diff --git a/app/consumer/genesis.go b/app/consumer/genesis.go
index 39b6edc149..dd2c53bb41 100644
--- a/app/consumer/genesis.go
+++ b/app/consumer/genesis.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
 
 	cmtjson "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/json"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
@@ -33,14 +36,29 @@ type (
 	TransformationMap map[string]TransformationCallback
 )
 
+// Migration of consumer genesis content as it is exported from a provider version v2
+// to a version readable by current consumer (version v3).
 func migrateFromV2(jsonRaw []byte, ctx client.Context) (json.RawMessage, error) {
 	oldConsumerGenesis := consumerTypes.GenesisState{}
-	oldConsumerGenesis.Validate()
 	err := cmtjson.Unmarshal(jsonRaw, &oldConsumerGenesis)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading consumer genesis data failed: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	// some sanity checks for v2 transformation
+	if len(oldConsumerGenesis.Provider.InitialValSet) > 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source version. Unexpected element 'provider.initial_val_set'")
+	}
+
+	if oldConsumerGenesis.Provider.ClientState != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source version. Unexpected element 'provider.client_state'")
+	}
+
+	if oldConsumerGenesis.Provider.ConsensusState != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source version. Unexpected element 'provider.consensus_state'")
+	}
+
+	// Note: version 2 of provider genesis data fills up deprecated fields
 	newGenesis := types.ConsumerGenesisState{
 		Params: oldConsumerGenesis.Params,
 		Provider: types.ProviderInfo{
@@ -54,6 +72,7 @@ func migrateFromV2(jsonRaw []byte, ctx client.Context) (json.RawMessage, error)
 	return newJson, nil
 }
 
+// Mapping of provider module version to related transformation function
 var transformationMap = TransformationMap{
 	"v2": migrateFromV2,
 }
@@ -65,12 +84,11 @@ func TransformConsumerGenesis(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, transformationM
 	sourceVersion := args[0]
 	sourceFile := args[1]
 
-	jsonRaw, err := os.ReadFile(sourceFile)
+	jsonRaw, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Clean(sourceFile))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// TODO: content validation would be good
 	transform, exists := transformationMap[sourceVersion]
 	if !exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error transforming consumer genesis content: Unsupported versions %s", sourceVersion)
@@ -84,7 +102,7 @@ func TransformConsumerGenesis(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, transformationM
 
 	bz, err := cmtjson.Marshal(newConsumerGenesis)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed exporting new consumer genesis to JSON: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	sortedBz, err := sdk.SortJSON(bz)
@@ -96,19 +114,33 @@ func TransformConsumerGenesis(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, transformationM
 	return nil
 }
 
+// List of provider versions supported by consumer genesis transformations
+func getSupportedTransformationVersions() []string {
+	var keys []string
+	for k, _ := range transformationMap {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	return keys
+}
+
 // NewDefaultGenesisState generates the default state for the application.
 func NewDefaultGenesisState(cdc codec.JSONCodec) GenesisState {
 	return ModuleBasics.DefaultGenesis(cdc)
 }
 
+// GetConsumerGenesisTransformCmd transforms Consumer Genesis JSON content exported from a specific
+// provider version to a JSON format supported by this consumer version.
+// Note: Provider module version can be received by querying 'module_versions' on the upgrade module.
 func GetConsumerGenesisTransformCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "transform [source-version] [genesis-file]",
-		Short: "Transform consumer genesis section from a specified provider version",
-		Long: fmt.Sprintf(`Transform the consumer genesis into the target version and print to STDOUT.
+		Short: "Transform CCV consumer genesis from a specified provider version",
+		Long: fmt.Sprintf(`Transform the consumer genesis file from a specified provider version to a version supported by this consumer. Result is printed to STDOUT.
+Supported provider versions: %s
 
 Example:
-$ %s transform v2.0.0 /path/to/consumer_genesis.json `, version.AppName),
+$ %s transform v2 /path/to/consumer_genesis.json `, strings.Join(getSupportedTransformationVersions(), ", "), version.AppName),
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			//return ModuleBasics.ValidateGenesis(cmd, args, migrationMap)