diff --git a/x/auction/types/msg_test.go b/x/auction/types/msg_test.go
index 7ac2909c..948ac22b 100644
--- a/x/auction/types/msg_test.go
+++ b/x/auction/types/msg_test.go
@@ -9,34 +9,52 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestMsgPlaceBid_ValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
-	addr := sdk.AccAddress([]byte("someName"))
+	addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(testAccAddress1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
 		msg        MsgPlaceBid
 		expectPass bool
 	}{
-		{"normal",
+		{
+			"normal",
+			NewMsgPlaceBid(1, addr, c("token", 10)),
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"zero id",
 			NewMsgPlaceBid(0, addr, c("token", 10)),
-			true},
-		{"emptyAddr",
-			NewMsgPlaceBid(0, sdk.AccAddress{}, c("token", 10)),
-			false},
-		{"negativeAmount",
-			NewMsgPlaceBid(0, addr, sdk.Coin{Denom: "token", Amount: sdk.NewInt(-10)}),
-			false},
-		{"zeroAmount",
-			NewMsgPlaceBid(0, addr, c("token", 0)),
-			true},
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"empty address ",
+			NewMsgPlaceBid(1, nil, c("token", 10)),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid address",
+			NewMsgPlaceBid(1, addr[:10], c("token", 10)),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"negative amount",
+			NewMsgPlaceBid(1, addr, sdk.Coin{Denom: "token", Amount: sdk.NewInt(-10)}),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"zero amount",
+			NewMsgPlaceBid(1, addr, c("token", 0)),
+			true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if tc.expectPass {
-				require.NoError(t, tc.msg.ValidateBasic())
-			} else {
-				require.Error(t, tc.msg.ValidateBasic())
-			}
-		})
+		if tc.expectPass {
+			require.NoError(t, tc.msg.ValidateBasic(), tc.name)
+		} else {
+			require.Error(t, tc.msg.ValidateBasic(), tc.name)
+		}
 	}
 }