diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/dao/DaoFacade.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/dao/DaoFacade.java
index 2a273f1fa3f..e3413b6ea9e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/dao/DaoFacade.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/dao/DaoFacade.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -548,7 +549,13 @@ public Optional<Integer> getLockTime(String txId) {
 
 
     public List<Bond> getAllBonds() {
-        List<Bond> bonds = bondedReputationRepository.getActiveBonds();
+        List<Bond> bonds = new ArrayList<>(bondedReputationRepository.getBonds());
+        bonds.addAll(bondedRolesRepository.getBonds());
+        return bonds;
+    }
+
+    public List<Bond> getAllActiveBonds() {
+        List<Bond> bonds = new ArrayList<>(bondedReputationRepository.getActiveBonds());
         bonds.addAll(bondedRolesRepository.getActiveBonds());
         return bonds;
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/dao/governance/voteresult/VoteResultException.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/dao/governance/voteresult/VoteResultException.java
index 76d382d36ad..505c4e7655b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/dao/governance/voteresult/VoteResultException.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/dao/governance/voteresult/VoteResultException.java
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ public static class ValidationException extends Exception {
             super("Validation of vote result failed.", cause);
         }
 
+        public ValidationException(String message) {
+            super(message);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             return "VoteResultException{" +
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/ProposalDisplay.java b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/ProposalDisplay.java
index bd877887446..5b548d03682 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/ProposalDisplay.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/ProposalDisplay.java
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public BondedRoleType fromString(String string) {
                 comboBoxValueTextFieldIndex = gridRow;
                 checkNotNull(confiscateBondComboBox, "confiscateBondComboBox must not be null");
 
-                confiscateBondComboBox.setItems(FXCollections.observableArrayList(daoFacade.getAllBonds()));
+                confiscateBondComboBox.setItems(FXCollections.observableArrayList(daoFacade.getAllActiveBonds()));
                 confiscateBondComboBox.setConverter(new StringConverter<>() {
                     @Override
                     public String toString(Bond bond) {
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ public String toString(Bond bond) {
                             bondType = Res.get("dao.bond.bondedReputation");
                             bondDetails = Utilities.bytesAsHexString(bond.getBondedAsset().getHash());
                         }
-
                         return bondType + ": " + bondDetails;
                     }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/make/MakeProposalView.java b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/make/MakeProposalView.java
index e75d372cc4e..ed52a5f3574 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/make/MakeProposalView.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/make/MakeProposalView.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import bisq.core.dao.governance.proposal.ProposalWithTransaction;
 import bisq.core.dao.governance.proposal.TxException;
 import bisq.core.dao.governance.proposal.param.ChangeParamValidator;
+import bisq.core.dao.governance.voteresult.VoteResultException;
 import bisq.core.dao.presentation.DaoUtil;
 import bisq.core.dao.state.DaoStateListener;
 import bisq.core.dao.state.model.blockchain.Block;
@@ -310,7 +311,6 @@ private void publishMyProposal(ProposalType type) {
                 new Popup<>().warning(Res.get("dao.proposal.create.missingMinerFeeFunds",
                         btcFormatter.formatCoinWithCode(e.missing))).show();
             }
-
         } catch (ProposalValidationException e) {
             String message;
             if (e.getMinRequestAmount() != null) {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ private void publishMyProposal(ProposalType type) {
                 message = e.getMessage();
             }
             new Popup<>().warning(message).show();
-        } catch (TxException e) {
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
             log.error(e.toString());
             e.printStackTrace();
             new Popup<>().warning(e.toString()).show();
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ private void doPublishMyProposal(Proposal proposal, Transaction transaction) {
 
     @Nullable
     private ProposalWithTransaction getProposalWithTransaction(ProposalType proposalType)
-            throws InsufficientMoneyException, ProposalValidationException, TxException {
+            throws InsufficientMoneyException, ProposalValidationException, TxException, VoteResultException.ValidationException {
 
         checkNotNull(proposalDisplay, "proposalDisplay must not be null");
 
@@ -421,6 +421,10 @@ private ProposalWithTransaction getProposalWithTransaction(ProposalType proposal
                 checkNotNull(proposalDisplay.confiscateBondComboBox,
                         "proposalDisplay.confiscateBondComboBox must not be null");
                 Bond bond = proposalDisplay.confiscateBondComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem();
+
+                if (!bond.isActive())
+                    throw new VoteResultException.ValidationException("Bond is not locked and can't be confiscated");
+
                 return daoFacade.getConfiscateBondProposalWithTransaction(name, link, bond.getLockupTxId());
             case GENERIC:
                 return daoFacade.getGenericProposalWithTransaction(name, link);