diff --git a/x/ibc/02-client/client/cli/cli.go b/x/ibc/02-client/client/cli/cli.go
index bd9d8d361b..6358e7faf8 100644
--- a/x/ibc/02-client/client/cli/cli.go
+++ b/x/ibc/02-client/client/cli/cli.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cli
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ func GetQueryCmd(queryRoute string, cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 		Short:                      "IBC client query subcommands",
 		DisableFlagParsing:         true,
 		SuggestionsMinimumDistance: 2,
+		RunE:                       client.ValidateCmd,
 	}
 
 	ics02ClientQueryCmd.AddCommand(flags.GetCommands(