diff --git a/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob.go b/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob.go
index d2f9fafcda..dd678ba48b 100644
--- a/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob.go
+++ b/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob.go
@@ -110,17 +110,18 @@ func (cd ClobDecorator) AnteHandle(
 				return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
 			}
 
-			// HOTFIX: Ignore any short-term place orders in a transaction with a timeout height.
-			if timeoutHeight := GetTimeoutHeight(tx); timeoutHeight > 0 && ctx.IsCheckTx() {
+			// HOTFIX: Reject any short-term place orders in a transaction with a non-zero timeout height < good til block
+			if timeoutHeight := GetTimeoutHeight(tx); timeoutHeight > 0 &&
+				timeoutHeight < uint64(msg.Order.GetGoodTilBlock()) && ctx.IsCheckTx() {
 				log.InfoLog(
 					ctx,
-					"Rejected short-term place order with non-zero timeout height",
+					"Rejected short-term place order with non-zero timeout height < goodTilBlock",
 					timeoutHeightLogKey,
 					timeoutHeight,
 				)
 				return ctx, errorsmod.Wrap(
 					sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest,
-					"a short term place order message may not have a non-zero timeout height, use goodTilBlock instead",
+					"timeout height (if non-zero) may not be less than `goodTilBlock` for a short-term place order",
 				)
 			}
 
diff --git a/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob_test.go b/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob_test.go
index 141d330f05..60a0f8c39d 100644
--- a/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob_test.go
+++ b/protocol/x/clob/ante/clob_test.go
@@ -223,16 +223,16 @@ func TestClobDecorator_MsgPlaceOrder(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedErr:             sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest,
 		},
 		// Test for hotfix.
-		"PlaceShortTermOrder is not called on keeper CheckTx if transaction timeout height is non-zero": {
+		"PlaceShortTermOrder is not called on keeper CheckTx if transaction timeout height < goodTilBlock": {
 			msgs:                      []sdk.Msg{constants.Msg_PlaceOrder},
 			useWithIsCheckTxContext:   true,
 			useWithIsRecheckTxContext: false,
 			isSimulate:                false,
 			expectedErr: errorsmod.Wrap(
 				sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest,
-				"a short term place order message may not have a non-zero timeout height, use goodTilBlock instead",
+				"a short term place order message may not have a timeout height less than goodTilBlock",
 			),
-			timeoutHeight: 1,
+			timeoutHeight: uint64(constants.Msg_PlaceOrder.Order.GetGoodTilBlock() - 1),
 			additionalAssertions: func(ctx sdk.Context, mck *mocks.ClobKeeper) {
 				mck.AssertNotCalled(
 					t,
@@ -242,6 +242,22 @@ func TestClobDecorator_MsgPlaceOrder(t *testing.T) {
 				)
 			},
 		},
+		"Successfully places a short term order using a single message with timeout height >= goodTilBlock": {
+			msgs: []sdk.Msg{constants.Msg_PlaceOrder},
+			setupMocks: func(ctx sdk.Context, mck *mocks.ClobKeeper) {
+				mck.On("PlaceShortTermOrder",
+					ctx,
+					constants.Msg_PlaceOrder,
+				).Return(
+					satypes.BaseQuantums(0),
+					clobtypes.Success,
+					nil,
+				)
+			},
+			useWithIsCheckTxContext: true,
+			expectedErr:             nil,
+			timeoutHeight:           uint64(constants.Msg_PlaceOrder.Order.GetGoodTilBlock()),
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Run tests.