diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/3346-fix-broken-invariants-submission.md b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/3346-fix-broken-invariants-submission.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..142518c034d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/3346-fix-broken-invariants-submission.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Fix submission of broken invariants
+  ([\#3346](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3346))
diff --git a/app/keepers/keepers.go b/app/keepers/keepers.go
index a1e3310b64b..54993a96ac8 100644
--- a/app/keepers/keepers.go
+++ b/app/keepers/keepers.go
@@ -201,16 +201,6 @@ func NewAppKeeper(
 	// their scoped modules in `NewApp` with `ScopeToModule`
 	appKeepers.CapabilityKeeper.Seal()
 
-	appKeepers.CrisisKeeper = crisiskeeper.NewKeeper(
-		appCodec,
-		runtime.NewKVStoreService(appKeepers.keys[crisistypes.StoreKey]),
-		invCheckPeriod,
-		appKeepers.BankKeeper,
-		authtypes.FeeCollectorName,
-		authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String(),
-		appKeepers.AccountKeeper.AddressCodec(),
-	)
-
 	// Add normal keepers
 	appKeepers.AccountKeeper = authkeeper.NewAccountKeeper(
 		appCodec,
@@ -231,6 +221,16 @@ func NewAppKeeper(
 		logger,
 	)
 
+	appKeepers.CrisisKeeper = crisiskeeper.NewKeeper(
+		appCodec,
+		runtime.NewKVStoreService(appKeepers.keys[crisistypes.StoreKey]),
+		invCheckPeriod,
+		appKeepers.BankKeeper,
+		authtypes.FeeCollectorName,
+		authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName).String(),
+		appKeepers.AccountKeeper.AddressCodec(),
+	)
+
 	appKeepers.AuthzKeeper = authzkeeper.NewKeeper(
 		runtime.NewKVStoreService(appKeepers.keys[authzkeeper.StoreKey]),
 		appCodec,
diff --git a/tests/integration/interchain_security_test.go b/tests/integration/interchain_security_test.go
index 2c0797216d8..f835538bda1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/interchain_security_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/interchain_security_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	crysistypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis/types"
 	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/gaia/v20/ante"
@@ -38,6 +39,29 @@ func TestCCVTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, ccvSuite)
 }
 
+// TestVerifyInvariant checks the integration of the crisis module by
+// sending a message to verify an invariant
+func TestVerifyInvariant(t *testing.T) {
+	ccvSuite.SetT(t)
+	ccvSuite.SetupTest()
+
+	delAddr := ccvSuite.GetProviderChain().SenderAccount.GetAddress()
+	msg := crysistypes.MsgVerifyInvariant{
+		Sender:              delAddr.String(),
+		InvariantModuleName: "gov",
+		InvariantRoute:      "module-account",
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	var resp *crysistypes.MsgVerifyInvariantResponse
+	provCtx := ccvSuite.GetProviderChain().GetContext()
+	require.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		resp, err = app.CrisisKeeper.VerifyInvariant(provCtx, &msg)
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "verify invariant returned an error")
+	require.NotNil(t, resp, "verify invariant returned an invalid response")
+}
+
 func TestICSEpochs(t *testing.T) {
 	// a bit hacky but cannot be called
 	//  in SetupTest() since it requires `t`