diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/client/proposal_handler.go b/x/ccv/provider/client/proposal_handler.go
index 32c62df460..1bfb21ea40 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/client/proposal_handler.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/client/proposal_handler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package client
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	govclient "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/client"
 	govrest "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/client/rest"
 	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
+	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
 	clienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4/modules/core/02-client/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/x/ccv/provider/types"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -74,6 +76,9 @@ Where proposal.json contains:
 				return err
 			}
 
+			// do not fail for errors regarding the unbonding period, but just log a warning
+			CheckPropUnbondingPeriod(clientCtx, proposal.UnbondingPeriod)
+
 			content := types.NewConsumerAdditionProposal(
 				proposal.Title, proposal.Description, proposal.ChainId, proposal.InitialHeight,
 				proposal.GenesisHash, proposal.BinaryHash, proposal.SpawnTime,
@@ -441,3 +446,25 @@ func postEquivocationProposalHandlerFn(clientCtx client.Context) http.HandlerFun
 		tx.WriteGeneratedTxResponse(clientCtx, w, req.BaseReq, msg)
 	}
 }
+
+func CheckPropUnbondingPeriod(clientCtx client.Context, propUnbondingPeriod time.Duration) {
+	queryClient := stakingtypes.NewQueryClient(clientCtx)
+
+	res, err := queryClient.Params(context.Background(), &stakingtypes.QueryParamsRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	providerUnbondingTime := res.Params.UnbondingTime
+
+	if providerUnbondingTime < propUnbondingPeriod {
+		fmt.Printf(
+			`consumer unbonding period is advised to be smaller than provider unbonding period, but is longer.
+This is not a security risk, but will effectively lengthen the unbonding period on the provider.
+consumer unbonding: %s
+provider unbonding: %s`,
+			propUnbondingPeriod,
+			providerUnbondingTime)
+	}
+}