diff --git a/pkg/eigenState/operatorAVSSplits/operatorAVSSplits.go b/pkg/eigenState/operatorAVSSplits/operatorAVSSplits.go
index ddaa802a..cb1c2f30 100644
--- a/pkg/eigenState/operatorAVSSplits/operatorAVSSplits.go
+++ b/pkg/eigenState/operatorAVSSplits/operatorAVSSplits.go
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/storage"
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/utils"
-
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/internal/config"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/eigenState/base"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/eigenState/stateManager"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/eigenState/types"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/storage"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
@@ -231,28 +229,28 @@ func (oas *OperatorAVSSplitModel) CommitFinalState(blockNumber uint64) error {
 }
 
 // GenerateStateRoot generates the state root for the given block number using the results of the state changes.
-func (oas *OperatorAVSSplitModel) GenerateStateRoot(blockNumber uint64) (types.StateRoot, error) {
+func (oas *OperatorAVSSplitModel) GenerateStateRoot(blockNumber uint64) ([]byte, error) {
 	inserts, err := oas.prepareState(blockNumber)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	inputs := oas.sortValuesForMerkleTree(inserts)
 
 	if len(inputs) == 0 {
-		return "", nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	fullTree, err := oas.MerkleizeState(blockNumber, inputs)
+	fullTree, err := oas.MerkleizeEigenState(blockNumber, inputs)
 	if err != nil {
 		oas.logger.Sugar().Errorw("Failed to create merkle tree",
 			zap.Error(err),
 			zap.Uint64("blockNumber", blockNumber),
 			zap.Any("inputs", inputs),
 		)
-		return "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return types.StateRoot(utils.ConvertBytesToString(fullTree.Root())), nil
+	return fullTree.Root(), nil
 }
 
 func (oas *OperatorAVSSplitModel) sortValuesForMerkleTree(splits []*OperatorAVSSplit) []*base.MerkleTreeInput {
diff --git a/pkg/eigenState/operatorAVSSplits/operatorAVSSplits_test.go b/pkg/eigenState/operatorAVSSplits/operatorAVSSplits_test.go
index f7dd2fe5..9e60db9d 100644
--- a/pkg/eigenState/operatorAVSSplits/operatorAVSSplits_test.go
+++ b/pkg/eigenState/operatorAVSSplits/operatorAVSSplits_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func setup() (
 
 	l, _ := logger.NewLogger(&logger.LoggerConfig{Debug: true})
 
-	dbname, _, grm, err := postgres.GetTestPostgresDatabase(cfg.DatabaseConfig, l)
+	dbname, _, grm, err := postgres.GetTestPostgresDatabase(cfg.DatabaseConfig, cfg, l)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dbname, nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/eigenState/operatorDirectedRewardSubmissions/operatorDirectedRewardSubmissions_test.go b/pkg/eigenState/operatorDirectedRewardSubmissions/operatorDirectedRewardSubmissions_test.go
index 6081e2a4..03521787 100644
--- a/pkg/eigenState/operatorDirectedRewardSubmissions/operatorDirectedRewardSubmissions_test.go
+++ b/pkg/eigenState/operatorDirectedRewardSubmissions/operatorDirectedRewardSubmissions_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func setup() (
 
 	l, _ := logger.NewLogger(&logger.LoggerConfig{Debug: true})
 
-	dbname, _, grm, err := postgres.GetTestPostgresDatabase(cfg.DatabaseConfig, l)
+	dbname, _, grm, err := postgres.GetTestPostgresDatabase(cfg.DatabaseConfig, cfg, l)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dbname, nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/eigenState/operatorPISplits/operatorPISplits.go b/pkg/eigenState/operatorPISplits/operatorPISplits.go
index baea18be..da147662 100644
--- a/pkg/eigenState/operatorPISplits/operatorPISplits.go
+++ b/pkg/eigenState/operatorPISplits/operatorPISplits.go
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/storage"
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/utils"
-
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/internal/config"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/eigenState/base"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/eigenState/stateManager"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/eigenState/types"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/pkg/storage"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
@@ -229,28 +227,28 @@ func (ops *OperatorPISplitModel) CommitFinalState(blockNumber uint64) error {
 }
 
 // GenerateStateRoot generates the state root for the given block number using the results of the state changes.
-func (ops *OperatorPISplitModel) GenerateStateRoot(blockNumber uint64) (types.StateRoot, error) {
+func (ops *OperatorPISplitModel) GenerateStateRoot(blockNumber uint64) ([]byte, error) {
 	inserts, err := ops.prepareState(blockNumber)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	inputs := ops.sortValuesForMerkleTree(inserts)
 
 	if len(inputs) == 0 {
-		return "", nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	fullTree, err := ops.MerkleizeState(blockNumber, inputs)
+	fullTree, err := ops.MerkleizeEigenState(blockNumber, inputs)
 	if err != nil {
 		ops.logger.Sugar().Errorw("Failed to create merkle tree",
 			zap.Error(err),
 			zap.Uint64("blockNumber", blockNumber),
 			zap.Any("inputs", inputs),
 		)
-		return "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return types.StateRoot(utils.ConvertBytesToString(fullTree.Root())), nil
+	return fullTree.Root(), nil
 }
 
 func (ops *OperatorPISplitModel) sortValuesForMerkleTree(splits []*OperatorPISplit) []*base.MerkleTreeInput {
diff --git a/pkg/eigenState/operatorPISplits/operatorPISplits_test.go b/pkg/eigenState/operatorPISplits/operatorPISplits_test.go
index 97672bb9..acd1de4a 100644
--- a/pkg/eigenState/operatorPISplits/operatorPISplits_test.go
+++ b/pkg/eigenState/operatorPISplits/operatorPISplits_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func setup() (
 
 	l, _ := logger.NewLogger(&logger.LoggerConfig{Debug: true})
 
-	dbname, _, grm, err := postgres.GetTestPostgresDatabase(cfg.DatabaseConfig, l)
+	dbname, _, grm, err := postgres.GetTestPostgresDatabase(cfg.DatabaseConfig, cfg, l)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dbname, nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411191550_operatorAVSSplits/up.go b/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411191550_operatorAVSSplits/up.go
index 15261d8f..34f2b084 100644
--- a/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411191550_operatorAVSSplits/up.go
+++ b/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411191550_operatorAVSSplits/up.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package _202411191550_operatorAVSSplits
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/internal/config"
 
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 type Migration struct {
 }
 
-func (m *Migration) Up(db *sql.DB, grm *gorm.DB) error {
+func (m *Migration) Up(db *sql.DB, grm *gorm.DB, cfg *config.Config) error {
 	query := `
 		create table if not exists operator_avs_splits (
 			operator varchar not null,
diff --git a/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411191708_operatorPISplits/up.go b/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411191708_operatorPISplits/up.go
index a03d4148..4bae75ce 100644
--- a/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411191708_operatorPISplits/up.go
+++ b/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411191708_operatorPISplits/up.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package _202411191708_operatorPISplits
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/internal/config"
 
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 type Migration struct {
 }
 
-func (m *Migration) Up(db *sql.DB, grm *gorm.DB) error {
+func (m *Migration) Up(db *sql.DB, grm *gorm.DB, cfg *config.Config) error {
 	query := `
 		create table if not exists operator_pi_splits (
 			operator varchar not null,
diff --git a/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411221331_operatorAVSSplitSnapshots/up.go b/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411221331_operatorAVSSplitSnapshots/up.go
index df50c321..18c9172f 100644
--- a/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411221331_operatorAVSSplitSnapshots/up.go
+++ b/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411221331_operatorAVSSplitSnapshots/up.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package _202411221331_operatorAVSSplitSnapshots
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/internal/config"
 
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 type Migration struct {
 }
 
-func (m *Migration) Up(db *sql.DB, grm *gorm.DB) error {
+func (m *Migration) Up(db *sql.DB, grm *gorm.DB, cfg *config.Config) error {
 	queries := []string{
 		`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS operator_avs_split_snapshots (
 			operator varchar not null,
diff --git a/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411221331_operatorPISplitSnapshots/up.go b/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411221331_operatorPISplitSnapshots/up.go
index d350c1c0..ea86997c 100644
--- a/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411221331_operatorPISplitSnapshots/up.go
+++ b/pkg/postgres/migrations/202411221331_operatorPISplitSnapshots/up.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package _202411221331_operatorPISplitSnapshots
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/sidecar/internal/config"
 
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 type Migration struct {
 }
 
-func (m *Migration) Up(db *sql.DB, grm *gorm.DB) error {
+func (m *Migration) Up(db *sql.DB, grm *gorm.DB, cfg *config.Config) error {
 	queries := []string{
 		`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS operator_pi_split_snapshots (
 			operator varchar not null,