diff --git a/tests/e2e/config.go b/tests/e2e/config.go
index f58af0de65..bbd2278d75 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/config.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/config.go
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func (s *TestConfig) SetRelayerConfig(useRly bool) {
 }
 
 // validateStringLiterals enforces that configs follow the constraints
-// necessary to to execute the tests
+// necessary to execute the tests
 //
 // Note: Network interfaces (name of virtual ethernet interfaces for ip link)
 // within the container will be named as "$CHAIN_ID-$VAL_ID-out" etc.
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/hooks.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/hooks.go
index 35c9b96301..56c8d1e094 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/hooks.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/hooks.go
@@ -98,16 +98,28 @@ func ValidatorConsensusKeyInUse(k *Keeper, ctx sdk.Context, valAddr sdk.ValAddre
 		panic("could not get validator cons addr ")
 	}
 
-	inUse := false
-
-	for _, validatorConsumerAddrs := range k.GetAllValidatorsByConsumerAddr(ctx, nil) {
-		if sdk.ConsAddress(validatorConsumerAddrs.ConsumerAddr).Equals(consensusAddr) {
-			inUse = true
-			break
+	allConsumerChains := []string{}
+	consumerChains := k.GetAllConsumerChains(ctx)
+	for _, consumerChain := range consumerChains {
+		allConsumerChains = append(allConsumerChains, consumerChain.ChainId)
+	}
+	proposedChains := k.GetAllProposedConsumerChainIDs(ctx)
+	for _, proposedChain := range proposedChains {
+		allConsumerChains = append(allConsumerChains, proposedChain.ChainID)
+	}
+	pendingChainIDs := k.GetAllPendingConsumerChainIDs(ctx)
+	allConsumerChains = append(allConsumerChains, pendingChainIDs...)
+
+	for _, c := range allConsumerChains {
+		if _, exist := k.GetValidatorByConsumerAddr(
+			ctx,
+			c,
+			providertypes.NewConsumerConsAddress(consensusAddr)); exist {
+			return true
 		}
 	}
 
-	return inUse
+	return false
 }
 
 func (h Hooks) AfterValidatorCreated(ctx sdk.Context, valAddr sdk.ValAddress) error {
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/hooks_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/hooks_test.go
index 83dbfe9622..14720bd970 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/hooks_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/hooks_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func TestValidatorConsensusKeyInUse(t *testing.T) {
 					newValidator.ConsumerConsAddress(),
 					anotherValidator0.ProviderConsAddress(),
 				)
+				k.SetConsumerClientId(ctx, "chainid", "clientID")
 			},
 			expect: true,
 		},
@@ -50,10 +51,13 @@ func TestValidatorConsensusKeyInUse(t *testing.T) {
 					newValidator.ConsumerConsAddress(),
 					anotherValidator0.ProviderConsAddress(),
 				)
+				k.SetConsumerClientId(ctx, "chainid0", "clientID0")
+
 				k.SetValidatorByConsumerAddr(ctx, "chainid1",
 					anotherValidator1.ConsumerConsAddress(),
 					anotherValidator1.ProviderConsAddress(),
 				)
+				k.SetConsumerClientId(ctx, "chainid1", "clientID1")
 			},
 			expect: true,
 		},
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
index ba2b6f47fe..562e4903fa 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -222,6 +222,17 @@ func (k Keeper) GetAllProposedConsumerChainIDs(ctx sdk.Context) []types.Proposed
 	return proposedChains
 }
 
+// GetAllPendingConsumerChainIDs gets pending consumer chains have not reach spawn time
+func (k Keeper) GetAllPendingConsumerChainIDs(ctx sdk.Context) []string {
+	chainIDs := []string{}
+	props := k.GetAllPendingConsumerAdditionProps(ctx)
+	for _, prop := range props {
+		chainIDs = append(chainIDs, prop.ChainId)
+	}
+
+	return chainIDs
+}
+
 // GetAllConsumerChains gets all of the consumer chains, for which the provider module
 // created IBC clients. Consumer chains with created clients are also referred to as registered.
 //