diff --git a/rskj-core/src/main/java/co/rsk/peg/federation/FederationSupportImpl.java b/rskj-core/src/main/java/co/rsk/peg/federation/FederationSupportImpl.java
index d17fd155cc..762272cc06 100644
--- a/rskj-core/src/main/java/co/rsk/peg/federation/FederationSupportImpl.java
+++ b/rskj-core/src/main/java/co/rsk/peg/federation/FederationSupportImpl.java
@@ -702,7 +702,8 @@ private FederationChangeResponseCode legacyCommitPendingFederation(PendingFedera
         clearPendingFederationVoting();
 
         if (activations.isActive(RSKIP186)) {
-            preserveFederationChangeInfo(activeFederation);
+            setNewActiveFederationCreationBlockHeight();
+            preserveLastRetiredFederationScript();
         }
 
         Federation currentOldFederation = provider.getOldFederation(constants, activations);
@@ -733,12 +734,11 @@ private FederationChangeResponseCode commitPendingFederation(PendingFederation c
         // set proposed federation
         Federation proposedFederation = buildFederationFromPendingFederation(currentPendingFederation);
         provider.setProposedFederation(proposedFederation);
+        setNewActiveFederationCreationBlockHeight();
 
         clearPendingFederationVoting();
 
-        Federation activeFederation = getActiveFederation();
-        preserveFederationChangeInfo(activeFederation);
-        logCommitmentWithVotedFederation(eventLogger, activeFederation, proposedFederation);
+        logCommitmentWithVotedFederation(eventLogger, getActiveFederation(), proposedFederation);
 
         return FederationChangeResponseCode.SUCCESSFUL;
     }
@@ -756,13 +756,19 @@ private void clearPendingFederationVoting() {
         provider.getFederationElection(constants.getFederationChangeAuthorizer()).clear();
     }
 
-    private void preserveFederationChangeInfo(Federation activeFederation) {
-        provider.setNextFederationCreationBlockHeight(rskExecutionBlock.getNumber());
-
+    private void preserveLastRetiredFederationScript() {
+        Federation activeFederation = getActiveFederation();
         Script activeFederationMembersP2SHScript = getFederationMembersP2SHScript(activeFederation);
         provider.setLastRetiredFederationP2SHScript(activeFederationMembersP2SHScript);
     }
 
+    private void setNewActiveFederationCreationBlockHeight() {
+        // since we are creating the to-be-active-fed in this block,
+        // its creation block height is this block number
+        long newActiveFederationCreationBlockHeight = rskExecutionBlock.getNumber();
+        provider.setNextFederationCreationBlockHeight(newActiveFederationCreationBlockHeight);
+    }
+
     private Script getFederationMembersP2SHScript(Federation federation) {
         // when the federation is a standard multisig,
         // the members p2sh script is the p2sh script
diff --git a/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/peg/federation/VoteFederationChangeTest.java b/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/peg/federation/VoteFederationChangeTest.java
index 610720b6bb..a867537669 100644
--- a/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/peg/federation/VoteFederationChangeTest.java
+++ b/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/peg/federation/VoteFederationChangeTest.java
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ void voteCommitFederation_postRSKIP186_preRSKIP419_whenPendingFederationIsSet_sh
 
         assertPendingFederationVotingWasCleaned();
 
-        assertFederationChangeInfoWasSet();
+        assertNewActiveFederationCreationBlockHeightWasSet();
+        assertLastRetiredFederationScriptWasSet();
 
         Federation oldFederation = storageProvider.getOldFederation(federationMainnetConstants, activations);
         Federation newFederation = storageProvider.getNewFederation(federationMainnetConstants, activations);
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ void voteCommitFederation_postRSKIP419_whenPendingFederationIsSet_shouldPerformC
 
         assertPendingFederationVotingWasCleaned();
 
-        assertFederationChangeInfoWasSet();
+        assertNewActiveFederationCreationBlockHeightWasSet();
 
         assertLogCommitFederation(activeFederation, proposedFederation.get());
 
@@ -509,13 +510,13 @@ private void assertPendingFederationVotingWasCleaned() {
         assertTrue(federationElectionVotes.isEmpty());
     }
 
-    private void assertFederationChangeInfoWasSet() {
-        // assert federation creation block height was set correctly
+    private void assertNewActiveFederationCreationBlockHeightWasSet() {
         Optional<Long> nextFederationCreationBlockHeight = storageProvider.getNextFederationCreationBlockHeight(activations);
         assertTrue(nextFederationCreationBlockHeight.isPresent());
         assertEquals(RSK_EXECUTION_BLOCK_NUMBER, nextFederationCreationBlockHeight.get());
+    }
 
-        // assert last retired federation p2sh script was set correctly
+    private void assertLastRetiredFederationScriptWasSet() {
         Script activeFederationMembersP2SHScript = getFederationMembersP2SHScript(activations, federationSupport.getActiveFederation());
         Optional<Script> lastRetiredFederationP2SHScript = storageProvider.getLastRetiredFederationP2SHScript(activations);
         assertTrue(lastRetiredFederationP2SHScript.isPresent());