diff --git a/bberg/src/flavor_builder.rs b/bberg/src/flavor_builder.rs
index eecc64dc44..b9d6bb2534 100644
--- a/bberg/src/flavor_builder.rs
+++ b/bberg/src/flavor_builder.rs
@@ -436,6 +436,14 @@ fn create_polynomial_views(first_poly: &String) -> String {
     template <size_t LENGTH>
     using ProverUnivariates = AllEntities<bb::Univariate<FF, LENGTH>>;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief A container for univariates used during Protogalaxy folding and sumcheck with some of the computation
+     * optmistically ignored
+     * @details During folding and sumcheck, the prover evaluates the relations on these univariates.
+     */
+    template <size_t LENGTH, size_t SKIP_COUNT>
+    using OptimisedProverUnivariates = AllEntities<bb::Univariate<FF, LENGTH, 0, SKIP_COUNT>>;
+
     /**
      * @brief A container for univariates produced during the hot loop in sumcheck.
      */