diff --git a/protocol/x/clob/types/errors.go b/protocol/x/clob/types/errors.go
index 779d95fbf6..792f0a9451 100644
--- a/protocol/x/clob/types/errors.go
+++ b/protocol/x/clob/types/errors.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidBatchCancel = errorsmod.Register(
 		ModuleName,
 		45,
-		"Invalid Batch Cancel",
+		"Invalid batch cancel message",
 	)
 
 	// Liquidations errors.
diff --git a/protocol/x/clob/types/message_batch_cancel.go b/protocol/x/clob/types/message_batch_cancel.go
index 39d266ef23..dacd5b3cac 100644
--- a/protocol/x/clob/types/message_batch_cancel.go
+++ b/protocol/x/clob/types/message_batch_cancel.go
@@ -26,9 +26,22 @@ func (msg *MsgBatchCancel) ValidateBasic() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	cancelBatches := msg.GetShortTermCancels()
+	if len(cancelBatches) == 0 {
+		return errorsmod.Wrapf(
+			ErrInvalidBatchCancel,
+			"Batch cancel cannot have zero orders specified.",
+		)
+	}
 	totalNumberCancels := 0
 	for _, cancelBatch := range cancelBatches {
-		totalNumberCancels += len(cancelBatch.GetClientIds())
+		numClientIds := len(cancelBatch.GetClientIds())
+		if numClientIds == 0 {
+			return errorsmod.Wrapf(
+				ErrInvalidBatchCancel,
+				"Order Batch cannot have zero client ids.",
+			)
+		}
+		totalNumberCancels += numClientIds
 		seenClientIds := map[uint32]struct{}{}
 		for _, clientId := range cancelBatch.GetClientIds() {
 			if _, seen := seenClientIds[clientId]; seen {
diff --git a/protocol/x/clob/types/message_batch_cancel_test.go b/protocol/x/clob/types/message_batch_cancel_test.go
index acf3afe404..504ee7c992 100644
--- a/protocol/x/clob/types/message_batch_cancel_test.go
+++ b/protocol/x/clob/types/message_batch_cancel_test.go
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ func TestMsgBatchCancel_ValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
 				[]types.OrderBatch{
 					{
 						ClobPairId: 0,
-						ClientIds:  oneOverMax[:52],
+						ClientIds:  oneOverMax[:types.MaxMsgBatchCancelBatchSize/2+2],
 					},
 					{
 						ClobPairId: 1,
-						ClientIds:  oneOverMax[:52],
+						ClientIds:  oneOverMax[:types.MaxMsgBatchCancelBatchSize/2+2],
 					},
 				},
 				10,
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ func TestMsgBatchCancel_ValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
 				[]types.OrderBatch{
 					{
 						ClobPairId: 0,
-						ClientIds:  oneOverMax[:50],
+						ClientIds:  oneOverMax[:types.MaxMsgBatchCancelBatchSize/2],
 					},
 					{
 						ClobPairId: 1,
-						ClientIds:  oneOverMax[:50],
+						ClientIds:  oneOverMax[:types.MaxMsgBatchCancelBatchSize/2],
 					},
 				},
 				10,
@@ -109,6 +109,27 @@ func TestMsgBatchCancel_ValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			err: types.ErrInvalidBatchCancel,
 		},
+		"zero batches in cancel batch": {
+			msg: *types.NewMsgBatchCancel(
+				constants.Alice_Num0,
+				[]types.OrderBatch{},
+				10,
+			),
+			err: types.ErrInvalidBatchCancel,
+		},
+		"zero client ids in cancel batch": {
+			msg: *types.NewMsgBatchCancel(
+				constants.Alice_Num0,
+				[]types.OrderBatch{
+					{
+						ClobPairId: 0,
+						ClientIds:  []uint32{},
+					},
+				},
+				10,
+			),
+			err: types.ErrInvalidBatchCancel,
+		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {