diff --git a/app/prepare_proposal.go b/app/prepare_proposal.go
index f86c0ce195..dd4924b39f 100644
--- a/app/prepare_proposal.go
+++ b/app/prepare_proposal.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (app *App) PrepareProposal(req abci.RequestPrepareProposal) abci.ResponsePr
 	if app.LastBlockHeight() == 0 {
 		txs = make([][]byte, 0)
 	} else {
-		txs = FilterTxs(sdkCtx, handler, app.txConfig, req.BlockData.Txs)
+		txs = FilterTxs(app.Logger(), sdkCtx, handler, app.txConfig, req.BlockData.Txs)
 	}
 
 	// build the square from the set of valid and prioritised transactions.
diff --git a/app/test/fuzz_abci_test.go b/app/test/fuzz_abci_test.go
index bc3d79c95c..55613e201b 100644
--- a/app/test/fuzz_abci_test.go
+++ b/app/test/fuzz_abci_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/app"
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/app/encoding"
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/pkg/appconsts"
+	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/pkg/user"
 	testutil "github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/test/util"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ func TestPrepareProposalConsistency(t *testing.T) {
 						true,
 						testutil.ChainID,
 						accounts[:tt.count],
+						user.SetGasLimitAndFee(1_000_000_000, 0.1),
 					)
 					// create 100 send transactions
 					sendTxs := testutil.SendTxsWithAccounts(
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ func TestPrepareProposalConsistency(t *testing.T) {
 						accounts[0],
 						accounts[len(accounts)-sendTxCount:],
 						testutil.ChainID,
+						user.SetGasLimitAndFee(1_000_000, 0.1),
 					)
 					txs = append(txs, sendTxs...)
 					resp := testApp.PrepareProposal(abci.RequestPrepareProposal{
diff --git a/app/validate_txs.go b/app/validate_txs.go
index be48033c28..576f6c51a3 100644
--- a/app/validate_txs.go
+++ b/app/validate_txs.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package app
 import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	tmbytes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/bytes"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
 	coretypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
@@ -23,17 +25,17 @@ func separateTxs(_ client.TxConfig, rawTxs [][]byte) ([][]byte, []tmproto.BlobTx
 }
 
 // FilterTxs applies the antehandler to all proposed transactions and removes transactions that return an error.
-func FilterTxs(ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler, txConfig client.TxConfig, txs [][]byte) [][]byte {
+func FilterTxs(logger log.Logger, ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler, txConfig client.TxConfig, txs [][]byte) [][]byte {
 	normalTxs, blobTxs := separateTxs(txConfig, txs)
-	normalTxs, ctx = filterStdTxs(txConfig.TxDecoder(), ctx, handler, normalTxs)
-	blobTxs, _ = filterBlobTxs(txConfig.TxDecoder(), ctx, handler, blobTxs)
+	normalTxs, ctx = filterStdTxs(logger, txConfig.TxDecoder(), ctx, handler, normalTxs)
+	blobTxs, _ = filterBlobTxs(logger, txConfig.TxDecoder(), ctx, handler, blobTxs)
 	return append(normalTxs, encodeBlobTxs(blobTxs)...)
 }
 
 // filterStdTxs applies the provided antehandler to each transaction and removes
 // transactions that return an error. Panics are caught by the checkTxValidity
 // function used to apply the ante handler.
-func filterStdTxs(dec sdk.TxDecoder, ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler, txs [][]byte) ([][]byte, sdk.Context) {
+func filterStdTxs(logger log.Logger, dec sdk.TxDecoder, ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler, txs [][]byte) ([][]byte, sdk.Context) {
 	n := 0
 	var err error
 	for _, tx := range txs {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ func filterStdTxs(dec sdk.TxDecoder, ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler, t
 		// simply want to remove this tx, or we're catching a panic from one
 		// of the anteHanders which is logged.
 		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("filtering already checked transaction", "tx", tmbytes.FromBytes(tx), "error", err)
 			continue
 		}
 		txs[n] = tx
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ func filterStdTxs(dec sdk.TxDecoder, ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler, t
 // filterBlobTxs applies the provided antehandler to each transaction
 // and removes transactions that return an error. Panics are caught by the checkTxValidity
 // function used to apply the ante handler.
-func filterBlobTxs(dec sdk.TxDecoder, ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler, txs []tmproto.BlobTx) ([]tmproto.BlobTx, sdk.Context) {
+func filterBlobTxs(logger log.Logger, dec sdk.TxDecoder, ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler, txs []tmproto.BlobTx) ([]tmproto.BlobTx, sdk.Context) {
 	n := 0
 	var err error
 	for _, tx := range txs {
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ func filterBlobTxs(dec sdk.TxDecoder, ctx sdk.Context, handler sdk.AnteHandler,
 		// simply want to remove this tx, or we're catching a panic from one
 		// of the anteHanders which is logged.
 		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("filtering already checked blob transaction", "tx", tmbytes.FromBytes(tx.Tx), "error", err)
 			continue
 		}
 		txs[n] = tx
diff --git a/test/util/malicious/out_of_order_prepare.go b/test/util/malicious/out_of_order_prepare.go
index 39fe14e58c..ebc23bc31b 100644
--- a/test/util/malicious/out_of_order_prepare.go
+++ b/test/util/malicious/out_of_order_prepare.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (a *App) OutOfOrderPrepareProposal(req abci.RequestPrepareProposal) abci.Re
 		a.IBCKeeper,
 	)
 
-	txs := app.FilterTxs(sdkCtx, handler, a.GetTxConfig(), req.BlockData.Txs)
+	txs := app.FilterTxs(a.Logger(), sdkCtx, handler, a.GetTxConfig(), req.BlockData.Txs)
 
 	// build the square from the set of valid and prioritised transactions.
 	// The txs returned are the ones used in the square and block