diff --git a/contracts/contracts/core/ProviderRegistry.sol b/contracts/contracts/core/ProviderRegistry.sol
index 1e1143a47..bfc2de042 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/core/ProviderRegistry.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/core/ProviderRegistry.sol
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ contract ProviderRegistry is
         return penaltyFeeTracker.accumulatedAmount;
     }
 
-    
-
     /**
      * @dev Register and stake function for providers.
      * The validity of this key must be verified manually off-chain.
diff --git a/p2p/pkg/rpc/provider/service_test.go b/p2p/pkg/rpc/provider/service_test.go
index e71d70d46..b966bda9c 100644
--- a/p2p/pkg/rpc/provider/service_test.go
+++ b/p2p/pkg/rpc/provider/service_test.go
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ func TestBLSKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	pubKey := blsPrivKey.PublicKey()
 
 	// Keccak the value 0x53c61cfb8128ad59244e8c1d26109252ace23d14
-	value := common.Hex2Bytes("53c61cfb8128ad59244e8c1d26109252ace23d14")
+	value := common.Hex2Bytes("328809Bc894f92807417D2dAD6b7C998c1aFdac6")
 	hash := crypto.Keccak256Hash(value)
 	t.Logf("Keccak hash: %s", hash.Hex())
 
diff --git a/testing/pkg/tests/staking/staking.go b/testing/pkg/tests/staking/staking.go
index f6acab3e1..71c575b5a 100644
--- a/testing/pkg/tests/staking/staking.go
+++ b/testing/pkg/tests/staking/staking.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cloudflare/circl/sign/bls"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, cluster orchestrator.Orchestrator, cfg any) error
 		blsPrivKey, _ := bls.KeyGen[bls.G1](iv, []byte{}, []byte{})
 		pubKey := blsPrivKey.PublicKey()
 		pubKeyBytes, _ := pubKey.MarshalBinary()
-		value := common.Hex2Bytes(p.EthAddress())
+		value := common.Hex2Bytes(strings.TrimPrefix(p.EthAddress(), "0x"))
 		hash := crypto.Keccak256Hash(value)
 		signature := bls.Sign(blsPrivKey, hash.Bytes())