diff --git a/x/ratelimit/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/ratelimit/keeper/keeper_test.go
index de87ab1a8..ccca551e1 100644
--- a/x/ratelimit/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/ratelimit/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 package keeper_test
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
 	sdkmath "cosmossdk.io/math"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-
 	tmproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	minttypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/mint/types"
+	ibctesting "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/testing"
 
 	"github.com/notional-labs/centauri/v5/app"
 	"github.com/notional-labs/centauri/v5/app/helpers"
@@ -17,6 +19,41 @@ import (
 	"github.com/notional-labs/centauri/v5/x/ratelimit/types"
 )
 
+var (
+	sampleRateLimitA = types.MsgAddRateLimit{
+		Denom:              "denomA",
+		ChannelID:          "channel-0",
+		MaxPercentSend:     sdkmath.NewInt(10),
+		MaxPercentRecv:     sdkmath.NewInt(10),
+		MinRateLimitAmount: sdkmath.NewInt(1_000_000),
+		DurationHours:      uint64(1),
+	}
+	sampleRateLimitB = types.MsgAddRateLimit{
+		Denom:              "denomB",
+		ChannelID:          "channel-0",
+		MaxPercentSend:     sdkmath.NewInt(20),
+		MaxPercentRecv:     sdkmath.NewInt(20),
+		MinRateLimitAmount: sdkmath.NewInt(1_000_000),
+		DurationHours:      uint64(1),
+	}
+	sampleRateLimitC = types.MsgAddRateLimit{
+		Denom:              "denomB",
+		ChannelID:          "channel-1",
+		MaxPercentSend:     sdkmath.NewInt(50),
+		MaxPercentRecv:     sdkmath.NewInt(50),
+		MinRateLimitAmount: sdkmath.NewInt(5_000_000),
+		DurationHours:      uint64(5),
+	}
+	sampleRateLimitD = types.MsgAddRateLimit{
+		Denom:              "denomC",
+		ChannelID:          "channel-2",
+		MaxPercentSend:     sdkmath.NewInt(80),
+		MaxPercentRecv:     sdkmath.NewInt(80),
+		MinRateLimitAmount: sdkmath.NewInt(10_000_000),
+		DurationHours:      uint64(10),
+	}
+)
+
 type KeeperTestSuite struct {
 	suite.Suite
 
@@ -25,6 +62,12 @@ type KeeperTestSuite struct {
 	keeper    keeper.Keeper
 	querier   types.QueryServer
 	msgServer types.MsgServer
+
+	coordinator *ibctesting.Coordinator
+
+	// testing chains used for convenience and readability
+	chainA *ibctesting.TestChain
+	chainB *ibctesting.TestChain
 }
 
 func TestKeeperTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -41,6 +84,46 @@ func (s *KeeperTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	s.keeper = s.app.RatelimitKeeper
 	s.querier = keeper.NewQueryServer(s.keeper)
 	s.msgServer = keeper.NewMsgServerImpl(s.keeper)
+
+	// Creates a coordinator with 2 test chains
+	s.coordinator = ibctesting.NewCoordinator(s.T(), 2)
+	s.chainA = s.coordinator.GetChain(ibctesting.GetChainID(1))
+	s.chainB = s.coordinator.GetChain(ibctesting.GetChainID(2))
+
+	// Commit some blocks so that QueryProof returns valid proof (cannot return valid query if height <= 1)
+	s.coordinator.CommitNBlocks(s.chainA, 2)
+	s.coordinator.CommitNBlocks(s.chainB, 2)
+}
+
+func (s *KeeperTestSuite) SetupSampleRateLimits(rateLimits ...types.MsgAddRateLimit) {
+	for _, rateLimit := range rateLimits {
+		s.addRateLimit(
+			rateLimit.Denom,
+			rateLimit.ChannelID,
+			rateLimit.MaxPercentSend,
+			rateLimit.MaxPercentRecv,
+			rateLimit.MinRateLimitAmount,
+			rateLimit.DurationHours,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+//
+// Below are helper functions to write test code easily
+//
+
+func (s *KeeperTestSuite) addr(addrNum int) sdk.AccAddress {
+	addr := make(sdk.AccAddress, 20)
+	binary.PutVarint(addr, int64(addrNum))
+	return addr
+}
+
+func (s *KeeperTestSuite) fundAddr(addr sdk.AccAddress, amt sdk.Coins) {
+	s.T().Helper()
+	err := s.app.BankKeeper.MintCoins(s.ctx, minttypes.ModuleName, amt)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	err = s.app.BankKeeper.SendCoinsFromModuleToAccount(s.ctx, minttypes.ModuleName, addr, amt)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
 }
 
 // addRateLimit is a convenient method to add new RateLimit without the need of authority.
@@ -54,6 +137,9 @@ func (s *KeeperTestSuite) addRateLimit(
 ) {
 	s.T().Helper()
 
+	// Add new RateLimit requires total supply of the given denom
+	s.fundAddr(s.addr(0), sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewCoin(denom, sdk.NewInt(100_000_000_000))))
+
 	err := s.keeper.AddRateLimit(s.ctx, &types.MsgAddRateLimit{
 		Authority:          "",
 		Denom:              denom,