diff --git a/node/components/bft/src/chonky_bft/tests/new_view.rs b/node/components/bft/src/chonky_bft/tests/new_view.rs
index 5cc134da..ad1086dd 100644
--- a/node/components/bft/src/chonky_bft/tests/new_view.rs
+++ b/node/components/bft/src/chonky_bft/tests/new_view.rs
@@ -141,11 +141,12 @@ async fn replica_new_view_old() {
     zksync_concurrency::testonly::abort_on_panic();
     let ctx = &ctx::test_root(&ctx::RealClock);
     scope::run!(ctx, |ctx, s| async {
-        let (mut util, runner) = UTHarness::new(ctx, 1).await;
+        let (mut util, runner) = UTHarness::new(ctx, 2).await;
         s.spawn_bg(runner.run(ctx));
 
         let replica_new_view = util.new_replica_new_view(ctx).await;
-        let replica_new_view = util.owner_key().sign_msg(replica_new_view);
+        // Sign the messages with non-leader key.
+        let replica_new_view = util.keys[1].sign_msg(replica_new_view);
 
         // Process new_view twice. The second time it shouldn't be accepted.
         util.process_replica_new_view(ctx, replica_new_view.clone())
diff --git a/node/components/bft/src/testonly/node.rs b/node/components/bft/src/testonly/node.rs
index 25030ed4..f4b9459d 100644
--- a/node/components/bft/src/testonly/node.rs
+++ b/node/components/bft/src/testonly/node.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{testonly, FromNetworkMessage, PayloadManager, ToNetworkMessage};
 use anyhow::Context as _;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use zksync_concurrency::time;
-use zksync_concurrency::{ctx, ctx::channel, scope, sync};
+use zksync_concurrency::{ctx, ctx::channel, scope, sync, time};
 use zksync_consensus_network as network;
 use zksync_consensus_storage as storage;
 use zksync_consensus_storage::testonly::in_memory;