diff --git a/x/feeabs/ante/decorate.go b/x/feeabs/ante/decorate.go
index c8fe4552..d74b155e 100644
--- a/x/feeabs/ante/decorate.go
+++ b/x/feeabs/ante/decorate.go
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ func (famfd FeeAbstrationMempoolFeeDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk
 			hasHostChainConfig := famfd.feeabsKeeper.HasHostZoneConfig(ctx, feeDenom)
 			if hasHostChainConfig {
 				hostChainConfig, _ := famfd.feeabsKeeper.GetHostZoneConfig(ctx, feeDenom)
+				// check if hostzone if frozen
+				if hostChainConfig.Frozen {
+					return ctx, feeabstypes.ErrHostZoneFrozen
+				}
+
 				nativeCoinsFees, err := famfd.feeabsKeeper.CalculateNativeFromIBCCoins(ctx, feeCoins, hostChainConfig)
 				if err != nil {
 					return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(errorstypes.ErrInsufficientFee, "insufficient fees")
diff --git a/x/feeabs/types/epoch.go b/x/feeabs/types/epoch.go
index 2c99f6cf..568c15df 100644
--- a/x/feeabs/types/epoch.go
+++ b/x/feeabs/types/epoch.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DefaultSwapPeriod           time.Duration = time.Minute * 180
-	DefaultQueryPeriod          time.Duration = time.Minute * 60
+	DefaultSwapPeriod           time.Duration = time.Minute * 5
+	DefaultQueryPeriod          time.Duration = time.Minute * 5
 	DefaultSwapEpochIdentifier  string        = "swap"
 	DefaultQueryEpochIdentifier string        = "query"
 )
diff --git a/x/feeabs/types/errors.go b/x/feeabs/types/errors.go
index d941329b..4532da62 100644
--- a/x/feeabs/types/errors.go
+++ b/x/feeabs/types/errors.go
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidIBCFees               = sdkerrors.Register(ModuleName, 2, "invalid ibc fees")
 	ErrHostZoneConfigNotFound       = sdkerrors.Register(ModuleName, 3, "host chain config not found")
 	ErrDuplicateHostZoneConfig      = sdkerrors.Register(ModuleName, 4, "duplicate config")
+	ErrHostZoneFrozen               = sdkerrors.Register(ModuleName, 5, "hostzone frozen")
 	ErrNotEnoughFundInModuleAddress = sdkerrors.Register(ModuleName, 6, "not have funding yet")
 )