diff --git a/integration_tests/cosmoscli.py b/integration_tests/cosmoscli.py
index 5fd158dbeb..10423c780d 100644
--- a/integration_tests/cosmoscli.py
+++ b/integration_tests/cosmoscli.py
@@ -1404,3 +1404,29 @@ def query_grant(self, granter, grantee):
                 home=self.data_dir,
             )
         )
+
+    def query_batches(self):
+        "query all gravity batches"
+        return json.loads(
+            self.raw(
+                "query",
+                "gravity",
+                "batch-txs",
+                home=self.data_dir,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def turn_bridge(self, enable, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.setdefault("gas_prices", DEFAULT_GAS_PRICE)
+        kwargs.setdefault("gas", DEFAULT_GAS)
+        return json.loads(
+            self.raw(
+                "tx",
+                "cronos",
+                "turn-bridge",
+                enable,
+                "-y",
+                home=self.data_dir,
+                **kwargs,
+            )
+        )
diff --git a/integration_tests/test_gravity.py b/integration_tests/test_gravity.py
index 998a97afce..fca8adf0a5 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_gravity.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_gravity.py
@@ -795,3 +795,74 @@ def check():
             gravity.contract.functions.redeemVoucher(
                 old_nonce, ADDRS["signer2"]
             ).build_transaction({"from": ADDRS["signer1"]})
+
+
+def test_gravity_turn_bridge(gravity):
+    geth = gravity.geth
+    cli = gravity.cronos.cosmos_cli()
+    cronos_w3 = gravity.cronos.w3
+
+    # deploy test erc20 contract
+    erc20 = deploy_contract(
+        geth,
+        CONTRACTS["TestERC20A"],
+    )
+
+    balance = erc20.caller.balanceOf(ADDRS["validator"])
+    assert balance == 100000000000000000000000000
+    amount = 1000
+
+    print("send to cronos crc20")
+    recipient = HexBytes(ADDRS["community"])
+    txreceipt = send_to_cosmos(
+        gravity.contract, erc20, geth, recipient, amount, KEYS["validator"]
+    )
+    assert txreceipt.status == 1, "should success"
+    assert erc20.caller.balanceOf(ADDRS["validator"]) == balance - amount
+
+    denom = f"gravity{erc20.address}"
+
+    def check_gravity_native_tokens():
+        "check the balance of gravity native token"
+        return cli.balance(eth_to_bech32(recipient), denom=denom) == amount
+
+    if gravity.cronos.enable_auto_deployment:
+        crc21_contract = None
+
+        def local_check_auto_deployment():
+            nonlocal crc21_contract
+            crc21_contract = check_auto_deployment(
+                cli, denom, cronos_w3, recipient, amount
+            )
+            return crc21_contract
+
+        wait_for_fn("send-to-crc21", local_check_auto_deployment)
+    else:
+        wait_for_fn("send-to-gravity-native", check_gravity_native_tokens)
+
+    # turn off bridge
+    rsp = cli.turn_bridge("false", from_="community")
+    assert rsp["code"] != 0, "should not have the permission"
+
+    rsp = cli.turn_bridge("false", from_="validator")
+    assert rsp["code"] == 0, rsp["raw_log"]
+    wait_for_new_blocks(cli, 1)
+
+    if gravity.cronos.enable_auto_deployment:
+        # send it back to erc20, should fail
+        tx = crc21_contract.functions.send_to_evm_chain(
+            ADDRS["validator"], amount, 1, 0, b""
+        ).build_transaction({"from": ADDRS["community"]})
+        txreceipt = send_transaction(cronos_w3, tx, KEYS["community"])
+        assert txreceipt.status == 0, "should fail"
+    else:
+        # send back the gravity native tokens, should fail
+        rsp = cli.send_to_ethereum(
+            ADDRS["validator"], f"{amount}{denom}", f"0{denom}", from_="community"
+        )
+        assert rsp["code"] == 3, rsp["raw_log"]
+
+    wait_for_new_blocks(cli, 10)
+    # check no new batch is created
+    rsp = cli.query_batches()
+    assert len(rsp["batches"]) == 0
diff --git a/x/cronos/client/cli/tx.go b/x/cronos/client/cli/tx.go
index c047b8c80a..5ffe969698 100644
--- a/x/cronos/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/cronos/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
@@ -251,28 +252,22 @@ func CmdUpdateTokenMapping() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-// FlagEnable TurnBridgeCmd flags
-const (
-	FlagEnable = "enable"
-)
-
 // CmdTurnBridge returns a CLI command handler for enable or disable the bridge
 func CmdTurnBridge() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "turn-bridge",
+		Use:   "turn-bridge [true/false]",
 		Short: "Turn Bridge",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(0),
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			clientCtx, err := client.GetClientTxContext(cmd)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			enable, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(FlagEnable)
+			enable, err := strconv.ParseBool(args[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
 			msg := types.NewMsgTurnBridge(clientCtx.GetFromAddress().String(), enable)
 			if err := msg.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -282,7 +277,5 @@ func CmdTurnBridge() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	flags.AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd)
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagEnable, true, "")
-
 	return cmd
 }