diff --git a/x/ibc-account/keeper/relay.go b/x/ibc-account/keeper/relay.go
index fc1780c0..cc0791d3 100644
--- a/x/ibc-account/keeper/relay.go
+++ b/x/ibc-account/keeper/relay.go
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ func (k Keeper) TryRegisterIBCAccount(ctx sdk.Context, sourcePort, sourceChannel
 		Data: salt,
 	}
 
-	timeoutHeight := clienttypes.Height{
-		RevisionNumber: 2,
-		RevisionHeight: ^uint64(0),
-	}
+	timeoutHeight := clienttypes.ZeroHeight()
 
+	// timeoutTimestamp is set to be a max number here so that we never recieve a timeout
+	// ics-27-1 uses ordered channels which can close upon recieving a timeout, which is an undesired effect
 	const timeoutTimestamp = ^uint64(0)
 
 	packet := channeltypes.NewPacket(
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func (k Keeper) TryRegisterIBCAccount(ctx sdk.Context, sourcePort, sourceChannel
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TryRunTx try to send messages to source channel.
+// TryRunTx attemps to send messages to source channel.
 func (k Keeper) TryRunTx(ctx sdk.Context, sourcePort, sourceChannel, typ string, data interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	sourceChannelEnd, found := k.channelKeeper.GetChannel(ctx, sourcePort, sourceChannel)
 	if !found {
@@ -129,11 +128,10 @@ func (k Keeper) createOutgoingPacket(
 		Data: txBytes,
 	}
 
-	timeoutHeight := clienttypes.Height{
-		RevisionNumber: 2,
-		RevisionHeight: ^uint64(0),
-	}
+	timeoutHeight := clienttypes.ZeroHeight()
 
+	// timeoutTimestamp is set to be a max number here so that we never recieve a timeout
+	// ics-27-1 uses ordered channels which can close upon recieving a timeout, which is an undesired effect
 	const timeoutTimestamp = ^uint64(0)
 
 	packet := channeltypes.NewPacket(
diff --git a/x/inter-tx/types/codec.go b/x/inter-tx/types/codec.go
index a1be779f..e209bd23 100644
--- a/x/inter-tx/types/codec.go
+++ b/x/inter-tx/types/codec.go
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ func RegisterCodec(cdc *codec.LegacyAmino) {
 
 func RegisterInterfaces(registry cdctypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
 	msgservice.RegisterMsgServiceDesc(registry, &_Msg_serviceDesc)
-	registry.RegisterImplementations((*sdk.Msg)(nil), &MsgSend{})
-	registry.RegisterImplementations((*sdk.Msg)(nil), &MsgRegisterAccount{})
+	registry.RegisterImplementations(
+		(*sdk.Msg)(nil),
+		&MsgSend{},
+		&MsgRegisterAccount{},
+	)
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/x/inter-tx/types/msgs.go b/x/inter-tx/types/msgs.go
index 98143941..6b8d0dd6 100644
--- a/x/inter-tx/types/msgs.go
+++ b/x/inter-tx/types/msgs.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package types
 import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func (MsgRegisterAccount) Type() string {
 }
 
 func (msg MsgRegisterAccount) ValidateBasic() error {
-	if msg.Owner == "" {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(msg.Owner) == "" {
 		return sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "missing sender address")
 	}
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ var _ sdk.Msg = &MsgSend{}
 
 // NewMsgSend creates a new MsgSend instance
 func NewMsgSend(
-	chainType, port, channel string, sender, toAddress sdk.AccAddress, amount []sdk.Coin,
+	chainType, port, channel string, sender, toAddress sdk.AccAddress, amount sdk.Coins,
 ) *MsgSend {
 	return &MsgSend{
 		ChainType:     chainType,
@@ -98,10 +99,6 @@ func (msg MsgSend) ValidateBasic() error {
 	if !msg.Amount.IsValid() {
 		return sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins, msg.Amount.String())
 	}
-
-	if !msg.Amount.IsAllPositive() {
-		return sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins, msg.Amount.String())
-	}
 	return nil
 }