diff --git a/contracts/proposal/dao-proposal-single/src/testing/do_votes.rs b/contracts/proposal/dao-proposal-single/src/testing/do_votes.rs
index ecd72e325..a97e23c23 100644
--- a/contracts/proposal/dao-proposal-single/src/testing/do_votes.rs
+++ b/contracts/proposal/dao-proposal-single/src/testing/do_votes.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use cosmwasm_std::{coins, Addr, Uint128};
+use cosmwasm_std::{coins, Addr, Coin, Uint128};
 use cw20::Cw20Coin;
 
-use cw_multi_test::{App, BankSudo, Executor};
+use cw_multi_test::{App, BankSudo, Executor, SudoMsg};
 use dao_interface::state::ProposalModule;
 use dao_pre_propose_single as cppbps;
 
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ where
 {
     let mut app = App::default();
 
+    // Mint some ujuno so that it exists for native staking tests
+    // Otherwise denom validation will fail
+    app.sudo(SudoMsg::Bank(BankSudo::Mint {
+        to_address: "sodenomexists".to_string(),
+        amount: vec![Coin {
+            amount: Uint128::new(10),
+            denom: "ujuno".to_string(),
+        }],
+    }))
+    .unwrap();
+
     let mut initial_balances = votes
         .iter()
         .map(|TestSingleChoiceVote { voter, weight, .. }| Cw20Coin {
diff --git a/contracts/voting/dao-voting-native-staked/src/tests.rs b/contracts/voting/dao-voting-native-staked/src/tests.rs
index cb45c8594..52e6d0023 100644
--- a/contracts/voting/dao-voting-native-staked/src/tests.rs
+++ b/contracts/voting/dao-voting-native-staked/src/tests.rs
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ fn test_active_threshold_percent_rounds_up() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_active_threshold_none() {
-    let mut app = App::default();
+    let mut app = mock_app();
     let staking_id = app.store_code(staking_contract());
     let addr = instantiate_staking(
         &mut app,
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ fn test_update_active_threshold() {
 #[test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "Active threshold percentage must be greater than 0 and less than 1")]
 fn test_active_threshold_percentage_gt_100() {
-    let mut app = App::default();
+    let mut app = mock_app();
     let staking_id = app.store_code(staking_contract());
     instantiate_staking(
         &mut app,
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ fn test_active_threshold_percentage_gt_100() {
 #[test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "Active threshold percentage must be greater than 0 and less than 1")]
 fn test_active_threshold_percentage_lte_0() {
-    let mut app = App::default();
+    let mut app = mock_app();
     let staking_id = app.store_code(staking_contract());
     instantiate_staking(
         &mut app,
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ fn test_active_threshold_percentage_lte_0() {
 #[test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "Absolute count threshold cannot be greater than the total token supply")]
 fn test_active_threshold_absolute_count_invalid() {
-    let mut app = App::default();
+    let mut app = mock_app();
     let staking_id = app.store_code(staking_contract());
     instantiate_staking(
         &mut app,
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ fn test_active_threshold_absolute_count_invalid() {
             denom: DENOM.to_string(),
             unstaking_duration: Some(Duration::Height(5)),
             active_threshold: Some(ActiveThreshold::AbsoluteCount {
-                count: Uint128::new(301),
+                count: Uint128::new(3000000000000000000),
             }),
         },
     );
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ fn test_active_threshold_absolute_count_invalid() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_add_remove_hooks() {
-    let mut app = App::default();
+    let mut app = mock_app();
     let staking_id = app.store_code(staking_contract());
     let addr = instantiate_staking(
         &mut app,