diff --git a/chain/src/main.rs b/chain/src/main.rs
index 78be5d1f..d0c88c63 100644
--- a/chain/src/main.rs
+++ b/chain/src/main.rs
@@ -281,12 +281,12 @@ async fn initial_query(
     tracing::info!("Querying proposals...");
     let proposals = query_all_proposals(client).await.into_rpc_error()?;
     let proposals_with_tally =
-        namada_service::query_tallies(&client, proposals.clone())
+        namada_service::query_tallies(client, proposals.clone())
             .await
             .into_rpc_error()?;
 
     let proposals_votes = namada_service::query_all_votes(
-        &client,
+        client,
         proposals.iter().map(|p| p.id).collect(),
     )
     .await
diff --git a/chain/src/services/namada.rs b/chain/src/services/namada.rs
index fbe179ed..b7e2483c 100644
--- a/chain/src/services/namada.rs
+++ b/chain/src/services/namada.rs
@@ -435,8 +435,7 @@ pub async fn query_tallies(
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<(GovernanceProposal, TallyType)>> {
     let proposals = futures::stream::iter(proposals)
         .filter_map(|proposal| async move {
-            let is_steward =
-                is_steward(&client, &proposal.author).await.ok()?;
+            let is_steward = is_steward(client, &proposal.author).await.ok()?;
 
             let tally_type = TallyType::from(&proposal.r#type, is_steward);
 
@@ -475,7 +474,7 @@ pub async fn query_all_votes(
         .collect::<Vec<_>>()
         .await;
 
-    anyhow::Ok(votes.iter().cloned().flatten().collect())
+    anyhow::Ok(votes.iter().flatten().cloned().collect())
 }
 
 fn to_block_height(block_height: u32) -> NamadaSdkBlockHeight {
diff --git a/seeder/src/main.rs b/seeder/src/main.rs
index 66e8a62c..17a8865d 100644
--- a/seeder/src/main.rs
+++ b/seeder/src/main.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ use seeder::state::AppState;
 use shared::balance::Balance;
 use shared::bond::Bond;
 use shared::error::{AsDbError, ContextDbInteractError, MainError};
-use shared::proposal::{GovernanceProposal, GovernanceProposalStatus};
+use shared::proposal::{
+    GovernanceProposal, GovernanceProposalStatus, TallyType,
+};
 use shared::rewards::Reward;
 use shared::unbond::Unbond;
 use shared::validator::Validator;
@@ -58,6 +60,15 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<(), MainError> {
         .map(GovernanceProposal::fake)
         .collect::<Vec<GovernanceProposal>>();
 
+    let governance_proposals_with_tally = governance_proposals
+        .iter()
+        .cloned()
+        .map(|proposal| {
+            let tally_type = TallyType::fake();
+            (proposal, tally_type)
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<(GovernanceProposal, TallyType)>>();
+
     let governance_proposals_status = (0..config.total_proposals)
         .map(GovernanceProposalStatus::fake)
         .collect::<Vec<GovernanceProposalStatus>>();
@@ -149,10 +160,10 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<(), MainError> {
 
                 diesel::insert_into(governance_proposals::table)
                     .values::<&Vec<GovernanceProposalInsertDb>>(
-                        &governance_proposals
+                        &governance_proposals_with_tally
                             .into_iter()
-                            .map(|proposal| {
-                                GovernanceProposalInsertDb::from_governance_proposal(proposal)
+                            .map(|(proposal, tally_type)| {
+                                GovernanceProposalInsertDb::from_governance_proposal(proposal, tally_type)
                             })
                             .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
                     )
diff --git a/shared/src/proposal.rs b/shared/src/proposal.rs
index edfb299c..6cd55d20 100644
--- a/shared/src/proposal.rs
+++ b/shared/src/proposal.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ pub enum TallyType {
 
 // TODO: copied from namada for time being
 impl TallyType {
+    pub fn fake() -> Self {
+        rand::random()
+    }
+
     pub fn from(
         proposal_type: &GovernanceProposalKind,
         is_steward: bool,