diff --git a/relayer/chains/cosmos/provider.go b/relayer/chains/cosmos/provider.go
index ae0b0eada..3c7ff47fc 100644
--- a/relayer/chains/cosmos/provider.go
+++ b/relayer/chains/cosmos/provider.go
@@ -226,20 +226,11 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) AccountFromKeyOrAddress(keyOrAddress string) (out sdk.
 }
 
 func (cc *CosmosProvider) TrustingPeriod(ctx context.Context) (time.Duration, error) {
-	var unbondingTime time.Duration
-	res, err := cc.QueryStakingParams(ctx)
+
+	unbondingTime, err := cc.QueryUnbondingPeriod(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		// Attempt ICS query
-		consumerUnbondingPeriod, consumerErr := cc.queryConsumerUnbondingPeriod(ctx)
-		if consumerErr != nil {
-			return 0,
-				fmt.Errorf("failed to query unbonding period as both standard and consumer chain: %s: %w", err.Error(), consumerErr)
-		}
-		unbondingTime = consumerUnbondingPeriod
-	} else {
-		unbondingTime = res.UnbondingTime
+		return 0, err
 	}
-
 	// We want the trusting period to be 85% of the unbonding time.
 	// Go mentions that the time.Duration type can track approximately 290 years.
 	// We don't want to lose precision if the duration is a very long duration
diff --git a/relayer/chains/cosmos/query.go b/relayer/chains/cosmos/query.go
index eccba377b..a328d7044 100644
--- a/relayer/chains/cosmos/query.go
+++ b/relayer/chains/cosmos/query.go
@@ -366,13 +366,22 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) QueryUnbondingPeriod(ctx context.Context) (time.Durati
 	}
 
 	//Attempt Staking query.
-	unbondingPeriod, err := cc.queryStakingUnbondingPeriod(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0,
-			fmt.Errorf("failed to query unbonding period as both consumer and standard chain: %w: %s", consumerErr, err.Error())
+	unbondingPeriod, stakingParamsErr := cc.queryStakingUnbondingPeriod(ctx)
+	if stakingParamsErr == nil {
+		return unbondingPeriod, nil
+	}
+
+	// Fallback
+	req := stakingtypes.QueryParamsRequest{}
+	queryClient := stakingtypes.NewQueryClient(cc)
+	res, err := queryClient.Params(ctx, &req)
+	if err == nil {
+		return res.Params.UnbondingTime, nil
+
 	}
 
-	return unbondingPeriod, nil
+	return 0,
+		fmt.Errorf("failed to query unbonding period from ccvconsumer, staking & fallback : %w: %s : %s", consumerErr, stakingParamsErr.Error(), err.Error())
 }
 
 // QueryTendermintProof performs an ABCI query with the given key and returns