diff --git a/x/ophost/types/bridge_config.go b/x/ophost/types/bridge_config.go
index 42e6f99..d8e3726 100644
--- a/x/ophost/types/bridge_config.go
+++ b/x/ophost/types/bridge_config.go
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/address"
 	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
+	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/jsonpb"
 )
 
+var _ jsonpb.JSONPBMarshaler = (*BatchInfo_ChainType)(nil)
+var _ jsonpb.JSONPBUnmarshaler = (*BatchInfo_ChainType)(nil)
+
 func (config BridgeConfig) Validate(ac address.Codec) error {
 	if _, err := ac.StringToBytes(config.Challenger); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -101,6 +105,16 @@ func (cy *BatchInfo_ChainType) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// MarshalJSONPB marshals the BatchInfo_ChainType to JSON
+func (cy BatchInfo_ChainType) MarshalJSONPB(_ *jsonpb.Marshaler) ([]byte, error) {
+	return cy.MarshalJSON()
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSONPB unmarshals the BatchInfo_ChainType from JSON
+func (cy *BatchInfo_ChainType) UnmarshalJSONPB(_ *jsonpb.Unmarshaler, inputBz []byte) error {
+	return cy.UnmarshalJSON(inputBz)
+}
+
 // StringWithoutPrefix returns the string representation of a BatchInfo_ChainType without the prefix
 func (cy BatchInfo_ChainType) StringWithoutPrefix() string {
 	return cy.String()[len(chainTypePrefix):]
diff --git a/x/ophost/types/bridge_config_test.go b/x/ophost/types/bridge_config_test.go
index ea02279..16274ea 100644
--- a/x/ophost/types/bridge_config_test.go
+++ b/x/ophost/types/bridge_config_test.go
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"cosmossdk.io/x/tx/signing"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	codecaddress "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/address"
+	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/std"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx"
+	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
 )
 
 func Test_JSONMarshalUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,3 +55,31 @@ func Test_ValidateBridgeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	config.BatchInfo.ChainType = 100
 	require.Error(t, config.ValidateWithNoAddrValidation())
 }
+
+func TestGoGoProtoJsonPB(t *testing.T) {
+	interfaceRegistry, err := codectypes.NewInterfaceRegistryWithOptions(codectypes.InterfaceRegistryOptions{
+		ProtoFiles: proto.HybridResolver,
+		SigningOptions: signing.Options{
+			AddressCodec:          codecaddress.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32AccountAddrPrefix()),
+			ValidatorAddressCodec: codecaddress.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ValidatorAddrPrefix()),
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry)
+	std.RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry)
+	appCodec := codec.NewProtoCodec(interfaceRegistry)
+	const CHAIN_TYPE = "CELESTIA"
+	jsonText := fmt.Sprintf(`{"body":{"messages":[{"@type":"/opinit.ophost.v1.MsgCreateBridge","creator":"init1fgwvmvr8y5ul03aty9647vny7uj0uzt4g5zxev","config":{"challenger":"init1n8x7h4l96wmazlmxpqurccfg37fayrdafpmhfr","proposer":"init1knt8ehj03wk6hrzr4j35rmx2m7gqf4mwwcmrze","batch_info":{"submitter":"celestia13ycasdutemyk6pw6dy3ct3rxwknxrz6ygzjmu7","chain_type":"%s"},"submission_interval":"60s","finalization_period":"604800s","submission_start_height":"1","oracle_enabled":true,"metadata":"eyJwZXJtX2NoYW5uZWxzIjpbeyJwb3J0X2lkIjoibmZ0LXRyYW5zZmVyIiwiY2hhbm5lbF9pZCI6ImNoYW5uZWwtMzUzIn0seyJwb3J0X2lkIjoidHJhbnNmZXIiLCJjaGFubmVsX2lkIjoiY2hhbm5lbC0zNTIifV19"}}],"memo":"","timeout_height":"0","extension_options":[],"non_critical_extension_options":[]},"auth_info":{"signer_infos":[{"public_key":{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"AwKanlZ3AymXu7E54dOD5gL5kSrSBvTdrcow/vOsTVfl"},"mode_info":{"single":{"mode":"SIGN_MODE_DIRECT"}},"sequence":"7"}],"fee":{"amount":[{"denom":"uinit","amount":"3000"}],"gas_limit":"200000","payer":"","granter":""},"tip":null},"signatures":["4x52q4ac4+Xbg/7PXzz73vhQrZgnL+FKsLuCYDK4f1EFOnsXvFAtyn+cqXwzXTJiKY+ZUoi4QfC4u+LEj0IZtg=="]}`, CHAIN_TYPE)
+
+	var tx tx.Tx
+	err = appCodec.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(jsonText), &tx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, tx.Body.Messages, 1)
+
+	var msg sdk.Msg
+	err = appCodec.UnpackAny(tx.Body.Messages[0], &msg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, BatchInfo_CHAIN_TYPE_CELESTIA, msg.(*MsgCreateBridge).Config.BatchInfo.ChainType)
+}