diff --git a/pkg/err_msg/message.go b/pkg/err_msg/message.go
index 0968013..8ec7e87 100644
--- a/pkg/err_msg/message.go
+++ b/pkg/err_msg/message.go
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ const (
 	ErrorMsgSortDirectionShouldBeAscOrDesc     = "sort direction should be asc or desc"
 	ErrorMsgSortFieldIsNotValid                = "sort field is not valid"
 	ErrorMsgAssignReceiverAgentKindBoxStatus   = "only ready to return kindboxes can be assigned to a receiver agent"
+	ErrorMsgReturnKindBoxStatus				   = "only returned kindboxes can be enumerated"
 	ErrorMsgInvalidSerialNumberRange           = "invalid serial number range"
 )
diff --git a/validator/admin/kind_box/enumerate.go b/validator/admin/kind_box/enumerate.go
index 8906d95..4a738a2 100644
--- a/validator/admin/kind_box/enumerate.go
+++ b/validator/admin/kind_box/enumerate.go
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ func (v Validator) ValidateEnumerate(ctx context.Context, req param.EnumerateKin
 	const op = "adminkindboxvalidator.ValidateEnumerate"
 
 	if err := validation.ValidateStruct(&req,
-
 		validation.Field(&req.KindBoxID, validation.Required,
-			validation.By(v.doesKindBoxExist(ctx))),
+			validation.By(v.doesKindBoxExist(ctx)),
+			validation.By(v.CheckKindBoxStatusForEnumeration(ctx))),
 
 		validation.Field(&req.Amount, validation.Required),
+
 	); err != nil {
 		fieldErrors := make(map[string]string)
 
diff --git a/validator/admin/kind_box/validator.go b/validator/admin/kind_box/validator.go
index 3f360ed..25405cd 100644
--- a/validator/admin/kind_box/validator.go
+++ b/validator/admin/kind_box/validator.go
@@ -81,3 +81,21 @@ func (v Validator) doesAgentExist(ctx context.Context) validation.RuleFunc {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+func (v Validator) CheckKindBoxStatusForEnumeration(ctx context.Context) validation.RuleFunc {
+	return func(value interface{}) error {
+		kindBoxID, ok := value.(uint)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf(errmsg.ErrorMsgSomethingWentWrong)
+		}
+		kindBox, err := v.repo.GetKindBox(ctx, kindBoxID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf(errmsg.ErrorMsgSomethingWentWrong)
+		}
+		if kindBox.Status != entity.KindBoxReturnedStatus {
+			return fmt.Errorf(errmsg.ErrorMsgReturnKindBoxStatus)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
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