diff --git a/app/ante/ante.go b/app/ante/ante.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..130dbfe1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ante/ante.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package ante
+
+import (
+	ibcante "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/ante"
+	ibckeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/keeper"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	ante "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/signing"
+)
+
+// Link to default ante handler used by cosmos sdk:
+// https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/v0.43.0/x/auth/ante/ante.go#L41
+func NewAnteHandler(
+	appOpts servertypes.AppOptions,
+	ak ante.AccountKeeper,
+	sigGasConsumer ante.SignatureVerificationGasConsumer,
+	signModeHandler signing.SignModeHandler,
+	channelKeeper *ibckeeper.Keeper,
+	codec codec.BinaryCodec,
+) sdk.AnteHandler {
+	return sdk.ChainAnteDecorators(
+		ante.NewSetUpContextDecorator(), //  // outermost AnteDecorator. SetUpContext must be called first
+		ante.NewValidateBasicDecorator(),
+		ante.NewTxTimeoutHeightDecorator(),
+		ante.NewValidateMemoDecorator(ak),
+		ante.NewConsumeGasForTxSizeDecorator(ak),
+		NewIBCPermissionDecorator(codec),
+		ante.NewSetPubKeyDecorator(ak), // SetPubKeyDecorator must be called before all signature verification decorators
+		ante.NewValidateSigCountDecorator(ak),
+		ante.NewSigGasConsumeDecorator(ak, sigGasConsumer),
+		ante.NewSigVerificationDecorator(ak, signModeHandler),
+		ante.NewIncrementSequenceDecorator(ak),
+		ibcante.NewRedundantRelayDecorator(channelKeeper),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/app/ante/ibc_ante.go b/app/ante/ibc_ante.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5d9e05e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ante/ibc_ante.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package ante
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/authz"
+	clienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/02-client/types"
+)
+
+var (
+	allowedRelayAddress = map[string]bool{
+		"centauri1eqv3xl0vk0md74qukfghfff4z3axsp29rr9c85": true,
+		"centauri1av6x9sll0yx4anske424jtgxejnrgqv6j6tjjt": true,
+	}
+)
+
+type IBCPermissionDecorator struct {
+	cdc codec.BinaryCodec
+}
+
+func NewIBCPermissionDecorator(cdc codec.BinaryCodec) IBCPermissionDecorator {
+	return IBCPermissionDecorator{
+		cdc: cdc,
+	}
+}
+
+func (g IBCPermissionDecorator) AnteHandle(
+	ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx,
+	simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler,
+) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
+	// run checks only on CheckTx or simulate
+	if !ctx.IsCheckTx() || simulate {
+		return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
+	}
+
+	msgs := tx.GetMsgs()
+	if err = g.ValidateIBCUpdateClientMsg(ctx, msgs); err != nil {
+		return ctx, err
+	}
+
+	return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
+}
+
+// ValidateIBCUpdateClientMsg validate
+func (g IBCPermissionDecorator) ValidateIBCUpdateClientMsg(ctx sdk.Context, msgs []sdk.Msg) error {
+	for _, m := range msgs {
+		if msg, ok := m.(*authz.MsgExec); ok {
+			if err := g.validAuthz(msg); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// validate normal msgs
+		if err := g.validMsg(m); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (g IBCPermissionDecorator) validMsg(m sdk.Msg) error {
+	if msg, ok := m.(*clienttypes.MsgUpdateClient); ok {
+		if !allowedRelayAddress[msg.Signer] {
+			return fmt.Errorf("permission denied, address %s don't have relay permission", msg.Signer)
+		}
+		// prevent messages with insufficient initial deposit amount
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (g IBCPermissionDecorator) validAuthz(execMsg *authz.MsgExec) error {
+	for _, v := range execMsg.Msgs {
+		var innerMsg sdk.Msg
+		if err := g.cdc.UnpackAny(v, &innerMsg); err != nil {
+			return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "cannot unmarshal authz exec msgs")
+		}
+		if err := g.validMsg(innerMsg); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 5bd729f73..e09002ddc 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	nodeservice "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/grpc/node"
+	authante "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
 	authsims "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/simulation"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/consensus"
 	porttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/05-port/types"
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
 	authkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	authtx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ import (
 	alliancemodulekeeper "github.com/terra-money/alliance/x/alliance/keeper"
 	alliancemoduletypes "github.com/terra-money/alliance/x/alliance/types"
 
+	"github.com/notional-labs/centauri/v3/app/ante"
 	transfermiddleware "github.com/notional-labs/centauri/v3/x/transfermiddleware"
 	transfermiddlewarekeeper "github.com/notional-labs/centauri/v3/x/transfermiddleware/keeper"
 	transfermiddlewaretypes "github.com/notional-labs/centauri/v3/x/transfermiddleware/types"
@@ -659,20 +660,14 @@ func NewCentauriApp(
 	app.SetInitChainer(app.InitChainer)
 	app.SetBeginBlocker(app.BeginBlocker)
 
-	anteHandler, err := ante.NewAnteHandler(
-		ante.HandlerOptions{
-			AccountKeeper:   app.AccountKeeper,
-			BankKeeper:      app.BankKeeper,
-			SignModeHandler: encodingConfig.TxConfig.SignModeHandler(),
-			FeegrantKeeper:  app.FeeGrantKeeper,
-			SigGasConsumer:  ante.DefaultSigVerificationGasConsumer,
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	app.SetAnteHandler(anteHandler)
+	app.SetAnteHandler(ante.NewAnteHandler(
+		appOpts,
+		app.AccountKeeper,
+		authante.DefaultSigVerificationGasConsumer,
+		encodingConfig.TxConfig.SignModeHandler(),
+		app.IBCKeeper,
+		appCodec,
+	))
 	app.SetEndBlocker(app.EndBlocker)
 
 	if loadLatest {