diff --git a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/genesis/types/genesis_test.go b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/genesis/types/genesis_test.go
index 8413a68f83f..da06cd44b12 100644
--- a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/genesis/types/genesis_test.go
+++ b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/genesis/types/genesis_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	genesistypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/genesis/types"
 	hosttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/types"
 	icatypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/types"
+	host "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/24-host"
 	ibctesting "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing"
 )
 
@@ -34,33 +35,33 @@ func (suite *GenesisTypesTestSuite) TestValidateGenesisState() {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name     string
 		malleate func()
-		expPass  bool
+		expErr   error
 	}{
 		{
 			"success",
 			func() {},
-			true,
+			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			"failed to validate - empty value",
 			func() {
 				genesisState = genesistypes.GenesisState{}
 			},
-			false,
+			host.ErrInvalidID,
 		},
 		{
 			"failed to validate - invalid controller genesis",
 			func() {
 				genesisState = *genesistypes.NewGenesisState(genesistypes.ControllerGenesisState{Ports: []string{"invalid|port"}}, genesistypes.DefaultHostGenesis())
 			},
-			false,
+			host.ErrInvalidID,
 		},
 		{
 			"failed to validate - invalid host genesis",
 			func() {
 				genesisState = *genesistypes.NewGenesisState(genesistypes.DefaultControllerGenesis(), genesistypes.HostGenesisState{})
 			},
-			false,
+			host.ErrInvalidID,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -74,10 +75,11 @@ func (suite *GenesisTypesTestSuite) TestValidateGenesisState() {
 
 			err := genesisState.Validate()
 
-			if tc.expPass {
+			if tc.expErr == nil {
 				suite.Require().NoError(err, tc.name)
 			} else {
 				suite.Require().Error(err, tc.name)
+				suite.Require().ErrorIs(err, tc.expErr)
 			}
 		})
 	}