diff --git a/solidity/random-beacon/test/BeaconDkgValidator.test.ts b/solidity/random-beacon/test/BeaconDkgValidator.test.ts
index fc21175cb2..8a33b32cc8 100644
--- a/solidity/random-beacon/test/BeaconDkgValidator.test.ts
+++ b/solidity/random-beacon/test/BeaconDkgValidator.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ const fixture = async () => {
     constants.poolWeightDivisor
   )) as SortitionPool
 
+  await sortitionPool.deactivateChaosnet()
+
   const DKGValidator = await ethers.getContractFactory("BeaconDkgValidator")
   const dkgValidator = (await DKGValidator.deploy(
     sortitionPool.address
diff --git a/solidity/random-beacon/test/fixtures/index.ts b/solidity/random-beacon/test/fixtures/index.ts
index 3016eaa2de..c35518a990 100644
--- a/solidity/random-beacon/test/fixtures/index.ts
+++ b/solidity/random-beacon/test/fixtures/index.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export async function randomBeaconDeployment(): Promise<DeployedContracts> {
   const staking: TokenStaking =
     await helpers.contracts.getContract<TokenStaking>("TokenStaking")
 
-  const { deployer } = await helpers.signers.getNamedSigners()
+  const { deployer, chaosnetOwner } = await helpers.signers.getNamedSigners()
 
   const sortitionPool: SortitionPool = await helpers.contracts.getContract(
     "BeaconSortitionPool"
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ export async function randomBeaconDeployment(): Promise<DeployedContracts> {
   await updateTokenStakingParams(t, staking, deployer)
   await setFixtureParameters(randomBeacon)
 
+  await sortitionPool.connect(chaosnetOwner).deactivateChaosnet()
+
   const contracts: DeployedContracts = {
     sortitionPool,
     staking,