diff --git a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/shell/finalize_block.rs b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/shell/finalize_block.rs
index 1ea5da2a7a..4fef1fc7ef 100644
--- a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/shell/finalize_block.rs
+++ b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/shell/finalize_block.rs
@@ -3832,6 +3832,7 @@ mod test_finalize_block {
         let (mut shell, _recv, _, _) = setup_with_cfg(SetupCfg {
             last_height: 0,
             num_validators,
+            ..Default::default()
         });
         let mut params = read_pos_params(&shell.wl_storage).unwrap();
         params.owned.unbonding_len = 4;
diff --git a/proof_of_stake/src/tests/state_machine_v2.rs b/proof_of_stake/src/tests/state_machine_v2.rs
index ce2e0e6817..02df1b39a0 100644
--- a/proof_of_stake/src/tests/state_machine_v2.rs
+++ b/proof_of_stake/src/tests/state_machine_v2.rs
@@ -1875,6 +1875,8 @@ enum Transition {
         #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
         consensus_key: PublicKey,
         #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
+        protocol_key: PublicKey,
+        #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
         eth_cold_key: PublicKey,
         #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
         eth_hot_key: PublicKey,
@@ -1981,6 +1983,7 @@ impl StateMachineTest for ConcretePosState {
             Transition::InitValidator {
                 address,
                 consensus_key,
+                protocol_key,
                 eth_cold_key,
                 eth_hot_key,
                 commission_rate,
@@ -1994,6 +1997,7 @@ impl StateMachineTest for ConcretePosState {
                     params: &params,
                     address: &address,
                     consensus_key: &consensus_key,
+                    protocol_key: &protocol_key,
                     eth_cold_key: &eth_cold_key,
                     eth_hot_key: &eth_hot_key,
                     current_epoch,
@@ -3570,7 +3574,10 @@ impl ReferenceStateMachine for AbstractPosState {
                 let epoch = Epoch::default();
                 let mut state = Self {
                     epoch,
-                    params,
+                    params: PosParams {
+                        owned: params,
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
                     genesis_validators: genesis_validators
                         .into_iter()
                         // Sorted by stake to fill in the consensus set first
@@ -3592,6 +3599,7 @@ impl ReferenceStateMachine for AbstractPosState {
                     address,
                     tokens,
                     consensus_key: _,
+                    protocol_key: _,
                     eth_cold_key: _,
                     eth_hot_key: _,
                     commission_rate: _,
@@ -3712,6 +3720,7 @@ impl ReferenceStateMachine for AbstractPosState {
             1 => (
                 address::testing::arb_established_address(),
                 key::testing::arb_common_keypair(),
+                key::testing::arb_common_keypair(),
                 key::testing::arb_common_secp256k1_keypair(),
                 key::testing::arb_common_secp256k1_keypair(),
                 arb_rate(),
@@ -3721,6 +3730,7 @@ impl ReferenceStateMachine for AbstractPosState {
                     |(
                         addr,
                         consensus_key,
+                        protocol_key,
                         eth_hot_key,
                         eth_cold_key,
                         commission_rate,
@@ -3729,6 +3739,7 @@ impl ReferenceStateMachine for AbstractPosState {
                         Transition::InitValidator {
                             address: Address::Established(addr),
                             consensus_key: consensus_key.to_public(),
+                            protocol_key: protocol_key.to_public(),
                             eth_hot_key: eth_hot_key.to_public(),
                             eth_cold_key: eth_cold_key.to_public(),
                             commission_rate,
@@ -3871,6 +3882,7 @@ impl ReferenceStateMachine for AbstractPosState {
             Transition::InitValidator {
                 address,
                 consensus_key: _,
+                protocol_key: _,
                 eth_cold_key: _,
                 eth_hot_key: _,
                 commission_rate: _,
@@ -4214,6 +4226,7 @@ impl ReferenceStateMachine for AbstractPosState {
             Transition::InitValidator {
                 address,
                 consensus_key: _,
+                protocol_key: _,
                 eth_cold_key: _,
                 eth_hot_key: _,
                 commission_rate: _,
diff --git a/wasm/wasm_source/src/tx_redelegate.rs b/wasm/wasm_source/src/tx_redelegate.rs
index 338e0205d7..adae605a81 100644
--- a/wasm/wasm_source/src/tx_redelegate.rs
+++ b/wasm/wasm_source/src/tx_redelegate.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn apply_tx(ctx: &mut Ctx, tx_data: Tx) -> TxResult {
 mod tests {
     use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 
-    use namada::ledger::pos::{PosParams, PosVP};
+    use namada::ledger::pos::{OwnedPosParams, PosVP};
     use namada::proof_of_stake::types::{GenesisValidator, WeightedValidator};
     use namada::proof_of_stake::{
         bond_handle, read_consensus_validator_set_addresses_with_stake,
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ mod tests {
         initial_stake: token::Amount,
         redelegation: transaction::pos::Redelegation,
         key: key::common::SecretKey,
-        pos_params: PosParams,
+        pos_params: OwnedPosParams,
     ) -> TxResult {
         // Remove the validator stake threshold for simplicity
-        let pos_params = PosParams {
+        let pos_params = OwnedPosParams {
             validator_stake_threshold: token::Amount::zero(),
             ..pos_params
         };
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let consensus_key_1 = key::testing::keypair_1().ref_to();
         let consensus_key_2 = key::testing::keypair_2().ref_to();
+        let protocol_key = key::testing::keypair_2().ref_to();
         let eth_cold_key = key::testing::keypair_3().ref_to();
         let eth_hot_key = key::testing::keypair_4().ref_to();
         let commission_rate = Dec::new(5, 2).expect("Cannot fail");
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ mod tests {
                 address: redelegation.src_validator.clone(),
                 tokens: token::Amount::zero(),
                 consensus_key: consensus_key_1,
+                protocol_key: protocol_key.clone(),
                 eth_cold_key: eth_cold_key.clone(),
                 eth_hot_key: eth_hot_key.clone(),
                 commission_rate,
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ mod tests {
                 address: redelegation.dest_validator.clone(),
                 tokens: token::Amount::zero(),
                 consensus_key: consensus_key_2,
+                protocol_key,
                 eth_cold_key,
                 eth_hot_key,
                 commission_rate,
@@ -105,7 +108,8 @@ mod tests {
             },
         ];
 
-        init_pos(&genesis_validators[..], &pos_params, Epoch(0));
+        let pos_params =
+            init_pos(&genesis_validators[..], &pos_params, Epoch(0));
 
         let native_token = tx_host_env::with(|tx_env| {
             let native_token = tx_env.wl_storage.storage.native_token.clone();