diff --git a/x/twap/types/genesis.go b/x/twap/types/genesis.go
index fdd273bcd7b..67a892bd9a9 100644
--- a/x/twap/types/genesis.go
+++ b/x/twap/types/genesis.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func (t TwapRecord) validate() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("twap record p1 accumulator cannot be negative, was (%s)", t.P1ArithmeticTwapAccumulator)
 	}
 
-	if t.GeometricTwapAccumulator.IsNil() || t.GeometricTwapAccumulator.IsNegative() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("twap record geometric accumulator cannot be negative, was (%s)", t.GeometricTwapAccumulator)
+	if t.GeometricTwapAccumulator.IsNil() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("twap record geometric accumulator cannot be nil, was (%s)", t.GeometricTwapAccumulator)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/x/twap/types/genesis_test.go b/x/twap/types/genesis_test.go
index bc65efe03ad..29e300331f6 100644
--- a/x/twap/types/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/twap/types/genesis_test.go
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ func TestGenesisState_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 	)
 
+	withGeometricAcc := func(record TwapRecord, geometricAcc sdk.Dec) TwapRecord {
+		record.GeometricTwapAccumulator = geometricAcc
+		return record
+	}
+
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
 		twapGenesis *GenesisState
 
@@ -90,6 +95,13 @@ func TestGenesisState_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 		"valid empty records": {
 			twapGenesis: NewGenesisState(basicParams, []TwapRecord{}),
 		},
+		"valid geometric twap acc is negative": {
+			twapGenesis: NewGenesisState(basicParams, []TwapRecord{withGeometricAcc(baseRecord, sdk.NewDec(-1))}),
+		},
+		"invalid geometric twap acc is nil": {
+			twapGenesis: NewGenesisState(basicParams, []TwapRecord{withGeometricAcc(baseRecord, sdk.Dec{})}),
+			expectedErr: true,
+		},
 		"invalid genesis - pool ID doesn't exist": {
 			twapGenesis: NewGenesisState(
 				NewParams("week", 48*time.Hour),