diff --git a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_proposal.rs b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_proposal.rs
index e69f87c3a..a476cf334 100644
--- a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_proposal.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_proposal.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl ProtocolProposal {
                         debug!("Node did not vote for the proposed block.");
                     } else {
                         let vote = v.unwrap();
-                        match self.state.write().await.receive_vote(&vote) {
+                        match self.state.write().await.receive_vote(&vote).await {
                             Ok(_) => {}
                             Err(e) => {
                                 error!("receive_vote() error: {}", e);
diff --git a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_vote.rs b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_vote.rs
index 47dfcc170..c0d0cac23 100644
--- a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_vote.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_vote.rs
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ impl ProtocolVote {
 
             let vote_copy = (*vote).clone();
 
-            let (voted, to_broadcast) = match self.state.write().await.receive_vote(&vote_copy) {
-                Ok(v) => v,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    error!("handle_receive_vote(): receive_vote() fail: {}", e);
-                    continue
-                }
-            };
+            let (voted, to_broadcast) =
+                match self.state.write().await.receive_vote(&vote_copy).await {
+                    Ok(v) => v,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        error!("handle_receive_vote(): receive_vote() fail: {}", e);
+                        continue
+                    }
+                };
 
             if voted {
                 match self.consensus_p2p.broadcast(vote_copy).await {
diff --git a/src/consensus/state.rs b/src/consensus/state.rs
index 0cec51941..1723cf2e0 100644
--- a/src/consensus/state.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/state.rs
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ impl ValidatorState {
     /// removed from the node's unconfirmed tx list.
     /// Finally, we check if the notarization of the proposal can finalize
     /// parent proposals in its chain.
-    pub fn receive_vote(&mut self, vote: &Vote) -> Result<(bool, Option<Vec<BlockInfo>>)> {
+    pub async fn receive_vote(&mut self, vote: &Vote) -> Result<(bool, Option<Vec<BlockInfo>>)> {
         let current_epoch = self.current_epoch();
         // Node hasn't started participating
         match self.participating {
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ impl ValidatorState {
         if !proposal.block.sm.notarized && proposal.block.sm.votes.len() > (2 * node_count / 3) {
             debug!("receive_vote(): Notarized a block");
             proposal.block.sm.notarized = true;
-            match self.chain_finalization(chain_idx) {
+            match self.chain_finalization(chain_idx).await {
                 Ok(v) => {
                     to_broadcast = v;
                 }
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ impl ValidatorState {
     ///   blockchain) all proposals up to the middle block.
     /// When fork chain proposals are finalized, the rest of fork chains not
     /// starting by those proposals are removed.
-    pub fn chain_finalization(&mut self, chain_index: i64) -> Result<Vec<BlockInfo>> {
+    pub async fn chain_finalization(&mut self, chain_index: i64) -> Result<Vec<BlockInfo>> {
         let chain = &mut self.consensus.proposals[chain_index as usize];
 
         if chain.proposals.len() < 3 {
@@ -674,6 +674,13 @@ impl ValidatorState {
         };
 
         for proposal in &finalized {
+            // TODO: Is this the right place? We're already doing this in protocol_sync.
+            // TODO: These state transitions have already been checked.
+            let canon_state_clone = self.state_machine.lock().await.clone();
+            let mem_st = MemoryState::new(canon_state_clone);
+            let state_updates = ValidatorState::validate_state_transitions(mem_st, &proposal.txs)?;
+            self.update_canon_state(state_updates, None).await?;
+
             self.remove_txs(proposal.txs.clone())?;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/consensus/task/proposal.rs b/src/consensus/task/proposal.rs
index 0da1e7a79..430c65d6a 100644
--- a/src/consensus/task/proposal.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/task/proposal.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub async fn proposal_task(p2p: net::P2pPtr, sync_p2p: net::P2pPtr, state: Valid
                             debug!("proposal_task(): Node did not vote for the proposed block");
                         } else {
                             let vote = v.unwrap();
-                            let result = state.write().await.receive_vote(&vote);
+                            let result = state.write().await.receive_vote(&vote).await;
                             match result {
                                 Ok((_, to_broadcast)) => {
                                     info!(target: "consensus", "Vote saved successfully.");