diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
index e8712047f27d..c0531f2bf5db 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ parameter_types! {
 	pub const VoterBagThresholds: &'static [u64] = &bag_thresholds::VOTER_THRESHOLDS;
 	pub const TargetBagThresholds: &'static [u128] = &bag_thresholds::TARGET_THRESHOLDS;
 
-	pub const VoterUpdateMode: pallet_stake_tracker::VoterUpdateMode = pallet_stake_tracker::VoterUpdateMode::Strict;
+	pub const VoterUpdateMode: pallet_stake_tracker::VoterUpdateMode = pallet_stake_tracker::VoterUpdateMode::Lazy;
 }
 
 type VoterBagsListInstance = pallet_bags_list::Instance1;
diff --git a/substrate/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/test-staking-e2e/src/mock.rs b/substrate/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/test-staking-e2e/src/mock.rs
index 50c266d4dba8..3bdd9be17bdf 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/test-staking-e2e/src/mock.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/test-staking-e2e/src/mock.rs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl pallet_bags_list::Config<TargetBagsListInstance> for Runtime {
 }
 
 parameter_types! {
-	pub static UpdateMode: VoterUpdateMode = VoterUpdateMode::Strict;
+	pub static UpdateMode: VoterUpdateMode = VoterUpdateMode::Lazy;
 }
 
 impl pallet_stake_tracker::Config for Runtime {