diff --git a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper.go b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper.go
index dc74a1cf98..c8db97c75b 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -573,6 +573,10 @@ func (k Keeper) ReadUpgradeInfoFromDisk() (types.Plan, error) {
 		return upgradeInfo, err
 	}
 
+	if err := upgradeInfo.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
+		return upgradeInfo, err
+	}
+
 	return upgradeInfo, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 2f08536ec5..23928abd0c 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ func (s *KeeperTestSuite) TestReadUpgradeInfoFromDisk() {
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	expected.Height = 101
 	s.Require().Equal(expected, ui)
+
+	// create invalid upgrade plan (with empty name)
+	expected.Name = ""
+	s.Require().NoError(s.upgradeKeeper.DumpUpgradeInfoToDisk(101, expected))
+	_, err = s.upgradeKeeper.ReadUpgradeInfoFromDisk()
+	s.Require().ErrorContains(err, "name cannot be empty: invalid request")
 }
 
 func (s *KeeperTestSuite) TestScheduleUpgrade() {
diff --git a/x/upgrade/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/upgrade/keeper/msg_server.go
index 8b60ee44fe..b084011bfd 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ func (k msgServer) SoftwareUpgrade(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgSoftware
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidSigner, "expected %s got %s", k.authority, msg.Authority)
 	}
 
-	if err := msg.Plan.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "plan")
-	}
-
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
 	err := k.ScheduleUpgrade(ctx, msg.Plan)
 	if err != nil {