ -4506,11 +4510,13 @@ pub mod args {
                 ))
                 .arg(THRESHOLD.def().help(
                     "The minimum number of signature to be provided for \
-                     authorization. Must be less then the maximum number of \
+                     authorization. Must be less than the maximum number of \
                      public keys provided.",
                 ))
         }
     }
+    
+    
 
     impl CliToSdk<Bond<SdkTypes>> for Bond<CliTypes> {
         fn to_sdk(self, ctx: &mut Context) -> Bond<SdkTypes> {