diff --git a/x/babylon/keeper/wasm.go b/x/babylon/keeper/wasm.go
index 7fcf16b..20561ad 100644
--- a/x/babylon/keeper/wasm.go
+++ b/x/babylon/keeper/wasm.go
@@ -35,12 +35,37 @@ func (k Keeper) getBTCStakingContractAddr(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.AccAddress {
 	return addr
 }
 
-// SendBeginBlockMsg sends a BeginBlock sudo message to the BTC staking contract via sudo
+func (k Keeper) getBTCFinalityContractAddr(ctx sdk.Context) sdk.AccAddress {
+	// get address of the BTC finality contract
+	addrStr := k.GetParams(ctx).BtcFinalityContractAddress
+	if len(addrStr) == 0 {
+		// the BTC finality contract address is not set yet, skip sending BeginBlockMsg
+		return nil
+	}
+	addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(addrStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Although this is a programming error so we should panic, we emit
+		// a warning message to minimise the impact on the consumer chain's operation
+		k.Logger(ctx).Warn("the BTC finality contract address is malformed", "contract", addrStr, "error", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !k.wasm.HasContractInfo(ctx, addr) {
+		// NOTE: it's possible that the default contract address does not correspond to
+		// any contract. We emit a warning message rather than panic to minimise the
+		// impact on the consumer chain's operation
+		k.Logger(ctx).Warn("the BTC finality contract address is not on-chain", "contract", addrStr)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return addr
+}
+
+// SendBeginBlockMsg sends a BeginBlock sudo message to the BTC finality contract via sudo
 func (k Keeper) SendBeginBlockMsg(c context.Context) error {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(c)
 
-	// try to get and parse BTC staking contract
-	addr := k.getBTCStakingContractAddr(ctx)
+	// try to get and parse BTC finality contract
+	addr := k.getBTCFinalityContractAddr(ctx)
 	if addr == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -58,12 +83,12 @@ func (k Keeper) SendBeginBlockMsg(c context.Context) error {
 	return k.doSudoCall(ctx, addr, msg)
 }
 
-// SendEndBlockMsg sends a EndBlock sudo message to the BTC staking contract via sudo
+// SendEndBlockMsg sends a EndBlock sudo message to the BTC finality contract via sudo
 func (k Keeper) SendEndBlockMsg(c context.Context) error {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(c)
 
-	// try to get and parse BTC staking contract
-	addr := k.getBTCStakingContractAddr(ctx)
+	// try to get and parse BTC finality contract
+	addr := k.getBTCFinalityContractAddr(ctx)
 	if addr == nil {
 		return nil
 	}