diff --git a/artifacts/checksums.txt b/artifacts/checksums.txt
index 2af61c4..5b167ba 100644
--- a/artifacts/checksums.txt
+++ b/artifacts/checksums.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ ec6cc298bf32cad7f5f426002fdcee602b133f24f6f7d65905c5aad0e3b777c9  incentives.was
 d2dfc9ed4a689a8b23b020421c7e3fc0a90fd985c1291a44659073cc9021bb38  nibi_stargate.wasm
 bbb9c32c863ff78366ac5bae241967b206a6ad463e0154e7081309ab36904dce  pricefeed.wasm
 8014645275544b90c2ae33002e30c6cce6859dcd1193a48c599bedf4fb1015e3  shifter.wasm
-0e4db7a116f27db4973e46db4a9cdd60abde1fb3e0dfeb7b1d5d9197c788229b  token_vesting.wasm
+27b401ca6e918bec98ec1e8e98dcb9f4de25191e1a53c34c4ceae6d4847b3b31  token_vesting.wasm
diff --git a/artifacts/checksums_intermediate.txt b/artifacts/checksums_intermediate.txt
index 326fdc4..c555ac0 100644
--- a/artifacts/checksums_intermediate.txt
+++ b/artifacts/checksums_intermediate.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ f95b4a566d319f6cf39de88d168c19134bdff3864916c48c71a9a7f2d4474ee2  target/wasm32-
 516fc6e8ca410041834e807cfed96478b51805d5c112bdd520bfd32e0f55eb4b  target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/controller.wasm
 ae4e6405de49a97cde63c7d8abb88a77b8dcb8211759dc22ecab61b8e98f8519  target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nibi_stargate.wasm
 4a9bc648eaa78b691e286108dcf57111b1325c8df4c59366532b19cf80bac782  target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/shifter.wasm
-b457a863837b7f4e93a322e9cc90887bd6b6d51f88efd0be50d9d52ee5a8c2d0  target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/token_vesting.wasm
+f781a92390f4b89086310d79f20d9c81ce0aaa8865fb5811150244db483785f5  target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/token_vesting.wasm
diff --git a/artifacts/token_vesting.wasm b/artifacts/token_vesting.wasm
index 6ce1cc6..4d1ddc3 100644
Binary files a/artifacts/token_vesting.wasm and b/artifacts/token_vesting.wasm differ
diff --git a/contracts/token-vesting/src/msg.rs b/contracts/token-vesting/src/msg.rs
index c5c5c0d..8b9bc78 100644
--- a/contracts/token-vesting/src/msg.rs
+++ b/contracts/token-vesting/src/msg.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,15 @@ impl VestingSchedule {
                     });
                 }
 
+                if vesting_amount != deposit_amount {
+                    return Err(
+                        VestingError::MismatchedVestingAndDepositAmount {
+                            vesting_amount: vesting_amount.u128(),
+                            deposit_amount: deposit_amount.u128(),
+                        },
+                    );
+                }
+
                 let cliff = Cliff {
                     amount: *cliff_amount,
                     time: *cliff_time,
diff --git a/contracts/token-vesting/src/testing.rs b/contracts/token-vesting/src/testing.rs
index dfcff73..8cd2a2b 100644
--- a/contracts/token-vesting/src/testing.rs
+++ b/contracts/token-vesting/src/testing.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::msg::{
 };
 
 use cosmwasm_std::testing::{MockApi, MockQuerier, MockStorage};
+use cosmwasm_std::MessageInfo;
 use cosmwasm_std::{
     from_binary,
     testing::{mock_dependencies, mock_env, mock_info},
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ fn register_cliff_vesting_account_with_native_token() -> TestResult {
     require_error(
         &mut deps,
         &env,
+        mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(0u128, "uusd")]),
         msg,
         ContractError::Vesting(VestingError::ZeroVestingAmount),
     );
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ fn register_cliff_vesting_account_with_native_token() -> TestResult {
     require_error(
         &mut deps,
         &env,
+        mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(1000u128, "uusd")]),
         msg,
         ContractError::Vesting(VestingError::Cliff(CliffError::ZeroAmount)),
     );
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ fn register_cliff_vesting_account_with_native_token() -> TestResult {
     require_error(
         &mut deps,
         &env,
+        mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(1000u128, "uusd")]),
         msg,
         ContractError::Vesting(VestingError::Cliff(CliffError::InvalidTime {
             cliff_time: 99,
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ fn register_cliff_vesting_account_with_native_token() -> TestResult {
     require_error(
         &mut deps,
         &env,
+        mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(1000u128, "uusd")]),
         msg,
         ContractError::Vesting(VestingError::InvalidTimeRange {
             start_time: 110,
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ fn register_cliff_vesting_account_with_native_token() -> TestResult {
     require_error(
         &mut deps,
         &env,
+        mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(1000u128, "uusd")]),
         msg,
         ContractError::Vesting(VestingError::StartBeforeBlockTime {
             start_time: 99,
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ fn register_cliff_vesting_account_with_native_token() -> TestResult {
     require_error(
         &mut deps,
         &env,
+        mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(1000u128, "uusd")]),
         msg,
         ContractError::Vesting(
             CliffError::ExcessiveAmount {
@@ -128,16 +135,34 @@ fn register_cliff_vesting_account_with_native_token() -> TestResult {
             .into(),
         ),
     );
+
+    // deposit amount different than vesting amount
+    let (vesting_amount, cliff_amount, cliff_time) = (1000, 250, 105);
+    let msg = create_msg(100, 110, vesting_amount, cliff_amount, cliff_time);
+    require_error(
+        &mut deps,
+        &env,
+        mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(999u128, "uusd")]),
+        msg,
+        ContractError::Vesting(
+            VestingError::MismatchedVestingAndDepositAmount {
+                vesting_amount: 1000u128,
+                deposit_amount: 999u128,
+            }
+            .into(),
+        ),
+    );
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
 fn require_error(
     deps: &mut OwnedDeps<MockStorage, MockApi, MockQuerier>,
     env: &Env,
+    info: MessageInfo,
     msg: ExecuteMsg,
     expected_error: ContractError,
 ) {
-    let info = mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(0u128, "uusd")]);
     let res = execute(deps.as_mut(), env.clone(), info, msg);
     match res {
         Err(err) => {
@@ -173,6 +198,7 @@ fn register_vesting_account_with_native_token() -> TestResult {
     require_error(
         &mut deps,
         &env,
+        mock_info("addr0000", &[Coin::new(0u128, "uusd")]),
         msg,
         ContractError::Vesting(VestingError::ZeroVestingAmount),
     );