diff --git a/consensus/common_test.go b/consensus/common_test.go
index bf707b8d2..15332640f 100644
--- a/consensus/common_test.go
+++ b/consensus/common_test.go
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ func randConsensusNetWithPeers(
 	tickerFunc func() TimeoutTicker,
 	appFunc func(string) abci.Application,
 ) ([]*State, *types.GenesisDoc, *cfg.Config, cleanupFunc) {
-	genDoc, privVals := randGenesisDoc(nValidators, false, testMinPower, nil)
+	c := test.ConsensusParams()
+	genDoc, privVals := randGenesisDoc(nValidators, false, testMinPower, c)
 	css := make([]*State, nPeers)
 	logger := consensusLogger()
 	var peer0Config *cfg.Config