diff --git a/contracts/interchain-token-service/src/token_metadata.rs b/contracts/interchain-token-service/src/token_metadata.rs
index 7fe2527a..dd82a12d 100644
--- a/contracts/interchain-token-service/src/token_metadata.rs
+++ b/contracts/interchain-token-service/src/token_metadata.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use soroban_sdk::{token, Address, Env, String};
 use soroban_token_sdk::metadata::TokenMetadata;
 use stellar_axelar_std::ensure;
+use stellar_axelar_std::token::validate_token_metadata;
 
 use crate::error::ContractError;
 
diff --git a/contracts/interchain-token-service/tests/deploy_interchain_token.rs b/contracts/interchain-token-service/tests/deploy_interchain_token.rs
index ada93b36..f6201398 100644
--- a/contracts/interchain-token-service/tests/deploy_interchain_token.rs
+++ b/contracts/interchain-token-service/tests/deploy_interchain_token.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ fn deploy_interchain_token_fails_with_invalid_token_metadata() {
     let sender = Address::generate(&env);
     let minter: Option<Address> = None;
     let salt = BytesN::<32>::from_array(&env, &[1; 32]);
+    let invalid_decimals = (u8::MAX) as u32 + 1;
+    let token_metadata = TokenMetadata::new(&env, "Test", "TEST", invalid_decimals);
     let initial_supply = 0;
 
     let cases = [