diff --git a/x/dualstaking/keeper/delegate.go b/x/dualstaking/keeper/delegate.go
index 3bf28f4343..c4a398c8aa 100644
--- a/x/dualstaking/keeper/delegate.go
+++ b/x/dualstaking/keeper/delegate.go
@@ -165,9 +165,8 @@ func (k Keeper) AfterDelegationModified(ctx sdk.Context, delegator, provider str
 			details["stake"] = entry.TotalStake().String()
 			utils.LogLavaEvent(ctx, k.Logger(ctx), types.FreezeFromUnbond, details, "freezing provider due to stake below min spec stake")
 			entry.Freeze()
-		} else if delegator == entry.Vault && entry.IsFrozen() && !entry.IsJailed(ctx.BlockTime().UTC().Unix()) {
-			entry.UnFreeze(k.epochstorageKeeper.GetCurrentNextEpoch(ctx) + 1)
 		}
+
 		k.epochstorageKeeper.SetStakeEntryCurrent(ctx, *entry)
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/pairing/keeper/helpers_test.go b/x/pairing/keeper/helpers_test.go
index eea0eb175b..f45473d574 100644
--- a/x/pairing/keeper/helpers_test.go
+++ b/x/pairing/keeper/helpers_test.go
@@ -319,3 +319,21 @@ func (ts *tester) newRelaySession(
 	}
 	return relaySession
 }
+
+func (ts *tester) isProviderFrozen(provider string, chain string) bool {
+	res, err := ts.QueryPairingProvider(provider, chain)
+	require.NoError(ts.T, err)
+	foundChain := false
+	var isFrozen bool
+	for _, stakeEntry := range res.StakeEntries {
+		if stakeEntry.Address == provider && stakeEntry.Chain == chain {
+			foundChain = true
+			isFrozen = stakeEntry.IsFrozen()
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !foundChain {
+		require.Fail(ts.T, "provider not staked in chain", "provider: %s, chain: %s", provider, chain)
+	}
+	return isFrozen
+}
diff --git a/x/pairing/keeper/pairing_test.go b/x/pairing/keeper/pairing_test.go
index c312411f1e..2972491723 100644
--- a/x/pairing/keeper/pairing_test.go
+++ b/x/pairing/keeper/pairing_test.go
@@ -2509,3 +2509,47 @@ func TestMaxEndpointPerGeolocationLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
+
+// TestStakeNotAffectingFreeze checks the following scenario:
+// 1. a provider is staked and frozen
+// 2. the provider stakes to a new chain
+// 3. the provider's freeze status in the original chain is not affected
+func TestStakeNotAffectingFreeze(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := newTester(t)
+	ts.SetupAccounts(0, 0, 1) // 0 sub, 0 adm, 1 dev
+
+	var balance int64 = 10000
+	stake := balance / 10
+
+	// Create provider account and stake them to first spec
+	acc, addr := ts.AddAccount(common.PROVIDER, 1, balance)
+	err := ts.StakeProvider(acc.GetVaultAddr(), addr, ts.spec, stake)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ts.AdvanceEpoch()
+
+	// Freeze the provider
+	_, err = ts.TxPairingFreezeProvider(addr, ts.spec.Index)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Verify provider is frozen
+	frozen := ts.isProviderFrozen(addr, ts.spec.Index)
+	require.True(t, frozen)
+
+	// Create a second spec and stake provider to it
+	spec1 := ts.spec
+	spec1Name := "spec1"
+	spec1.Index, spec1.Name = spec1Name, spec1Name
+	ts.AddSpec(spec1Name, spec1)
+	err = ts.StakeProvider(acc.GetVaultAddr(), addr, spec1, stake)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	ts.AdvanceEpoch()
+
+	// Verify provider is still frozen in original spec
+	frozen = ts.isProviderFrozen(addr, ts.spec.Index)
+	require.True(t, frozen)
+
+	// Verify provider is not frozen in new spec
+	frozen = ts.isProviderFrozen(addr, spec1.Index)
+	require.False(t, frozen)
+}
diff --git a/x/pairing/keeper/staking.go b/x/pairing/keeper/staking.go
index 4e4d8ae221..f9c04cf7fc 100644
--- a/x/pairing/keeper/staking.go
+++ b/x/pairing/keeper/staking.go
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ func (k Keeper) StakeNewEntry(ctx sdk.Context, validator, creator, chainID strin
 	// new staking takes effect from the next block
 	stakeAppliedBlock := uint64(ctx.BlockHeight()) + 1
 
+	nextEpoch, err := k.epochStorageKeeper.GetNextEpoch(ctx, uint64(ctx.BlockHeight()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return utils.LavaFormatWarning("cannot get next epoch to count past delegations", err,
+			utils.LogAttr("provider", senderAddr.String()),
+			utils.LogAttr("block", nextEpoch),
+		)
+	}
+
 	existingEntry, entryExists := k.epochStorageKeeper.GetStakeEntryCurrent(ctx, chainID, creator)
 	if entryExists {
 		// modify the entry (check who's modifying - vault/provider)
@@ -175,6 +183,13 @@ func (k Keeper) StakeNewEntry(ctx sdk.Context, validator, creator, chainID strin
 					details...,
 				)
 			}
+
+			// automatically unfreeze the provider if it was frozen due to stake below min spec stake
+			minSpecStake := k.specKeeper.GetMinStake(ctx, chainID)
+			if beforeAmount.IsLT(minSpecStake) && existingEntry.IsFrozen() && !existingEntry.IsJailed(ctx.BlockTime().UTC().Unix()) && amount.IsGTE(minSpecStake) {
+				existingEntry.UnFreeze(nextEpoch)
+				k.epochStorageKeeper.SetStakeEntryCurrent(ctx, existingEntry)
+			}
 		} else if decrease {
 			// unbond the difference
 			diffAmount := beforeAmount.Sub(amount)
@@ -228,15 +243,8 @@ func (k Keeper) StakeNewEntry(ctx sdk.Context, validator, creator, chainID strin
 
 	// if there are registered delegations to the provider, count them in the delegateTotal
 	delegateTotal := sdk.ZeroInt()
-	nextEpoch, err := k.epochStorageKeeper.GetNextEpoch(ctx, uint64(ctx.BlockHeight()))
-	if err != nil {
-		return utils.LavaFormatWarning("cannot get next epoch to count past delegations", err,
-			utils.LogAttr("provider", senderAddr.String()),
-			utils.LogAttr("block", nextEpoch),
-		)
-	}
-
 	stakeAmount := amount
+
 	// creating a new provider, fetch old delegation
 	if len(metadata.Chains) == 1 {
 		delegations, err := k.dualstakingKeeper.GetProviderDelegators(ctx, provider)