diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84fe644400..69affee629 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 - (app) [#1739](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1739) Remove distribution module perms
 - (ante) [#1741](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1741) Add authz ante handler
 - (eip712) [#1746](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1746) Add EIP712 support for multiple messages and schemas
+- (feemarket) [#1790](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1790) Raise error when get invalid consensus params
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/app/utils.go b/app/utils.go
index b2f4f181e5..d5e7c79a0b 100644
--- a/app/utils.go
+++ b/app/utils.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ import (
 // EthermintApp testing.
 var DefaultConsensusParams = &abci.ConsensusParams{
 	Block: &abci.BlockParams{
-		MaxBytes: 200000,
-		MaxGas:   -1, // no limit
+		MaxBytes: 1048576,
+		MaxGas:   81500000, // default limit
 	},
 	Evidence: &tmproto.EvidenceParams{
 		MaxAgeNumBlocks: 302400,
diff --git a/gomod2nix.toml b/gomod2nix.toml
index f5b91071dd..0e3d07aa46 100644
--- a/gomod2nix.toml
+++ b/gomod2nix.toml
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ schema = 3
     version = "v0.9.1"
     hash = "sha256-YLGNrHHM+mN4ElW/XWuylOnFrA/VjSY+eBuC4LN//5c="
   [mod."github.com/rs/cors"]
-    version = "v1.8.3"
-    hash = "sha256-VgVB4HKAhPSjNg96mIEUN1bt5ZQng8Fi3ZABy3CDWQE="
+    version = "v1.9.0"
+    hash = "sha256-CNBCGXOydU6MIEZ0B5eXBjBm3smH2ryYHvgRJA2udBM="
   [mod."github.com/rs/zerolog"]
     version = "v1.27.0"
     hash = "sha256-BxQtP2TROeSSpj9l1irocuSfxn55UL4ugzB/og7r8eE="
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ schema = 3
     version = "v0.0.0-20230131160201-f062dba9d201"
     hash = "sha256-sxLT/VOe93v0h3miChJSHS9gscTZS/B71+390ju/e20="
   [mod."golang.org/x/net"]
-    version = "v0.8.0"
-    hash = "sha256-2cOtqa7aJ5mn64kZ+8+PVjJ4uGbhpXTpC1vm/+iaZzM="
+    version = "v0.9.0"
+    hash = "sha256-EG5GRDq282twyce8uugsDTjMz1pNn6zPcyVTZmSiJ14="
   [mod."golang.org/x/oauth2"]
     version = "v0.4.0"
     hash = "sha256-Dj9wHbSbs0Ghr9Hef0hSfanaR8L0GShI18jGBT3yNn8="
@@ -521,14 +521,14 @@ schema = 3
     version = "v0.1.0"
     hash = "sha256-Hygjq9euZ0qz6TvHYQwOZEjNiTbTh1nSLRAWZ6KFGR8="
   [mod."golang.org/x/sys"]
-    version = "v0.6.0"
-    hash = "sha256-zAgxiTuL24sGhbXrna9R1UYqLQh46ldztpumOScmduY="
+    version = "v0.7.0"
+    hash = "sha256-GotRHJaas/q3L+tFam0q3oQ1rc8GDStt7wnz9h8MTEU="
   [mod."golang.org/x/term"]
-    version = "v0.6.0"
-    hash = "sha256-Ao0yXpwY8GyG+/23dVfJUYrfEfNUTES3RF45v1VhUAk="
+    version = "v0.7.0"
+    hash = "sha256-VYnXZ50OXTsylzncIMceVC2ZBKdbyp+V367Qbq3Vlqk="
   [mod."golang.org/x/text"]
-    version = "v0.8.0"
-    hash = "sha256-hgWFnT01DRmywBEXKYEVaOee7i6z8Ydz7zGbjcWwOgI="
+    version = "v0.9.0"
+    hash = "sha256-tkhDeMsSQZr3jo7vmKehWs3DvWetwXR0IB+DCLbQ4nk="
   [mod."golang.org/x/tools"]
     version = "v0.7.0"
     hash = "sha256-ZEjfFulQd6U9r4mEJ5RZOnW49NZnQnrCFLMKCgLg7go="
diff --git a/x/feemarket/keeper/eip1559.go b/x/feemarket/keeper/eip1559.go
index ef931f0e0a..2f58f70651 100644
--- a/x/feemarket/keeper/eip1559.go
+++ b/x/feemarket/keeper/eip1559.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package keeper
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -56,13 +57,11 @@ func (k Keeper) CalculateBaseFee(ctx sdk.Context) *big.Int {
 
 	parentGasUsed := k.GetBlockGasWanted(ctx)
 
-	gasLimit := new(big.Int).SetUint64(math.MaxUint64)
-
 	// NOTE: a MaxGas equal to -1 means that block gas is unlimited
-	if consParams != nil && consParams.Block.MaxGas > -1 {
-		gasLimit = big.NewInt(consParams.Block.MaxGas)
+	if consParams == nil || consParams.Block == nil || consParams.Block.MaxGas <= -1 {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("get invalid consensus params: %s", consParams))
 	}
-
+	gasLimit := big.NewInt(consParams.Block.MaxGas)
 	// CONTRACT: ElasticityMultiplier cannot be 0 as it's checked in the params
 	// validation
 	parentGasTargetBig := new(big.Int).Div(gasLimit, new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(params.ElasticityMultiplier)))