diff --git a/consensus/src/commons.rs b/consensus/src/commons.rs
index 574932df4e..589f8861b1 100644
--- a/consensus/src/commons.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/commons.rs
@@ -144,12 +144,7 @@ impl QuorumMsgSender {
     /// Sends an quorum (internally) to the quorum loop.
     pub(crate) async fn send_quorum(&self, msg: Message) {
         match &msg.payload {
-            // TODO: Change me accordingly to https://github.com/dusk-network/rusk/issues/1268
-            Payload::Quorum(q)
-                if !q.validation.is_empty()
-                    && !q.ratification.is_empty()
-                    && q.vote() != &Vote::NoCandidate =>
-            {
+            Payload::Quorum(q) if !q.ratification.is_empty() => {
                 tracing::debug!(
                     event = "send quorum_msg",
                     vote = %q.vote(),
diff --git a/consensus/src/quorum/task.rs b/consensus/src/quorum/task.rs
index f634d97004..46327f63dd 100644
--- a/consensus/src/quorum/task.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/quorum/task.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::queue::Queue;
 use crate::user::committee::CommitteeSet;
 use crate::user::provisioners::Provisioners;
 use node_data::ledger::{to_str, Block, Certificate};
-use node_data::message::payload::Vote;
+use node_data::message::payload::{RatificationResult, Vote};
 use node_data::message::{AsyncQueue, Message, Payload, Status};
 
 use crate::quorum::verifiers;
@@ -158,14 +158,21 @@ impl<'p, D: Database> Executor<'p, D> {
             .await
             .ok()?;
 
+            debug!(event = "quorum_collected", ?quorum);
+
             // Publish the quorum
             self.publish(msg.clone()).await;
 
-            if let Vote::Valid(hash) = quorum.vote() {
-                // Create winning block
-                debug!("generate block from quorum msg");
-                let cert = quorum.generate_certificate();
-                return self.create_winning_block(hash, &cert).await;
+            match &quorum.result {
+                RatificationResult::Success(Vote::Valid(hash)) => {
+                    // Create winning block
+                    debug!("generate block from quorum msg");
+                    let cert = quorum.generate_certificate();
+                    return self.create_winning_block(hash, &cert).await;
+                }
+                failed => {
+                    debug!("Valid QUORUM for {failed:?}");
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/consensus/src/quorum/verifiers.rs b/consensus/src/quorum/verifiers.rs
index 2ec87078ca..fe5d62270c 100644
--- a/consensus/src/quorum/verifiers.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/quorum/verifiers.rs
@@ -135,13 +135,14 @@ pub fn verify_votes(
         target_quorum,
     };
 
-    if !quorum_result.quorum_reached() {
+    if vote != &Vote::NoQuorum && !quorum_result.quorum_reached() {
         tracing::error!(
             desc = "vote_set_too_small",
             committee = format!("{:#?}", sub_committee),
             bitset,
             target_quorum,
             total,
+            %vote
         );
         return Err(StepSigError::VoteSetTooSmall);
     }
diff --git a/consensus/src/ratification/handler.rs b/consensus/src/ratification/handler.rs
index 87ec0b54de..4820fc1359 100644
--- a/consensus/src/ratification/handler.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/ratification/handler.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ use crate::aggregator::Aggregator;
 
 use crate::iteration_ctx::RoundCommittees;
 use crate::quorum::verifiers::verify_votes;
-use node_data::message::payload::{
-    QuorumType, Ratification, ValidationResult, Vote,
-};
+use node_data::message::payload::{Ratification, ValidationResult, Vote};
 use node_data::message::{
     payload, ConsensusHeader, Message, Payload, StepMessage,
 };
@@ -222,27 +220,19 @@ impl RatificationHandler {
         round_committees: &RoundCommittees,
         result: &ValidationResult,
     ) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
-        // TODO: Check all quorums
-        match result.quorum() {
-            QuorumType::Valid | QuorumType::NoCandidate => {
-                if let Some(validation_committee) =
-                    round_committees.get_validation_committee(iter)
-                {
-                    verify_votes(
-                        header,
-                        StepName::Validation,
-                        result.vote(),
-                        result.sv(),
-                        validation_committee,
-                    )?;
-
-                    return Ok(());
-                } else {
-                    error!("could not get validation committee");
-                }
-            }
-            _ => {}
-        }
-        Err(ConsensusError::InvalidValidation(result.quorum()))
+        let validation_committee = round_committees
+            .get_validation_committee(iter)
+            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                error!("could not get validation committee");
+                ConsensusError::InvalidValidation(result.quorum())
+            })?;
+        verify_votes(
+            header,
+            StepName::Validation,
+            result.vote(),
+            result.sv(),
+            validation_committee,
+        )?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/consensus/src/step_votes_reg.rs b/consensus/src/step_votes_reg.rs
index 6019aca993..edbc944186 100644
--- a/consensus/src/step_votes_reg.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/step_votes_reg.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ impl CertInfoRegistry {
     fn build_quorum_msg(
         ru: &RoundUpdate,
         iteration: u8,
-        result: &CertificateInfo,
+        cert_info: &CertificateInfo,
     ) -> Message {
         let header = node_data::message::ConsensusHeader {
             prev_block_hash: ru.hash(),
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ impl CertInfoRegistry {
 
         let payload = payload::Quorum {
             header,
-            result: result.result.clone(),
-            validation: result.cert.validation,
-            ratification: result.cert.ratification,
+            result: cert_info.result.clone(),
+            validation: cert_info.cert.validation,
+            ratification: cert_info.cert.ratification,
         };
 
         Message::new_quorum(payload)
diff --git a/node-data/src/message.rs b/node-data/src/message.rs
index 1229db84c2..deaa6a6309 100644
--- a/node-data/src/message.rs
+++ b/node-data/src/message.rs
@@ -419,11 +419,11 @@ pub mod payload {
     #[cfg_attr(any(feature = "faker", test), derive(fake::Dummy))]
     #[repr(u8)]
     pub enum Vote {
-        #[default]
         NoCandidate = 0,
         Valid(Hash) = 1,
         Invalid(Hash) = 2,
 
+        #[default]
         NoQuorum = 3,
     }