diff --git a/x/emissions/keeper/msg_server_withdraw_emissions_test.go b/x/emissions/keeper/msg_server_withdraw_emissions_test.go
index e93c79620a..c47fc52309 100644
--- a/x/emissions/keeper/msg_server_withdraw_emissions_test.go
+++ b/x/emissions/keeper/msg_server_withdraw_emissions_test.go
@@ -113,5 +113,24 @@ func TestMsgServer_WithdrawEmission(t *testing.T) {
 		balance := sk.BankKeeper.GetBalance(ctx, sdk.MustAccAddressFromBech32(withdrawableEmission.Address), config.BaseDenom).Amount.String()
 		require.Equal(t, sdk.ZeroInt().String(), balance)
 	})
+	t.Run("unable to withdraw emissions if amount requested is more that available", func(t *testing.T) {
+		k, ctx, sk, _ := keepertest.EmissionsKeeper(t)
+
+		msgServer := keeper.NewMsgServerImpl(*k)
+		withdrawableEmission := sample.WithdrawableEmissions(t)
+		k.SetWithdrawableEmission(ctx, withdrawableEmission)
+		withdrawAmount := withdrawableEmission.Amount.Add(sdkmath.OneInt())
+		err := sk.BankKeeper.MintCoins(ctx, types.ModuleName, sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewCoin(config.BaseDenom, withdrawAmount)))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = sk.BankKeeper.SendCoinsFromModuleToModule(ctx, types.ModuleName, types.UndistributedObserverRewardsPool, sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewCoin(config.BaseDenom, withdrawAmount)))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = msgServer.WithdrawEmission(ctx, &types.MsgWithdrawEmission{
+			Creator: withdrawableEmission.Address,
+			Amount:  withdrawAmount,
+		})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, types.ErrUnableToWithdrawEmissions)
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "amount to be removed is greater than the available withdrawable emission")
+	})
 
 }
diff --git a/x/emissions/keeper/withdrawable_emissions.go b/x/emissions/keeper/withdrawable_emissions.go
index 6e9655915d..40b627f654 100644
--- a/x/emissions/keeper/withdrawable_emissions.go
+++ b/x/emissions/keeper/withdrawable_emissions.go
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ func (k Keeper) RemoveWithdrawableEmission(ctx sdk.Context, address string, amou
 		return types.ErrEmissionsNotFound
 	}
 	if amount.IsNegative() || amount.IsZero() {
-		return types.ErrInvalidAmount
+		return types.ErrInvalidAmount.Wrap("amount to be removed is negative or zero")
 	}
 	if amount.GT(we.Amount) {
-		amount = we.Amount
+		return types.ErrInvalidAmount.Wrap("amount to be removed is greater than the available withdrawable emission")
 	}
 	we.Amount = we.Amount.Sub(amount)
 	k.SetWithdrawableEmission(ctx, we)
diff --git a/x/emissions/keeper/withdrawable_emissions_test.go b/x/emissions/keeper/withdrawable_emissions_test.go
index f81cb1517f..b65c277b40 100644
--- a/x/emissions/keeper/withdrawable_emissions_test.go
+++ b/x/emissions/keeper/withdrawable_emissions_test.go
@@ -130,17 +130,14 @@ func TestKeeper_RemoveObserverEmission(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, sdkmath.ZeroInt(), we2.Amount)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("remove all observer emission successfully using amount higher that available", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("unable to remove observer emission if requested amount is higher than available", func(t *testing.T) {
 		k, ctx, _, _ := keepertest.EmissionsKeeper(t)
 		we := sample.WithdrawableEmissions(t)
 		k.SetWithdrawableEmission(ctx, we)
 		err := k.RemoveWithdrawableEmission(ctx, we.Address, we.Amount.Add(sdkmath.OneInt()))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		we2, found := k.GetWithdrawableEmission(ctx, we.Address)
-		require.True(t, found)
-		require.Equal(t, sdkmath.ZeroInt(), we2.Amount)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, emissionstypes.ErrInvalidAmount)
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "amount to be removed is greater than the available withdrawable emission")
 	})
-
 	t.Run("unable to remove non-existent emission ", func(t *testing.T) {
 		k, ctx, _, _ := keepertest.EmissionsKeeper(t)
 		address := sample.AccAddress()