diff --git a/runtime/integration-tests/src/generic/envs/fudge_env/handle.rs b/runtime/integration-tests/src/generic/envs/fudge_env/handle.rs
index 170762782a..0e5321df5e 100644
--- a/runtime/integration-tests/src/generic/envs/fudge_env/handle.rs
+++ b/runtime/integration-tests/src/generic/envs/fudge_env/handle.rs
@@ -159,20 +159,7 @@ pub trait FudgeHandle<T: Runtime> {
 			Self::RelayRuntime,
 		>::default();
 
-		let mut host_config = HostConfiguration::default();
-		host_config.max_downward_message_size = 1024;
-		host_config.hrmp_channel_max_capacity = 100;
-		host_config.hrmp_channel_max_message_size = 1024;
-		host_config.hrmp_channel_max_total_size = 1024;
-		host_config.hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels = 10;
-		host_config.hrmp_max_parachain_inbound_channels = 10;
-		host_config.hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate = 100;
-		host_config.max_upward_queue_count = 10;
-		host_config.max_upward_queue_size = 1024;
-		host_config.max_upward_message_size = 1024;
-		host_config.max_upward_message_num_per_candidate = 100;
-
-		configuration.config = host_config;
+		configuration.config = hrmp_host_config();
 
 		state
 			.insert_storage(
@@ -363,3 +350,20 @@ pub trait FudgeHandle<T: Runtime> {
 		runtime
 	}
 }
+
+pub fn hrmp_host_config<BlockNumber: Default + From<u32>>() -> HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
+	HostConfiguration {
+		max_downward_message_size: 1024,
+		hrmp_channel_max_capacity: 100,
+		hrmp_channel_max_message_size: 1024,
+		hrmp_channel_max_total_size: 1024,
+		hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels: 10,
+		hrmp_max_parachain_inbound_channels: 10,
+		hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate: 100,
+		max_upward_queue_count: 10,
+		max_upward_queue_size: 1024,
+		max_upward_message_size: 1024,
+		max_upward_message_num_per_candidate: 100,
+		..Default::default()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/runtime/integration-tests/src/generic/utils/xcm.rs b/runtime/integration-tests/src/generic/utils/xcm.rs
index 97c788071b..f09724ec65 100644
--- a/runtime/integration-tests/src/generic/utils/xcm.rs
+++ b/runtime/integration-tests/src/generic/utils/xcm.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ use staging_xcm::{
 use crate::generic::{
 	config::Runtime,
 	env::{Blocks, Env},
-	envs::fudge_env::{handle::FudgeHandle, FudgeEnv, FudgeRelayRuntime, FudgeSupport},
+	envs::fudge_env::{
+		handle::{hrmp_host_config, FudgeHandle},
+		FudgeEnv, FudgeRelayRuntime, FudgeSupport,
+	},
 };
 
 pub fn setup_xcm<T: Runtime + FudgeSupport>(env: &mut FudgeEnv<T>) {
@@ -37,6 +40,10 @@ pub fn setup_xcm<T: Runtime + FudgeSupport>(env: &mut FudgeEnv<T>) {
 	});
 
 	env.relay_state_mut(|| {
+		polkadot_runtime_parachains::configuration::Pallet::<FudgeRelayRuntime<T>>::force_set_active_config(
+			hrmp_host_config()
+		);
+
 		assert_ok!(polkadot_runtime_parachains::hrmp::Pallet::<
 			FudgeRelayRuntime<T>,
 		>::force_open_hrmp_channel(