diff --git a/contracts/src/BeefyClient.sol b/contracts/src/BeefyClient.sol
index 48ebf4b66..9e689e00f 100644
--- a/contracts/src/BeefyClient.sol
+++ b/contracts/src/BeefyClient.sol
@@ -412,7 +412,9 @@ contract BeefyClient {
         bytes32 newMMRRoot = ensureProvidesMMRRoot(commitment);
 
         if (is_next_session) {
-            if (leaf.nextAuthoritySetID != nextValidatorSet.id + 1) {
+            // The id for candidate nextValidatorSet should be greater than the current
+            // nextValidatorSet id
+            if (leaf.nextAuthoritySetID <= nextValidatorSet.id) {
                 revert InvalidMMRLeaf();
             }
             bool leafIsValid = MMRProof.verifyLeafProof(
@@ -566,7 +568,9 @@ contract BeefyClient {
         verifyFiatShamirCommitment(commitmentHash, bitfield, vset, proofs);
 
         if (is_next_session) {
-            if (leaf.nextAuthoritySetID != nextValidatorSet.id + 1) {
+            // The id for candidate nextValidatorSet should be greater than the current
+            // nextValidatorSet id
+            if (leaf.nextAuthoritySetID <= nextValidatorSet.id) {
                 revert InvalidMMRLeaf();
             }
             bool leafIsValid = MMRProof.verifyLeafProof(
diff --git a/contracts/test/BeefyClient.t.sol b/contracts/test/BeefyClient.t.sol
index 99935825a..eeaf36094 100644
--- a/contracts/test/BeefyClient.t.sol
+++ b/contracts/test/BeefyClient.t.sol
@@ -683,6 +683,39 @@ contract BeefyClientTest is Test {
         );
     }
 
+    /// @dev Candidate nextValidatorSet ID must be > current nextValidatorSet.id; revert when less.
+    function testSubmitFailWithInvalidMMRLeafWhenNextAuthoritySetIdLessThanCurrent() public {
+        //initialize with previous set (nextValidatorSet.id = setId)
+        BeefyClient.Commitment memory commitment = initialize(setId - 1);
+
+        beefyClient.submitInitial(commitment, bitfield, finalValidatorProofs[0]);
+
+        vm.roll(block.number + randaoCommitDelay);
+        vm.prevrandao(bytes32(uint256(prevRandao)));
+        beefyClient.commitPrevRandao(commitHash);
+        createFinalProofs();
+
+        // nextValidatorSet.id == setId; set leaf to less than that
+        mmrLeaf.nextAuthoritySetID = uint64(setId > 0 ? setId - 1 : 0);
+        vm.expectRevert(BeefyClient.InvalidMMRLeaf.selector);
+        beefyClient.submitFinal(
+            commitment, bitfield, finalValidatorProofs, mmrLeaf, mmrLeafProofs, leafProofOrder
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// @dev FiatShamir path: candidate nextValidatorSet ID must be > current; revert when less.
+    function testSubmitFiatShamirFailWithInvalidMMRLeafWhenNextAuthoritySetIdLessThanCurrent()
+        public
+    {
+        BeefyClient.Commitment memory commitment = initialize(setId - 1);
+
+        mmrLeaf.nextAuthoritySetID = uint64(setId > 0 ? setId - 1 : 0);
+        vm.expectRevert(BeefyClient.InvalidMMRLeaf.selector);
+        beefyClient.submitFiatShamir(
+            commitment, bitfield, fiatShamirValidatorProofs, mmrLeaf, mmrLeafProofs, leafProofOrder
+        );
+    }
+
     function testSubmitFailWithInvalidMMRLeafProof() public {
         //initialize with previous set
         BeefyClient.Commitment memory commitment = initialize(setId - 1);
diff --git a/contracts/test/BeefyClientAdvanced.t.sol b/contracts/test/BeefyClientAdvanced.t.sol
index 4f3353514..03906f878 100644
--- a/contracts/test/BeefyClientAdvanced.t.sol
+++ b/contracts/test/BeefyClientAdvanced.t.sol
@@ -341,6 +341,52 @@ contract BeefyClientAdvancedTest is Test {
         assertEq(beefyClient.latestBeefyBlock(), uint64(1), "beefy block updated");
     }
 
+    /// @dev Candidate nextValidatorSet ID may be more than nextValidatorSet.id + 1 (e.g. skip a set).
+    function testFiatShamirCommitWithNextValidatorSetIdMoreThanPlusOne() public {
+        // nextValidatorSet.id == VSET_ID + 1; use leaf.nextAuthoritySetID = VSET_ID + 3 (> id + 1)
+        BeefyClient.MMRLeaf memory leaf;
+        leaf.version = 0;
+        leaf.parentNumber = 0;
+        leaf.parentHash = bytes32(0);
+        leaf.nextAuthoritySetID = VSET_ID + 3;
+        leaf.nextAuthoritySetLen = uint32(VSET_LEN);
+        leaf.nextAuthoritySetRoot = keccak256(abi.encodePacked("next-authority-root"));
+        leaf.parachainHeadsRoot = bytes32(0);
+
+        bytes memory encodedLeaf = bytes.concat(
+            ScaleCodec.encodeU8(leaf.version),
+            ScaleCodec.encodeU32(leaf.parentNumber),
+            leaf.parentHash,
+            ScaleCodec.encodeU64(leaf.nextAuthoritySetID),
+            ScaleCodec.encodeU32(leaf.nextAuthoritySetLen),
+            leaf.nextAuthoritySetRoot,
+            leaf.parachainHeadsRoot
+        );
+        bytes32 leafHash = keccak256(encodedLeaf);
+
+        (bytes32 mmrRoot, bytes32[] memory leafProof, uint256 leafProofOrder) =
+            MerkleLib.buildMerkleWithTargetLeaf(16, 3, leafHash);
+
+        (BeefyClient.Commitment memory commitment, bytes32 commitmentHash) =
+            _buildCommitment(1, VSET_ID + 1, mmrRoot);
+
+        uint256 quorum = beefyClient.computeQuorum_public(VSET_LEN);
+        uint256[] memory bitfield = new uint256[](Bitfield.containerLength(VSET_LEN));
+        for (uint256 i = 0; i < quorum; i++) {
+            Bitfield.set(bitfield, i);
+        }
+
+        (, BeefyClient.ValidatorProof[] memory finalProofs) = _generateFiatShamirProofs(
+            commitment, commitmentHash, bitfield, FIAT_SHAMIR_REQUIRED_SIGNATURES
+        );
+
+        beefyClient.submitFiatShamir(
+            commitment, bitfield, finalProofs, leaf, leafProof, leafProofOrder
+        );
+        assertEq(beefyClient.latestMMRRoot(), mmrRoot, "MMR root updated");
+        assertEq(beefyClient.latestBeefyBlock(), uint64(1), "beefy block updated");
+    }
+
     // ---------------------- Helpers ----------------------
 
     function _buildCommitment(uint32 blockNumber, uint64 validatorSetID, bytes32 mmrRoot)