diff --git a/crates/core/component/ibc/src/component/msg_handler/connection_open_ack.rs b/crates/core/component/ibc/src/component/msg_handler/connection_open_ack.rs
index 26980c7072..a4405e41ad 100644
--- a/crates/core/component/ibc/src/component/msg_handler/connection_open_ack.rs
+++ b/crates/core/component/ibc/src/component/msg_handler/connection_open_ack.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async fn consensus_height_is_correct<S: StateRead>(
         state.get_revision_number().await?,
         state.get_block_height().await?,
     )?;
-    if msg.consensus_height_of_a_on_b > current_height {
+    if msg.consensus_height_of_a_on_b >= current_height {
         anyhow::bail!("consensus height is greater than the current block height",);
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/core/component/ibc/src/component/msg_handler/connection_open_try.rs b/crates/core/component/ibc/src/component/msg_handler/connection_open_try.rs
index f68b911861..49547223fa 100644
--- a/crates/core/component/ibc/src/component/msg_handler/connection_open_try.rs
+++ b/crates/core/component/ibc/src/component/msg_handler/connection_open_try.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ async fn consensus_height_is_correct<S: StateRead>(
         state.get_revision_number().await?,
         state.get_block_height().await?,
     )?;
-    if msg.consensus_height_of_b_on_a > current_height {
+    if msg.consensus_height_of_b_on_a >= current_height {
         anyhow::bail!("consensus height is greater than the current block height",);
     }