diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/querier_test.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/querier_test.go
index 51d66afbc17..f912480864b 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/querier_test.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/querier_test.go
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestStargateQuery() {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name     string
 		malleate func()
+		expError error
 	}{
 		{
 			"success: custom query",
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestStargateQuery() {
 
 				ibcwasm.SetQueryPlugins(&querierPlugin)
 
-				suite.mockVM.RegisterQueryCallback(types.StatusMsg{}, func(_ wasmvm.Checksum, _ wasmvmtypes.Env, _ []byte, store wasmvm.KVStore, _ wasmvm.GoAPI, querier wasmvm.Querier, _ wasmvm.GasMeter, _ uint64, _ wasmvmtypes.UFraction) ([]byte, uint64, error) {
+				suite.mockVM.RegisterQueryCallback(types.TimestampAtHeightMsg{}, func(_ wasmvm.Checksum, _ wasmvmtypes.Env, _ []byte, store wasmvm.KVStore, _ wasmvm.GoAPI, querier wasmvm.Querier, _ wasmvm.GasMeter, _ uint64, _ wasmvmtypes.UFraction) ([]byte, uint64, error) {
 					queryRequest := types.QueryChecksumsRequest{}
 					bz, err := queryRequest.Marshal()
 					suite.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -165,9 +166,13 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestStargateQuery() {
 
 					store.Set(testKey, value)
 
-					return resp, wasmtesting.DefaultGasUsed, nil
+					result, err := json.Marshal(types.TimestampAtHeightResult{})
+					suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+					return result, wasmtesting.DefaultGasUsed, nil
 				})
 			},
+			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			// The following test sets a mock proof key and value in the ibc store and registers a query callback on the Status msg.
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestStargateQuery() {
 				merklePath, err := commitmenttypes.ApplyPrefix(suite.chainA.GetPrefix(), merklePath)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
-				suite.mockVM.RegisterQueryCallback(types.StatusMsg{}, func(_ wasmvm.Checksum, _ wasmvmtypes.Env, _ []byte, _ wasmvm.KVStore, _ wasmvm.GoAPI, querier wasmvm.Querier, _ wasmvm.GasMeter, _ uint64, _ wasmvmtypes.UFraction) ([]byte, uint64, error) {
+				suite.mockVM.RegisterQueryCallback(types.TimestampAtHeightMsg{}, func(_ wasmvm.Checksum, _ wasmvmtypes.Env, _ []byte, _ wasmvm.KVStore, _ wasmvm.GoAPI, querier wasmvm.Querier, _ wasmvm.GasMeter, _ uint64, _ wasmvmtypes.UFraction) ([]byte, uint64, error) {
 					queryRequest := clienttypes.QueryVerifyMembershipRequest{
 						ClientId:    endpoint.ClientID,
 						Proof:       proof,
@@ -220,7 +225,10 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestStargateQuery() {
 
 					suite.Require().True(respData.Success)
 
-					return resp, wasmtesting.DefaultGasUsed, nil
+					result, err := json.Marshal(types.TimestampAtHeightResult{})
+					suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+					return result, wasmtesting.DefaultGasUsed, nil
 				})
 
 				suite.mockVM.RegisterSudoCallback(types.VerifyMembershipMsg{}, func(_ wasmvm.Checksum, _ wasmvmtypes.Env, sudoMsg []byte, store wasmvm.KVStore,
@@ -247,11 +255,12 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestStargateQuery() {
 					return &wasmvmtypes.Response{Data: bz}, wasmtesting.DefaultGasUsed, nil
 				})
 			},
+			nil,
 		},
 		{
 			"failure: default querier",
 			func() {
-				suite.mockVM.RegisterQueryCallback(types.StatusMsg{}, func(_ wasmvm.Checksum, _ wasmvmtypes.Env, _ []byte, store wasmvm.KVStore, _ wasmvm.GoAPI, querier wasmvm.Querier, _ wasmvm.GasMeter, _ uint64, _ wasmvmtypes.UFraction) ([]byte, uint64, error) {
+				suite.mockVM.RegisterQueryCallback(types.TimestampAtHeightMsg{}, func(_ wasmvm.Checksum, _ wasmvmtypes.Env, _ []byte, store wasmvm.KVStore, _ wasmvm.GoAPI, querier wasmvm.Querier, _ wasmvm.GasMeter, _ uint64, _ wasmvmtypes.UFraction) ([]byte, uint64, error) {
 					queryRequest := types.QueryChecksumsRequest{}
 					bz, err := queryRequest.Marshal()
 					suite.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -270,6 +279,7 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestStargateQuery() {
 					return nil, wasmtesting.DefaultGasUsed, err
 				})
 			},
+			wasmvmtypes.UnsupportedRequest{Kind: fmt.Sprintf("'%s' path is not allowed from the contract", typeURL)},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -286,7 +296,19 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestStargateQuery() {
 
 			clientStore := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ClientKeeper.ClientStore(suite.chainA.GetContext(), endpoint.ClientID)
 			clientState := endpoint.GetClientState()
-			clientState.Status(suite.chainA.GetContext(), clientStore, suite.chainA.App.AppCodec())
+
+			// NOTE: we register query callbacks against: types.TimestampAtHeightMsg{}
+			// in practise, this can against any client state msg, however registering against types.StatusMsg{} introduces recursive loops
+			// due to test case: "success: verify membership query"
+			_, err = clientState.GetTimestampAtHeight(suite.chainA.GetContext(), clientStore, suite.chainA.App.AppCodec(), clienttypes.NewHeight(1, 100))
+
+			expPass := tc.expError == nil
+			if expPass {
+				suite.Require().NoError(err)
+			} else {
+				// use error contains as wasmvm errors do not implement errors.Is method
+				suite.Require().ErrorContains(err, tc.expError.Error())
+			}
 
 			if expDiscardedState {
 				suite.Require().False(clientStore.Has(testKey))