diff --git a/ledger/block/src/verify.rs b/ledger/block/src/verify.rs
index 29bd8cb979..b7afba54df 100644
--- a/ledger/block/src/verify.rs
+++ b/ledger/block/src/verify.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ impl<N: Network> Block<N> {
         &self,
         previous_block: &Block<N>,
         current_state_root: N::StateRoot,
+        previous_committee_lookback: &Committee<N>,
         current_committee_lookback: &Committee<N>,
         current_puzzle: &CoinbasePuzzle<N>,
         current_epoch_challenge: &EpochChallenge<N>,
@@ -46,7 +47,12 @@ impl<N: Network> Block<N> {
             expected_timestamp,
             expected_existing_solution_ids,
             expected_existing_transaction_ids,
-        ) = self.verify_authority(previous_block.round(), previous_block.height(), current_committee_lookback)?;
+        ) = self.verify_authority(
+            previous_block.round(),
+            previous_block.height(),
+            previous_committee_lookback,
+            current_committee_lookback,
+        )?;
 
         // Ensure the block solutions are correct.
         let (
@@ -143,6 +149,7 @@ impl<N: Network> Block<N> {
         &self,
         previous_round: u64,
         previous_height: u32,
+        previous_committee_lookback: &Committee<N>,
         current_committee_lookback: &Committee<N>,
     ) -> Result<(u64, u32, i64, Vec<PuzzleCommitment<N>>, Vec<N::TransactionID>)> {
         // Note: Do not remove this. This ensures that all blocks after genesis are quorum blocks.
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@ impl<N: Network> Block<N> {
             // Beacon blocks do not have a timestamp check.
             Authority::Beacon(..) => self.timestamp(),
             // Quorum blocks use the weighted median timestamp from the subdag.
-            Authority::Quorum(subdag) => subdag.timestamp(current_committee_lookback),
+            Authority::Quorum(subdag) => subdag.timestamp(previous_committee_lookback),
         };
 
         // Return success.
diff --git a/ledger/src/advance.rs b/ledger/src/advance.rs
index 2c15ae0dc4..62a2775832 100644
--- a/ledger/src/advance.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/advance.rs
@@ -240,15 +240,25 @@ impl<N: Network, C: ConsensusStorage<N>> Ledger<N, C> {
         // Determine the timestamp for the next block.
         let next_timestamp = match subdag {
             Some(subdag) => {
-                // Get the committee lookback round.
-                let committee_lookback_round =
-                    subdag.anchor_round().saturating_sub(Committee::<N>::COMMITTEE_LOOKBACK_RANGE);
-                // Retrieve the committee lookback.
-                let committee_lookback = self
-                    .get_committee_for_round(committee_lookback_round)?
-                    .ok_or(anyhow!("Failed to fetch committee for round {committee_lookback_round}"))?;
+                // Retrieve the previous committee lookback.
+                let previous_committee_lookback = {
+                    // Calculate the penultimate round, which is the round before the anchor round.
+                    let penultimate_round = subdag.anchor_round().saturating_sub(1);
+                    // Get the round number for the previous committee. Note, we subtract 2 from odd rounds,
+                    // because committees are updated in even rounds.
+                    let previous_penultimate_round = match penultimate_round % 2 == 0 {
+                        true => penultimate_round.saturating_sub(1),
+                        false => penultimate_round.saturating_sub(2),
+                    };
+                    // Get the previous committee lookback round.
+                    let penultimate_committee_lookback_round =
+                        previous_penultimate_round.saturating_sub(Committee::<N>::COMMITTEE_LOOKBACK_RANGE);
+                    // Output the previous committee lookback.
+                    self.get_committee_for_round(penultimate_committee_lookback_round)?
+                        .ok_or(anyhow!("Failed to fetch committee for round {penultimate_committee_lookback_round}"))?
+                };
                 // Return the timestamp for the given committee lookback.
-                subdag.timestamp(&committee_lookback)
+                subdag.timestamp(&previous_committee_lookback)
             }
             None => OffsetDateTime::now_utc().unix_timestamp(),
         };
diff --git a/ledger/src/check_next_block.rs b/ledger/src/check_next_block.rs
index 3f282f660b..c23797f8d4 100644
--- a/ledger/src/check_next_block.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/check_next_block.rs
@@ -82,23 +82,44 @@ impl<N: Network, C: ConsensusStorage<N>> Ledger<N, C> {
         let ratified_finalize_operations =
             self.vm.check_speculate(state, block.ratifications(), block.solutions(), block.transactions())?;
 
-        // Get the round number for the previous committee. Note, we subtract 2 from odd rounds,
-        // because committees are updated in even rounds.
-        let previous_round = match block.round() % 2 == 0 {
-            true => block.round().saturating_sub(1),
-            false => block.round().saturating_sub(2),
-        };
-        // Get the committee lookback round.
-        let committee_lookback_round = previous_round.saturating_sub(Committee::<N>::COMMITTEE_LOOKBACK_RANGE);
         // Retrieve the committee lookback.
-        let committee_lookback = self
-            .get_committee_for_round(committee_lookback_round)?
-            .ok_or(anyhow!("Failed to fetch committee for round {committee_lookback_round}"))?;
+        let committee_lookback = {
+            // Determine the round number for the previous committee. Note, we subtract 2 from odd rounds,
+            // because committees are updated in even rounds.
+            let previous_round = match block.round() % 2 == 0 {
+                true => block.round().saturating_sub(1),
+                false => block.round().saturating_sub(2),
+            };
+            // Determine the committee lookback round.
+            let committee_lookback_round = previous_round.saturating_sub(Committee::<N>::COMMITTEE_LOOKBACK_RANGE);
+            // Output the committee lookback.
+            self.get_committee_for_round(committee_lookback_round)?
+                .ok_or(anyhow!("Failed to fetch committee for round {committee_lookback_round}"))?
+        };
+
+        // Retrieve the previous committee lookback.
+        let previous_committee_lookback = {
+            // Calculate the penultimate round, which is the round before the anchor round.
+            let penultimate_round = block.round().saturating_sub(1);
+            // Determine the round number for the previous committee. Note, we subtract 2 from odd rounds,
+            // because committees are updated in even rounds.
+            let previous_penultimate_round = match penultimate_round % 2 == 0 {
+                true => penultimate_round.saturating_sub(1),
+                false => penultimate_round.saturating_sub(2),
+            };
+            // Determine the previous committee lookback round.
+            let penultimate_committee_lookback_round =
+                previous_penultimate_round.saturating_sub(Committee::<N>::COMMITTEE_LOOKBACK_RANGE);
+            // Output the previous committee lookback.
+            self.get_committee_for_round(penultimate_committee_lookback_round)?
+                .ok_or(anyhow!("Failed to fetch committee for round {penultimate_committee_lookback_round}"))?
+        };
 
         // Ensure the block is correct.
         let (expected_existing_solution_ids, expected_existing_transaction_ids) = block.verify(
             &self.latest_block(),
             self.latest_state_root(),
+            &previous_committee_lookback,
             &committee_lookback,
             self.coinbase_puzzle(),
             &self.latest_epoch_challenge()?,