diff --git a/test/invariant-tests/AccessControl.Invariant.sol b/test/invariant-tests/AccessControl.Invariant.sol
index f44b387..aaa6c67 100644
--- a/test/invariant-tests/AccessControl.Invariant.sol
+++ b/test/invariant-tests/AccessControl.Invariant.sol
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {Vm, Test} from "forge-std/Test.sol";
 import "test/Setup.t.sol";
 
 /// handler import
-import {AccessControlSenderHandler} from "test/invariant-tests/handlers/AccessControlSender.handler.sol";
+import {AccessControlSenderHandler} from "test/invariant-tests/handlers/AccessControlSender.Handler.sol";
 
 contract AccessControlHandlerInvariant is Setup {
     AccessControlSenderHandler public handler;
diff --git a/test/invariant-tests/BridgeAdapter.Invariant.sol b/test/invariant-tests/BridgeAdapter.Invariant.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..366c4ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/invariant-tests/BridgeAdapter.Invariant.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+pragma solidity >=0.8.9;
+
+/// library imports
+import {Vm, Test} from "forge-std/Test.sol";
+
+/// local imports
+import "test/Setup.t.sol";
+
+/// handler import
+import {BridgeAdapterHandler} from "test/invariant-tests/handlers/BridgeAdapter.Handler.sol";
+
+/// @notice invariants for bridge adapters receiving messages
+contract BridgeAdapterInvariant is Setup {
+    BridgeAdapterHandler public handler;
+
+    /// @notice initializes the setup
+    function setUp() public override {
+        /// @dev calls setup to spin up test contracts
+        super.setUp();
+
+        /// @dev selects fork and deploy the handlers
+        vm.selectFork(fork[BSC_CHAIN_ID]);
+        handler = new BridgeAdapterHandler(
+            contractAddress[BSC_CHAIN_ID]["WORMHOLE_RECEIVER_ADAPTER"],
+            contractAddress[BSC_CHAIN_ID]["AXELAR_RECEIVER_ADAPTER"],
+            contractAddress[BSC_CHAIN_ID]["MMA_RECEIVER"]
+        );
+
+        /// @dev bind the handler as target for invariant
+        targetContract(address(handler));
+    }
+
+    function invariant_test_bridge_adapter_receivers() public {
+        if (handler.success() && handler.lastBridge() == 1) {
+            assertTrue(
+                WormholeReceiverAdapter(contractAddress[BSC_CHAIN_ID]["WORMHOLE_RECEIVER_ADAPTER"]).isMessageExecuted(
+                    handler.lastMessageId()
+                )
+            );
+            assertTrue(
+                WormholeReceiverAdapter(contractAddress[BSC_CHAIN_ID]["WORMHOLE_RECEIVER_ADAPTER"]).deliveryHashStatus(
+                    handler.lastMessageHash()
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (handler.success() && handler.lastBridge() == 2) {
+            assertTrue(
+                AxelarReceiverAdapter(contractAddress[BSC_CHAIN_ID]["AXELAR_RECEIVER_ADAPTER"]).isMessageExecuted(
+                    handler.lastMessageId()
+                )
+            );
+            assertTrue(
+                AxelarReceiverAdapter(contractAddress[BSC_CHAIN_ID]["AXELAR_RECEIVER_ADAPTER"]).commandIdStatus(
+                    handler.lastMessageHash()
+                )
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/invariant-tests/handlers/AdapterList.Handler.sol b/test/invariant-tests/handlers/AdapterList.Handler.sol
index cde92f9..a14803d 100644
--- a/test/invariant-tests/handlers/AdapterList.Handler.sol
+++ b/test/invariant-tests/handlers/AdapterList.Handler.sol
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "forge-std/Test.sol";
 import {MessageSenderGAC} from "src/controllers/MessageSenderGAC.sol";
 import {MultiBridgeMessageSender} from "src/MultiBridgeMessageSender.sol";
 
-/// @notice handler for testing maintaining adapter list
+/// @notice handler for invariant testing maintaining adapter list
 contract AdapterListHandler is Test {
     /// @notice local state
     MultiBridgeMessageSender public multiBridgeMessageSender;
diff --git a/test/invariant-tests/handlers/BridgeAdapter.Handler.sol b/test/invariant-tests/handlers/BridgeAdapter.Handler.sol
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec349f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/invariant-tests/handlers/BridgeAdapter.Handler.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+pragma solidity >=0.8.9;
+
+/// library imports
+import "forge-std/Test.sol";
+
+/// local imports
+import {WormholeReceiverAdapter} from "src/adapters/wormhole/WormholeReceiverAdapter.sol";
+import {AxelarReceiverAdapter} from "src/adapters/axelar/AxelarReceiverAdapter.sol";
+import {AdapterPayload} from "src/libraries/Types.sol";
+import "src/libraries/TypeCasts.sol";
+import "src/libraries/Message.sol";
+import "src/adapters/axelar/libraries/StringAddressConversion.sol";
+
+/// @notice helper interface of axelar gateway to simulaate approve contract call
+interface IAxelarGateway {
+    function approveContractCall(bytes calldata params, bytes32 commandId) external;
+
+    function callContract(string calldata destinationChain, string calldata contractAddress, bytes calldata payload)
+        external;
+}
+
+/// @notice handler for invariant testing receiver bridge adapters
+contract BridgeAdapterHandler is Test {
+    /// @notice local state
+    WormholeReceiverAdapter public wormhole;
+    AxelarReceiverAdapter public axelar;
+
+    address public multiBridgeReceiver;
+    bytes32 public lastMessageId;
+    bytes32 public lastMessageHash;
+
+    uint256 public lastBridge;
+
+    bool public success;
+
+    /// @notice modifier to prank caller
+    modifier prank(address _prankster) {
+        vm.startPrank(_prankster);
+        _;
+        vm.stopPrank();
+    }
+
+    /// @notice initial setup contracts
+    constructor(address _wormhole, address _axelar, address _multiBridgeReceiver) {
+        wormhole = WormholeReceiverAdapter(_wormhole);
+        axelar = AxelarReceiverAdapter(_axelar);
+        multiBridgeReceiver = _multiBridgeReceiver;
+    }
+
+    /// @notice helper for wormhole receivers
+    function receiveWormholeMessages(
+        AdapterPayload memory _payload,
+        MessageLibrary.Message memory _data,
+        bytes[] memory _vaas,
+        bytes32 _deliveryHash
+    ) external prank(wormhole.relayer()) {
+        success = false;
+        vm.assume(_payload.msgId != bytes32(0));
+
+        lastBridge = 1;
+        _payload.receiverAdapter = address(wormhole);
+        _payload.finalDestination = multiBridgeReceiver;
+        _data.dstChainId = 56;
+        _data.srcChainId = 1;
+        _payload.data = abi.encode(_data);
+
+        lastMessageId = _payload.msgId;
+        lastMessageHash = _deliveryHash;
+        success = true;
+
+        wormhole.receiveWormholeMessages(
+            abi.encode(_payload),
+            _vaas,
+            TypeCasts.addressToBytes32(wormhole.senderAdapter()),
+            wormhole.senderChainId(),
+            _deliveryHash
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// @notice helper for axelar receivers
+    function receiveAxelarMessages(
+        AdapterPayload memory _payload,
+        MessageLibrary.Message memory _data,
+        bytes32 _commandId
+    ) external prank(address(axelar.gateway())) {
+        lastBridge = 2;
+        _payload.receiverAdapter = address(axelar);
+        _payload.finalDestination = multiBridgeReceiver;
+
+        _data.dstChainId = 56;
+        _data.srcChainId = 1;
+        _payload.data = abi.encode(_data);
+
+        /// @notice simulating the payload existence on axelar's gateway
+        /// @dev helps us bypass NOT_APPROVED_BY_GATEWAY error on axelar adapter
+        IAxelarGateway(address(axelar.gateway())).approveContractCall(
+            abi.encode(
+                "ethereum",
+                StringAddressConversion.toString(address(axelar.senderAdapter())),
+                address(axelar),
+                keccak256(abi.encode(_payload)),
+                bytes32(0),
+                0
+            ),
+            _commandId
+        );
+
+        lastMessageId = _payload.msgId;
+        lastMessageHash = _commandId;
+        success = true;
+
+        axelar.execute(
+            _commandId,
+            axelar.senderChainId(),
+            StringAddressConversion.toString(axelar.senderAdapter()),
+            abi.encode(_payload)
+        );
+    }
+}