diff --git a/common/messages/electionMsgs/fedVoteLevelMsg.go b/common/messages/electionMsgs/fedVoteLevelMsg.go
index d5a28fff39..f92aab9327 100644
--- a/common/messages/electionMsgs/fedVoteLevelMsg.go
+++ b/common/messages/electionMsgs/fedVoteLevelMsg.go
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ func (m *FedVoteLevelMsg) FollowerExecute(is interfaces.IState) {
 
 		// Add to the process list (which will get immediately processed)
 		is.LogMessage("executeMsg", "add to pl", m.Volunteer.Ack)
+
+		// make sure the message has leaderchainid set
+		m.Volunteer.Missing.SetLeaderChainID(m.Volunteer.Ack.GetLeaderChainID())
 		pl.AddToProcessList(pl.State, m.Volunteer.Ack.(*messages.Ack), m.Volunteer.Missing)
 	} else {
 		is.ElectionsQueue().Enqueue(m)
diff --git a/state/stateConsensus.go b/state/stateConsensus.go
index 00756ff51b..3214701ef5 100644
--- a/state/stateConsensus.go
+++ b/state/stateConsensus.go
@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@ func (s *State) ProcessDBSig(dbheight uint32, msg interfaces.IMsg) bool {
 			uint32(0),
 			msg.GetVMIndex(),
 			uint32(vm.Height),
-			dbs.LeaderChainID,
+			dbs.GetLeaderChainID(),
 		)
 		s.electionsQueue.Enqueue(InMsg)
 	}