diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
index 74ade84f73..438cb5aa67 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (k Keeper) GetAllConsumerChains(ctx sdk.Context) (chains []types.Chain) {
 
 		var minPowerInTopN int64
 		if found && topN > 0 {
-			res, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, chainID, k.stakingKeeper.GetLastValidators(ctx), topN)
+			res, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, k.stakingKeeper.GetLastValidators(ctx), topN)
 			if err != nil {
 				k.Logger(ctx).Error("failed to compute min power to opt in for chain", "chain", chainID, "error", err)
 				minPowerInTopN = -1
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ func (k Keeper) HasToValidate(
 	bondedValidators := k.stakingKeeper.GetLastValidators(ctx)
 	if topN, found := k.GetTopN(ctx, chainID); found && topN > 0 {
 		// in a Top-N chain, we automatically opt in all validators that belong to the top N
-		minPower, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, chainID, bondedValidators, topN)
+		minPower, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, topN)
 		if err == nil {
 			k.OptInTopNValidators(ctx, chainID, bondedValidators, minPower)
 		} else {
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security.go
index c9b1cd7b3b..1810bcc0f8 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (k Keeper) HandleOptOut(ctx sdk.Context, chainID string, providerAddr types
 				"validator with consensus address %s could not be found", providerAddr.ToSdkConsAddr())
 		}
 		power := k.stakingKeeper.GetLastValidatorPower(ctx, validator.GetOperator())
-		minPowerToOptIn, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, chainID, k.stakingKeeper.GetLastValidators(ctx), topN)
+		minPowerToOptIn, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, k.stakingKeeper.GetLastValidators(ctx), topN)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			k.Logger(ctx).Error("failed to compute min power to opt in for chain", "chain", chainID, "error", err)
@@ -107,10 +107,13 @@ func (k Keeper) OptInTopNValidators(ctx sdk.Context, chainID string, bondedValid
 
 // ComputeMinPowerToOptIn returns the minimum power needed for a validator (from the bonded validators)
 // to belong to the `topN` validators for a Top N chain.
-func (k Keeper) ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx sdk.Context, chainID string, bondedValidators []stakingtypes.Validator, topN uint32) (int64, error) {
-	if topN < 50 || topN > 100 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("trying to compute minimum power for a Top N chain (%s) with an incorrect"+
-			" topN value (%d). topN has to be in [50, 100]", chainID, topN)
+func (k Keeper) ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx sdk.Context, bondedValidators []stakingtypes.Validator, topN uint32) (int64, error) {
+	if topN == 0 || topN > 100 {
+		// Note that Top N chains have a lower limit on `topN`, namely that topN cannot be less than 50.
+		// However, we can envision that this method could be used for other (future) reasons where this might not
+		// be the case. For this, this method operates for `topN`s in (0, 100].
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("trying to compute minimum power with an incorrect"+
+			" topN value (%d). topN has to be in (0, 100]", topN)
 	}
 
 	totalPower := sdk.ZeroDec()
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security_test.go
index 96684f8394..cb1fbab9d4 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security_test.go
@@ -299,46 +299,50 @@ func TestComputeMinPowerToOptIn(t *testing.T) {
 		createStakingValidator(ctx, mocks, 5, 6),
 	}
 
-	m, err := providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 100)
+	m, err := providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 100)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(1), m)
 
-	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 97)
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 97)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(1), m)
 
-	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 96)
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 96)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(3), m)
 
-	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 85)
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 85)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(3), m)
 
-	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 84)
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 84)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(5), m)
 
-	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 65)
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 65)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(5), m)
 
-	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 64)
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 64)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(6), m)
 
-	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 50)
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 50)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(6), m)
 
-	// exceptional cases
-	_, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 0)
-	require.Error(t, err)
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 40)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(10), m)
+
+	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(10), m)
 
-	m, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 49)
+	_, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 0)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
-	_, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, "chainID", bondedValidators, 101)
+	_, err = providerKeeper.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, 101)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/proposal.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/proposal.go
index 30075b8838..7db0842d78 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/proposal.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/proposal.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (k Keeper) MakeConsumerGenesis(
 
 	if topN, found := k.GetTopN(ctx, chainID); found && topN > 0 {
 		// in a Top-N chain, we automatically opt in all validators that belong to the top N
-		minPower, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, chainID, bondedValidators, prop.Top_N)
+		minPower, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, prop.Top_N)
 		if err == nil {
 			k.OptInTopNValidators(ctx, chainID, bondedValidators, minPower)
 		} else {
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay.go
index 7308352dd7..96cca06bfc 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (k Keeper) QueueVSCPackets(ctx sdk.Context) {
 
 		if chain.Top_N > 0 {
 			// in a Top-N chain, we automatically opt in all validators that belong to the top N
-			minPower, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, chain.ChainId, bondedValidators, chain.Top_N)
+			minPower, err := k.ComputeMinPowerToOptIn(ctx, bondedValidators, chain.Top_N)
 			if err == nil {
 				k.OptInTopNValidators(ctx, chain.ChainId, bondedValidators, minPower)
 			} else {