diff --git a/x/clock/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/clock/keeper/msg_server.go
index 9741670bb..ccc84be58 100644
--- a/x/clock/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/clock/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -29,14 +29,9 @@ func NewMsgServerImpl(k Keeper) types.MsgServer {
 func (k msgServer) RegisterClockContract(goCtx context.Context, req *types.MsgRegisterClockContract) (*types.MsgRegisterClockContractResponse, error) {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
 
-	// Validate sender address
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(req.SenderAddress); err != nil {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAddress, "invalid sender address: %s", req.SenderAddress)
-	}
-
-	// Validate contract address
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(req.ContractAddress); err != nil {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAddress, "invalid contract address: %s", req.ContractAddress)
+	// Validate request
+	if err := req.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &types.MsgRegisterClockContractResponse{}, k.RegisterContract(ctx, req.SenderAddress, req.ContractAddress)
@@ -46,14 +41,9 @@ func (k msgServer) RegisterClockContract(goCtx context.Context, req *types.MsgRe
 func (k msgServer) UnregisterClockContract(goCtx context.Context, req *types.MsgUnregisterClockContract) (*types.MsgUnregisterClockContractResponse, error) {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
 
-	// Validate sender address
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(req.SenderAddress); err != nil {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAddress, "invalid sender address: %s", req.SenderAddress)
-	}
-
-	// Validate contract address
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(req.ContractAddress); err != nil {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAddress, "invalid contract address: %s", req.ContractAddress)
+	// Validate request
+	if err := req.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &types.MsgUnregisterClockContractResponse{}, k.UnregisterContract(ctx, req.SenderAddress, req.ContractAddress)
@@ -63,14 +53,9 @@ func (k msgServer) UnregisterClockContract(goCtx context.Context, req *types.Msg
 func (k msgServer) UnjailClockContract(goCtx context.Context, req *types.MsgUnjailClockContract) (*types.MsgUnjailClockContractResponse, error) {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
 
-	// Validate sender address
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(req.SenderAddress); err != nil {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAddress, "invalid sender address: %s", req.SenderAddress)
-	}
-
-	// Validate contract address
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(req.ContractAddress); err != nil {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAddress, "invalid contract address: %s", req.ContractAddress)
+	// Validate request
+	if err := req.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &types.MsgUnjailClockContractResponse{}, k.SetJailStatusBySender(ctx, req.SenderAddress, req.ContractAddress, false)
diff --git a/x/clock/types/msgs.go b/x/clock/types/msgs.go
index 5b932beab..ceb0965ef 100644
--- a/x/clock/types/msgs.go
+++ b/x/clock/types/msgs.go
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ func (msg MsgRegisterClockContract) Type() string { return TypeMsgRegisterFeePay
 
 // ValidateBasic runs stateless checks on the message
 func (msg MsgRegisterClockContract) ValidateBasic() error {
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.ContractAddress); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return validateAddresses(msg.SenderAddress, msg.ContractAddress)
 }
 
 // GetSignBytes encodes the message for signing
@@ -60,11 +56,7 @@ func (msg MsgUnregisterClockContract) Type() string { return TypeMsgRegisterFeeP
 
 // ValidateBasic runs stateless checks on the message
 func (msg MsgUnregisterClockContract) ValidateBasic() error {
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.ContractAddress); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return validateAddresses(msg.SenderAddress, msg.ContractAddress)
 }
 
 // GetSignBytes encodes the message for signing
@@ -86,11 +78,7 @@ func (msg MsgUnjailClockContract) Type() string { return TypeMsgRegisterFeePayCo
 
 // ValidateBasic runs stateless checks on the message
 func (msg MsgUnjailClockContract) ValidateBasic() error {
-	if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.ContractAddress); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return validateAddresses(msg.SenderAddress, msg.ContractAddress)
 }
 
 // GetSignBytes encodes the message for signing
@@ -139,3 +127,14 @@ func (msg *MsgUpdateParams) ValidateBasic() error {
 
 	return msg.Params.Validate()
 }
+
+// ValidateAddresses validates the provided addresses
+func validateAddresses(addresses ...string) error {
+	for _, address := range addresses {
+		if _, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(address); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(ErrInvalidAddress, "invalid address: %s", address)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}