diff --git a/types/btc_schnorr_sig.go b/types/btc_schnorr_sig.go
index 1fe61888e..336cf037b 100644
--- a/types/btc_schnorr_sig.go
+++ b/types/btc_schnorr_sig.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2/schnorr"
 )
@@ -11,8 +12,14 @@ type BIP340Signature []byte
 const BIP340SignatureLen = schnorr.SignatureSize
 
 func NewBIP340Signature(data []byte) (*BIP340Signature, error) {
+
 	var sig BIP340Signature
 	err := sig.Unmarshal(data)
+
+	if _, err := sig.ToBTCSig(); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("bytes cannot be converted to a *schnorr.Signature object")
+	}
+
 	return &sig, err
 }
 
diff --git a/x/btcstaking/types/msg.go b/x/btcstaking/types/msg.go
index 7583a951b..b1d763ff0 100644
--- a/x/btcstaking/types/msg.go
+++ b/x/btcstaking/types/msg.go
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ func (m *MsgCreateBTCDelegation) ValidateBasic() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("empty delegator signature")
 	}
 
-	_, err := m.DelegatorSlashingSig.ToBTCSig()
-
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := m.DelegatorSlashingSig.ToBTCSig(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid delegator slashing signature: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -128,9 +126,7 @@ func (m *MsgCreateBTCDelegation) ValidateBasic() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid unbonding slashing tx: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = m.DelegatorUnbondingSlashingSig.ToBTCSig()
-
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := m.DelegatorUnbondingSlashingSig.ToBTCSig(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid delegator unbonding slashing signature: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -169,9 +165,7 @@ func (m *MsgAddCovenantSigs) ValidateBasic() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("empty covenant signature")
 	}
 
-	_, err := m.UnbondingTxSig.ToBTCSig()
-
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := m.UnbondingTxSig.ToBTCSig(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid covenant unbonding signature: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -191,9 +185,7 @@ func (m *MsgBTCUndelegate) ValidateBasic() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("empty signature from the delegator")
 	}
 
-	_, err := m.UnbondingTxSig.ToBTCSig()
-
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := m.UnbondingTxSig.ToBTCSig(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid delegator unbonding signature: %w", err)
 	}