diff --git a/abci/example/kvstore/config.go b/abci/example/kvstore/config.go
index 4edebf81a..c359c9e7a 100644
--- a/abci/example/kvstore/config.go
+++ b/abci/example/kvstore/config.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	ChainLockUpdates         map[string]string `toml:"chainlock_updates"`
 	PrivValServerType        string            `toml:"privval_server_type"`
 	InitAppInitialCoreHeight uint32            `toml:"init_app_core_chain_locked_height"`
+	// ConsenusVersionUpdates is a map of heights to consensus version ; ONLY SUPPORTED BY e2e.Application
+	ConsenusVersionUpdates map[string]int32 `toml:"consensus_version_updates"`
 }
 
 func DefaultConfig(dir string) Config {
diff --git a/test/e2e/app/app.go b/test/e2e/app/app.go
index 29121647f..4043af9e5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app/app.go
+++ b/test/e2e/app/app.go
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ func NewApplication(cfg kvstore.Config, opts ...kvstore.OptFunc) (*Application,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	for h, ver := range cfg.ConsenusVersionUpdates {
+		height, err := strconv.Atoi(h)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("consensus_version_updates: failed to parse height %s: %w", h, err)
+		}
+		params := types1.ConsensusParams{
+			Version: &types1.VersionParams{
+				ConsensusVersion: types1.VersionParams_ConsensusVersion(ver),
+				AppVersion:       kvstore.ProtocolVersion,
+			},
+		}
+		app.AddConsensusParamsUpdate(params, int64(height))
+	}
+
 	return &app, nil
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +160,7 @@ func (app *Application) VerifyVoteExtension(_ context.Context, req *abci.Request
 	}
 
 	if app.cfg.VoteExtensionDelayMS != 0 {
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(app.cfg.VoteExtensionDelayMS) * time.Millisecond)
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(app.cfg.VoteExtensionDelayMS) * time.Millisecond) //#nosec G115
 	}
 
 	app.logger.Info("verified vote extension value", "req", req, "nums", nums)
diff --git a/test/e2e/networks/rotate.toml b/test/e2e/networks/rotate.toml
index d386beb89..84a6c2d15 100644
--- a/test/e2e/networks/rotate.toml
+++ b/test/e2e/networks/rotate.toml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ validator08 = 100
 validator10 = 100
 validator11 = 100
 
-
 [consensus_version_updates]
 
 1070 = 1
diff --git a/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go b/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
index 61ad67741..9fd67dba2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
@@ -429,13 +429,6 @@ func LoadTestnet(file string) (*Testnet, error) {
 		testnet.ValidatorUpdates[int64(height)] = valUpdate
 		testnet.ThresholdPublicKeyUpdates[int64(height)] = ld.ThresholdPubKey
 		testnet.QuorumHashUpdates[int64(height)] = quorumHash
-		if cpUpdate, ok := manifest.ConsensusVersionUpdates[strconv.Itoa(height)]; ok {
-			h, err := strconv.Atoi(heightStr)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid consensus version update height %q: %w", height, err)
-			}
-			testnet.ConsensusVersionUpdates[int64(h)] = cpUpdate
-		}
 	}
 
 	chainLockSetHeights := make([]int, 0, len(manifest.ChainLockUpdates))
@@ -450,7 +443,7 @@ func LoadTestnet(file string) (*Testnet, error) {
 
 	sort.Ints(chainLockSetHeights)
 
-	// Set up validator updates.
+	// Set up chainlock updates.
 	for _, height := range chainLockSetHeights {
 		heightStr := strconv.FormatInt(int64(height), 10)
 		chainLockHeight := manifest.ChainLockUpdates[heightStr]
@@ -458,6 +451,14 @@ func LoadTestnet(file string) (*Testnet, error) {
 		fmt.Printf("Set chainlock at height %d / core height is %d\n", height, chainLockHeight)
 	}
 
+	for heightStr, cpUpdate := range manifest.ConsensusVersionUpdates {
+		height, err := strconv.Atoi(heightStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid consensus version update height %q: %w", height, err)
+		}
+		testnet.ConsensusVersionUpdates[int64(height)] = cpUpdate
+	}
+
 	return testnet, testnet.Validate()
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/validator_test.go b/test/e2e/tests/validator_test.go
index b81644086..3bee02aec 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/validator_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/validator_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package e2e_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/dashpay/dashd-go/btcjson"
@@ -203,20 +202,30 @@ func newValidatorSchedule(testnet e2e.Testnet) *validatorSchedule {
 		consensusVersionUpdates:   testnet.ConsensusVersionUpdates,
 	}
 }
-func (s *validatorSchedule) consensusVersionUpdate() {
-	ver, ok := s.consensusVersionUpdates[s.height]
-	if !ok && s.height-1 > 0 {
-		ver = s.consensusVersions[s.height-1]
+
+func (s *validatorSchedule) consensusVersionUpdate() int32 {
+	var version int32
+	ok := false
+
+	// find last consensus params
+	for h := s.height; h > 0 && !ok; h-- {
+		if version, ok = s.consensusVersions[h]; !ok {
+			var updatedVersion int32
+			if updatedVersion, ok = s.consensusVersionUpdates[h]; ok {
+				version = updatedVersion
+				s.consensusVersions[h] = version
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	s.consensusVersions[s.height] = ver
+	// save it
+	s.consensusVersions[s.height] = version
+
+	return version
 }
 
 func (s *validatorSchedule) ConsensusParams() types.ConsensusParams {
-	ver, ok := s.consensusVersions[s.height]
-	if !ok {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("consensus version not set for height %d", s.height))
-	}
+	ver := s.consensusVersionUpdate()
 
 	cp := *types.DefaultConsensusParams()
 	cp.Version.ConsensusVersion = ver