diff --git a/tests/tsdk/codec.go b/tests/tsdk/codec.go
index 6ced34ca40..75eab15991 100644
--- a/tests/tsdk/codec.go
+++ b/tests/tsdk/codec.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // typically a RegisterInterfaces function in Cosmos SDK modules)
 func NewCodec(registrars ...func(types.InterfaceRegistry)) codec.Codec {
 	interfaceRegistry := types.NewInterfaceRegistry()
-	std.RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry)
+	std.RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry) // register SDK interfaces
 	for _, f := range registrars {
 		f(interfaceRegistry)
 	}
diff --git a/x/uibc/uics20/ibc_module.go b/x/uibc/uics20/ibc_module.go
index 6063de3ba1..ee5babed79 100644
--- a/x/uibc/uics20/ibc_module.go
+++ b/x/uibc/uics20/ibc_module.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx"
-	gogoproto "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
 
 	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/x/uibc"
 	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/x/uibc/quota"
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func (im ICS20Module) OnRecvPacket(ctx sdk.Context, packet channeltypes.Packet,
 	}
 
 	if ftData.Memo != "" {
-		msgs, err := deserializeMemoMsgs(im.cdc, []byte(ftData.Memo))
+		msgs, err := DeserializeMemoMsgs(im.cdc, []byte(ftData.Memo))
 		if err != nil {
 			// TODO: need to verify if we want to stop the handle the error or revert the ibc transerf
 			ctx.Logger().Error("can't JSON deserialize ftData Memo, expecting list of Msg", "err", err)
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ func deserializeFTData(cdc codec.JSONCodec, packet channeltypes.Packet,
 	return
 }
 
-func deserializeMemoMsgs(cdc codec.JSONCodec, data []byte) ([]sdk.Msg, error) {
+func DeserializeMemoMsgs(cdc codec.JSONCodec, data []byte) ([]sdk.Msg, error) {
 	var m uibc.ICS20Memo
 	if err := cdc.UnmarshalJSON(data, &m); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/x/uibc/uics20/ics4_module_int_test.go b/x/uibc/uics20/ics4_module_int_test.go
index 33559f4169..a55e298632 100644
--- a/x/uibc/uics20/ics4_module_int_test.go
+++ b/x/uibc/uics20/ics4_module_int_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
-package main
+package uics20_test
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/tests/accs"
+	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/tests/tsdk"
+	ltypes "github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/x/leverage/types"
+	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/x/uibc"
+	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/x/uibc/uics20"
 )
+
+func TestMsgMarshalling(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	cdc := tsdk.NewCodec(uibc.RegisterInterfaces, ltypes.RegisterInterfaces)
+	msgs := []sdk.Msg{
+		&uibc.MsgGovSetIBCStatus{Authority: "auth1", Description: "d1",
+			IbcStatus: uibc.IBCTransferStatus_IBC_TRANSFER_STATUS_QUOTA_OUT_DISABLED},
+		ltypes.NewMsgCollateralize(accs.Alice, sdk.NewCoin("ATOM", sdk.NewInt(1020))),
+	}
+	anyMsg, err := tx.SetMsgs(msgs)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	var memo = uibc.ICS20Memo{Messages: anyMsg}
+
+	bz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(&memo)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	msgs2, err := uics20.DeserializeMemoMsgs(cdc, bz)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	for i := range msgs2 {
+		assert.Equal(msgs[i], msgs2[i], "idx=%d", i)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/x/uibc/uics20/ics4_wrapper_test.go b/x/uibc/uics20/ics4_wrapper_test.go
index 82c5195901..ffdc194289 100644
--- a/x/uibc/uics20/ics4_wrapper_test.go
+++ b/x/uibc/uics20/ics4_wrapper_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package uics20_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
-
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -14,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	clienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/02-client/types"
 	porttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/05-port/types"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
 	"github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/tests/tsdk"
 	lfixtures "github.com/umee-network/umee/v6/x/leverage/fixtures"