diff --git a/protocol/v2/ssv/spectest/msg_processing_type.go b/protocol/v2/ssv/spectest/msg_processing_type.go
index 1f576d6765..0ae0713f62 100644
--- a/protocol/v2/ssv/spectest/msg_processing_type.go
+++ b/protocol/v2/ssv/spectest/msg_processing_type.go
@@ -148,8 +148,13 @@ func (test *MsgProcessingSpecTest) runPreTesting(ctx context.Context, logger *za
 				lastErr = err
 			}
 			if test.DecidedSlashable && IsQBFTProposalMessage(msg) {
+				consensusMsg, err := specqbft.DecodeMessage(msg.SSVMessage.Data)
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+				slot := phase0.Slot(consensusMsg.Height)
 				for _, validatorShare := range test.Runner.GetShares() {
-					test.Runner.GetSigner().(*ekm.TestingKeyManagerAdapter).AddSlashableSlot(validatorShare.SharePubKey, spectestingutils.TestingDutySlot)
+					test.Runner.GetSigner().(*ekm.TestingKeyManagerAdapter).AddSlashableSlot(validatorShare.SharePubKey, slot)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -185,6 +190,7 @@ func (test *MsgProcessingSpecTest) RunAsPartOfMultiTest(t *testing.T, logger *za
 	network := &spectestingutils.TestingNetwork{}
 	var beaconNetwork *protocoltesting.BeaconNodeWrapped
 	var committee []*spectypes.Operator
+	actualRunner := test.Runner
 
 	switch test.Runner.(type) {
 	case *runner.CommitteeRunner:
@@ -193,6 +199,7 @@ func (test *MsgProcessingSpecTest) RunAsPartOfMultiTest(t *testing.T, logger *za
 			runnerInstance = runner
 			break
 		}
+		actualRunner = runnerInstance
 		network = runnerInstance.GetNetwork().(*spectestingutils.TestingNetwork)
 		beaconNetwork = runnerInstance.GetBeaconNode().(*protocoltesting.BeaconNodeWrapped)
 		committee = c.CommitteeMember.Committee
@@ -215,12 +222,18 @@ func (test *MsgProcessingSpecTest) RunAsPartOfMultiTest(t *testing.T, logger *za
 	assertRootsRelaxed(t, test.BeaconBroadcastedRoots, beaconNetwork.GetBroadcastedRoots())
 
 	// post root
-	postRoot, err := test.Runner.GetRoot()
+	if !test.DontStartDuty {
+		if proposerRunner, ok := actualRunner.(*runner.ProposerRunner); ok {
+			normalizeExpectedProposerStartValues(proposerRunner)
+		}
+	}
+	postRoot, err := actualRunner.GetRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	if test.PostDutyRunnerStateRoot != hex.EncodeToString(postRoot[:]) {
-		diff := dumpState(t, test.Name, test.Runner, test.PostDutyRunnerState)
-		logger.Error("post runner state not equal", zap.String("state", diff))
+	actualPostRoot := hex.EncodeToString(postRoot[:])
+	if test.PostDutyRunnerStateRoot != actualPostRoot {
+		diff := dumpState(t, test.Name, actualRunner, test.PostDutyRunnerState)
+		require.EqualValues(t, test.PostDutyRunnerStateRoot, actualPostRoot, "post runner state not equal\n%s\n", diff)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -232,6 +245,11 @@ func (test *MsgProcessingSpecTest) overrideStateComparison(t *testing.T) {
 
 func overrideStateComparison(t *testing.T, test *MsgProcessingSpecTest, name string, testType string) {
 	r := runnerForTest(t, test.Runner, name, testType)
+	if !test.DontStartDuty {
+		if proposerRunner, ok := r.(*runner.ProposerRunner); ok {
+			normalizeExpectedProposerStartValues(proposerRunner)
+		}
+	}
 
 	test.PostDutyRunnerState = r
 
diff --git a/protocol/v2/ssv/spectest/util.go b/protocol/v2/ssv/spectest/util.go
index 485708fa0b..a7927f13f7 100644
--- a/protocol/v2/ssv/spectest/util.go
+++ b/protocol/v2/ssv/spectest/util.go
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
+	spectypes "github.com/ssvlabs/ssv-spec/types"
 	typescomparable "github.com/ssvlabs/ssv-spec/types/testingutils/comparable"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/ssvlabs/ssv/ibft/storage"
 	"github.com/ssvlabs/ssv/networkconfig"
+	blindutil "github.com/ssvlabs/ssv/protocol/v2/blockchain/beacon/blind"
 	"github.com/ssvlabs/ssv/protocol/v2/ssv/runner"
 )
 
@@ -93,3 +95,61 @@ func runnerForTest(t *testing.T, runnerType runner.Runner, name string, testType
 
 	return r
 }
+
+func normalizeExpectedProposerStartValues(pr *runner.ProposerRunner) {
+	if pr == nil || pr.BaseRunner == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if state := pr.BaseRunner.State; state != nil {
+		state.DecidedValue = normalizeProposerConsensusValue(state.DecidedValue)
+		if state.RunningInstance != nil {
+			state.RunningInstance.StartValue = normalizeProposerConsensusValue(state.RunningInstance.StartValue)
+			if state.RunningInstance.State != nil {
+				state.RunningInstance.State.LastPreparedValue = normalizeProposerConsensusValue(state.RunningInstance.State.LastPreparedValue)
+				state.RunningInstance.State.DecidedValue = normalizeProposerConsensusValue(state.RunningInstance.State.DecidedValue)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if pr.BaseRunner.QBFTController == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, inst := range pr.BaseRunner.QBFTController.StoredInstances {
+		if inst == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		inst.StartValue = normalizeProposerConsensusValue(inst.StartValue)
+		if inst.State != nil {
+			inst.State.LastPreparedValue = normalizeProposerConsensusValue(inst.State.LastPreparedValue)
+			inst.State.DecidedValue = normalizeProposerConsensusValue(inst.State.DecidedValue)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeProposerConsensusValue(value []byte) []byte {
+	if len(value) == 0 {
+		return value
+	}
+	cd := &spectypes.ValidatorConsensusData{}
+	if err := cd.Decode(value); err != nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	vBlk, _, err := cd.GetBlockData()
+	if err != nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	blindedVBlk, blindedMarshaler, err := blindutil.EnsureBlinded(vBlk)
+	if err != nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	blindedDataSSZ, err := blindedMarshaler.MarshalSSZ()
+	if err != nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	cd.Version = blindedVBlk.Version
+	cd.DataSSZ = blindedDataSSZ
+	encoded, err := cd.Encode()
+	if err != nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	return encoded
+}