diff --git a/x/medianode/client/cli/tx.go b/x/medianode/client/cli/tx.go
index b1e698a..730699b 100644
--- a/x/medianode/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/medianode/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ func GetCmdRegisterMediaNode() *cobra.Command {
 		Example: fmt.Sprintf(
 			"$ %s tx medianode register"+
 				"--url=https://mymedianode.com"+
-				"--moniker=my-node"+
+				"--node-moniker=my-node"+
 				"--description=mydescription"+
 				"--contact=contact@mynode.com"+
 				"--hardware-specs=<hardwarespecs>"+
 				"--price-per-hour=<amount> "+
+				"--deposit=<amount> "+
 				"--from=<key-name> "+
 				"--chain-id=<chain-id> "+
 				"--fees=<fee>",
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func GetCmdUpdateMediaNode() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:  "Update an existing media node's information, hardware specs, and price\n",
 		Example: fmt.Sprintf(
 			"$ %s tx medianode update [medianode-id] "+
-				"--moniker=<name> "+
+				"--node-moniker=<name> "+
 				"--description=<description> "+
 				"--contact=<contact> "+
 				"--hardware-specs=<specs> "+
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ func GetCmdLeaseMediaNode() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "leases a media node",
 		Long:  "leases a media node with the specified URL and lease hours\n",
 		Example: fmt.Sprintf(
-			"$ %s tx medianode lease [medianode-id] --lease-hours=<no-of-hours> --amount=<amount> "+
+			"$ %s tx medianode lease [medianode-id] --lease-hours=<no-of-hours> --lease-amount=<amount> "+
 				"--from=<key-name> "+
 				"--chain-id=<chain-id> "+
 				"--fees=<fee>",
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func GetCmdExtendLease() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "extends a lease for a media node",
 		Long:  "extends an active lease for a media node with the specified ID and additional lease hours\n",
 		Example: fmt.Sprintf(
-			"$ %s tx medianode extend-lease [medianode-id] --additional-hours=<no-of-hours> --amount=<amount> "+
+			"$ %s tx medianode extend-lease [medianode-id] --additional-hours=<no-of-hours> --lease-amount=<amount> "+
 				"--from=<key-name> "+
 				"--chain-id=<chain-id> "+
 				"--fees=<fee>",
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ func GetCmdDepositMediaNode() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "deposits an amount for a media node",
 		Long:  "deposits an amount for a media node with the specified URL and deposit amount\n",
 		Example: fmt.Sprintf(
-			"$ %s tx medianode deposit [medianode-id] --amount=<amount> "+
+			"$ %s tx medianode deposit [medianode-id] --deposit=<amount> "+
 				"--from=<key-name> "+
 				"--chain-id=<chain-id> "+
 				"--fees=<fee>",
diff --git a/x/medianode/keeper/keeper.go b/x/medianode/keeper/keeper.go
index b6fdb35..fe065ee 100644
--- a/x/medianode/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/medianode/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -179,8 +179,12 @@ func (k Keeper) DepositMediaNode(ctx sdk.Context, mediaNodeId string, amount sdk
 	minDeposit := k.GetMinDeposit(ctx)
 	initialDepositPerc := k.GetInitialDepositPercentage(ctx)
 	minInitialDeposit := sdk.NewCoin(minDeposit.Denom, sdkmath.LegacyNewDecFromInt(minDeposit.Amount).Mul(initialDepositPerc).TruncateInt())
+
+	if amount.Denom != minDeposit.Denom {
+		return types.MediaNode{}, sdk.Coin{}, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidDeposit, "invalid deposit denom; expected %s, got %s", minDeposit.Denom, amount.Denom)
+	}
 	if !amount.IsGTE(minInitialDeposit) {
-		return types.MediaNode{}, sdk.Coin{}, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInsufficientDeposit, "%s of deposit is required", minInitialDeposit.String())
+		return types.MediaNode{}, sdk.Coin{}, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInsufficientDeposit, "deposit must be at least %s", minInitialDeposit.String())
 	}
 
 	// Create a deposit object
diff --git a/x/medianode/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/medianode/keeper/msg_server.go
index e1f43c9..d2e1929 100644
--- a/x/medianode/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/medianode/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ func (m msgServer) RegisterMediaNode(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgRegist
 	minDeposit := m.Keeper.GetMinDeposit(ctx)
 	initialDepositPerc := m.Keeper.GetInitialDepositPercentage(ctx)
 	minInitialDeposit := sdk.NewCoin(minDeposit.Denom, sdkmath.LegacyNewDecFromInt(minDeposit.Amount).Mul(initialDepositPerc).TruncateInt())
+	if msg.Deposit.Denom != minDeposit.Denom {
+		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidDeposit, "invalid deposit denom; expected %s, got %s", minDeposit.Denom, msg.Deposit.Denom)
+	}
 	if !msg.Deposit.IsGTE(minInitialDeposit) {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInsufficientDeposit, "%s of initial deposit is reqquired", minInitialDeposit.String())
+		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInsufficientDeposit, "initial deposit must be at least %s", minInitialDeposit.String())
 	}
 
 	// Create and store the media node
@@ -86,16 +89,13 @@ func (m msgServer) LeaseMediaNode(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgLeaseMedi
 	}
 
 	params := m.Keeper.GetParams(ctx)
-	if msg.LeaseHours < params.MinimumLeaseHours {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidLeaseHours, "minimum of %d lease hours required", params.MinimumLeaseHours)
-	}
-	if msg.LeaseHours > params.MaximumLeaseHours {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidLeaseHours, "maximum of %d lease hours allowed", params.MaximumLeaseHours)
+	if msg.LeaseHours < params.MinimumLeaseHours || msg.LeaseHours > params.MaximumLeaseHours {
+		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidLeaseHours, "lease hours must be between %d and %d", params.MinimumLeaseHours, params.MaximumLeaseHours)
 	}
 
 	mediaNode, found := m.Keeper.GetMediaNode(ctx, msg.MediaNodeId)
 	if !found {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrMediaNodeDoesNotExist, "not found")
+		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrMediaNodeDoesNotExist, "media node %s does not exist", msg.MediaNodeId)
 	}
 	if mediaNode.Status != types.STATUS_ACTIVE {
 		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrLeaseNotAllowed, "only active medianodes are allowed to lease")
@@ -131,16 +131,13 @@ func (m msgServer) ExtendLease(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgExtendLease)
 	}
 
 	params := m.Keeper.GetParams(ctx)
-	if msg.LeaseHours < params.MinimumLeaseHours {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidLeaseHours, "minimum of %d lease hours required", params.MinimumLeaseHours)
-	}
-	if msg.LeaseHours > params.MaximumLeaseHours {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidLeaseHours, "maximum of %d lease hours allowed", params.MaximumLeaseHours)
+	if msg.LeaseHours < params.MinimumLeaseHours || msg.LeaseHours > params.MaximumLeaseHours {
+		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidLeaseHours, "lease hours must be between %d and %d", params.MinimumLeaseHours, params.MaximumLeaseHours)
 	}
 
 	mediaNodeLease, found := m.Keeper.GetMediaNodeLease(ctx, msg.MediaNodeId)
 	if !found {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrLeaseNotFound, "not found")
+		return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrLeaseNotFound, "lease not found")
 	}
 
 	expectedLeaseAmount := sdk.NewCoin(mediaNodeLease.PricePerHour.Denom, mediaNodeLease.PricePerHour.Amount.Mul(sdkmath.NewIntFromUint64((msg.LeaseHours))))
diff --git a/x/medianode/types/msgs.go b/x/medianode/types/msgs.go
index 6cc153b..1cd0743 100644
--- a/x/medianode/types/msgs.go
+++ b/x/medianode/types/msgs.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ func (msg MsgRegisterMediaNode) ValidateBasic() error {
 	if msg.PricePerHour.Denom != params.BondDenom {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(ErrInvalidLeaseAmount, "invalid denom for price per hour only uflix is supported")
 	}
+	if err := msg.Deposit.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(ErrInvalidDeposit, "invalid deposit amount")
+	}
 	if msg.PricePerHour.Amount.IsZero() {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(ErrInvalidLeaseAmount, "price per hour must be positive")
 	}