diff --git a/lib/protocol/helpers/index.ts b/lib/protocol/helpers/index.ts
index 66c854bbb..00aa6633c 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/lib/protocol/helpers/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export { unpauseStaking, ensureStakeLimit } from "./staking";
+export { unpauseStaking, ensureStakeLimit, depositAndReportValidators } from "./staking";
 
 export { unpauseWithdrawalQueue, finalizeWithdrawalQueue } from "./withdrawal";
 
diff --git a/lib/protocol/helpers/staking.ts b/lib/protocol/helpers/staking.ts
index e482f3b54..82a7039e6 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/helpers/staking.ts
+++ b/lib/protocol/helpers/staking.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-import { ether, log, trace } from "lib";
+import { ZeroAddress } from "ethers";
+
+import { certainAddress, ether, impersonate, log, trace } from "lib";
+
+import { ZERO_HASH } from "test/deploy";
 
 import { ProtocolContext } from "../types";
 
+import { report } from "./accounting";
+
+const AMOUNT = ether("100");
+const MAX_DEPOSIT = 150n;
+const CURATED_MODULE_ID = 1n;
+const SIMPLE_DVT_MODULE_ID = 2n;
+
 /**
  * Unpauses the staking contract.
  */
@@ -35,3 +46,37 @@ export const ensureStakeLimit = async (ctx: ProtocolContext) => {
     log.success("Staking limit set");
   }
 };
+
+export const depositAndReportValidators = async (ctx: ProtocolContext) => {
+  const { lido, depositSecurityModule } = ctx.contracts;
+  const ethHolder = await impersonate(certainAddress("provision:eht:whale"), ether("100000"));
+
+  await lido.connect(ethHolder).submit(ZeroAddress, { value: ether("10000") });
+
+  // Deposit node operators
+  const dsmSigner = await impersonate(depositSecurityModule.address, AMOUNT);
+  await lido.connect(dsmSigner).deposit(MAX_DEPOSIT, CURATED_MODULE_ID, ZERO_HASH);
+  await lido.connect(dsmSigner).deposit(MAX_DEPOSIT, SIMPLE_DVT_MODULE_ID, ZERO_HASH);
+
+  const before = await lido.getBeaconStat();
+
+  log.debug("Validators on beacon chain before provisioning", {
+    depositedValidators: before.depositedValidators,
+    beaconValidators: before.beaconValidators,
+    beaconBalance: before.beaconBalance,
+  });
+
+  // Add new validators to beacon chain
+  await report(ctx, {
+    clDiff: ether("32") * before.depositedValidators,
+    clAppearedValidators: before.depositedValidators,
+  });
+
+  const after = await lido.getBeaconStat();
+
+  log.debug("Validators on beacon chain after provisioning", {
+    depositedValidators: after.depositedValidators,
+    beaconValidators: after.beaconValidators,
+    beaconBalance: after.beaconBalance,
+  });
+};
diff --git a/lib/protocol/helpers/withdrawal.ts b/lib/protocol/helpers/withdrawal.ts
index 43315298b..329ed913d 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/helpers/withdrawal.ts
+++ b/lib/protocol/helpers/withdrawal.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { expect } from "chai";
 import { ZeroAddress } from "ethers";
 
-import { HardhatEthersSigner } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-ethers/signers";
-
-import { ether, log, trace, updateBalance } from "lib";
+import { certainAddress, ether, impersonate, log, trace } from "lib";
 
 import { ProtocolContext } from "../types";
 
@@ -32,16 +30,13 @@ export const unpauseWithdrawalQueue = async (ctx: ProtocolContext) => {
   }
 };
 
-export const finalizeWithdrawalQueue = async (
-  ctx: ProtocolContext,
-  stEthHolder: HardhatEthersSigner,
-  ethHolder: HardhatEthersSigner,
-) => {
+export const finalizeWithdrawalQueue = async (ctx: ProtocolContext) => {
   const { lido, withdrawalQueue } = ctx.contracts;
 
-  await updateBalance(ethHolder.address, ether("1000000"));
-  await updateBalance(stEthHolder.address, ether("1000000"));
+  const seed = Math.random() * 1000000;
 
+  const ethHolder = await impersonate(certainAddress(`withdrawalQueue:eth:whale:${seed}`), ether("100000"));
+  const stEthHolder = await impersonate(certainAddress(`withdrawalQueue:stEth:whale:${seed}`), ether("100000"));
   const stEthHolderAmount = ether("10000");
 
   // Here sendTransaction is used to validate native way of submitting ETH for stETH
@@ -49,6 +44,7 @@ export const finalizeWithdrawalQueue = async (
   await trace("stEthHolder.sendTransaction", tx);
 
   const stEthHolderBalance = await lido.balanceOf(stEthHolder.address);
+
   expect(stEthHolderBalance).to.approximately(stEthHolderAmount, 10n, "stETH balance increased");
 
   let lastFinalizedRequestId = await withdrawalQueue.getLastFinalizedRequestId();
diff --git a/lib/protocol/provision.ts b/lib/protocol/provision.ts
index 29a0d7681..76ce732b7 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/provision.ts
+++ b/lib/protocol/provision.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import { log } from "lib";
+
 import {
+  depositAndReportValidators,
   ensureHashConsensusInitialEpoch,
   ensureOracleCommitteeMembers,
   ensureStakeLimit,
+  finalizeWithdrawalQueue,
   norEnsureOperators,
   sdvtEnsureOperators,
   unpauseStaking,
@@ -9,20 +13,30 @@ import {
 } from "./helpers";
 import { ProtocolContext } from "./types";
 
+let alreadyProvisioned = false;
+
 /**
  * In order to make the protocol fully operational from scratch deploy, the additional steps are required:
  */
 export const provision = async (ctx: ProtocolContext) => {
+  if (alreadyProvisioned) {
+    log.success("Already provisioned");
+    return;
+  }
+
   await ensureHashConsensusInitialEpoch(ctx);
 
   await ensureOracleCommitteeMembers(ctx, 5n);
 
   await unpauseStaking(ctx);
-
   await unpauseWithdrawalQueue(ctx);
 
   await norEnsureOperators(ctx, 3n, 5n);
   await sdvtEnsureOperators(ctx, 3n, 5n);
+  await depositAndReportValidators(ctx);
+  await finalizeWithdrawalQueue(ctx);
 
   await ensureStakeLimit(ctx);
+
+  alreadyProvisioned = true;
 };
diff --git a/test/integration/accounting.integration.ts b/test/integration/accounting.integration.ts
index e058d327e..916314310 100644
--- a/test/integration/accounting.integration.ts
+++ b/test/integration/accounting.integration.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,7 @@ import { setBalance } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers";
 
 import { ether, impersonate, log, ONE_GWEI, trace, updateBalance } from "lib";
 import { getProtocolContext, ProtocolContext } from "lib/protocol";
-import {
-  finalizeWithdrawalQueue,
-  getReportTimeElapsed,
-  norEnsureOperators,
-  report,
-  sdvtEnsureOperators,
-} from "lib/protocol/helpers";
+import { getReportTimeElapsed, report } from "lib/protocol/helpers";
 
 import { Snapshot } from "test/suite";
 
@@ -22,18 +16,11 @@ const LIMITER_PRECISION_BASE = BigInt(10 ** 9);
 const SHARE_RATE_PRECISION = BigInt(10 ** 27);
 const ONE_DAY = 86400n;
 const MAX_BASIS_POINTS = 10000n;
-const AMOUNT = ether("100");
-const MAX_DEPOSIT = 150n;
-const CURATED_MODULE_ID = 1n;
-const SIMPLE_DVT_MODULE_ID = 2n;
-
-const ZERO_HASH = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0);
 
 describe("Accounting", () => {
   let ctx: ProtocolContext;
 
   let ethHolder: HardhatEthersSigner;
-  let stEthHolder: HardhatEthersSigner;
 
   let snapshot: string;
   let originalState: string;
@@ -41,38 +28,9 @@ describe("Accounting", () => {
   before(async () => {
     ctx = await getProtocolContext();
 
-    [stEthHolder, ethHolder] = await ethers.getSigners();
+    [ethHolder] = await ethers.getSigners();
 
     snapshot = await Snapshot.take();
-
-    const { lido, depositSecurityModule } = ctx.contracts;
-
-    await finalizeWithdrawalQueue(ctx, stEthHolder, ethHolder);
-
-    const addedToNor = await norEnsureOperators(ctx, 3n, 5n);
-    const addedToSdvt = await sdvtEnsureOperators(ctx, 3n, 5n);
-
-    // Deposit node operators
-    const dsmSigner = await impersonate(depositSecurityModule.address, AMOUNT);
-    await lido.connect(dsmSigner).deposit(MAX_DEPOSIT, CURATED_MODULE_ID, ZERO_HASH);
-    await lido.connect(dsmSigner).deposit(MAX_DEPOSIT, SIMPLE_DVT_MODULE_ID, ZERO_HASH);
-
-    const newOperators = addedToNor + addedToSdvt;
-
-    if (newOperators) {
-      log.debug("New operators added", {
-        NOR: addedToNor,
-        SDVT: addedToSdvt,
-      });
-    } else {
-      log("No new operators added");
-    }
-
-    await report(ctx, {
-      clDiff: ether("32") * newOperators,
-      clAppearedValidators: newOperators,
-      excludeVaultsBalances: true,
-    });
   });
 
   beforeEach(async () => (originalState = await Snapshot.take()));
diff --git a/test/integration/burn-shares.integration.ts b/test/integration/burn-shares.integration.ts
index 53dfa1ea3..0effa7dc5 100644
--- a/test/integration/burn-shares.integration.ts
+++ b/test/integration/burn-shares.integration.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ describe("Burn Shares", () => {
   let ctx: ProtocolContext;
   let snapshot: string;
 
-  let ethHolder: HardhatEthersSigner;
-  let stEthHolder: HardhatEthersSigner;
   let stranger: HardhatEthersSigner;
 
   const amount = ether("1");
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ describe("Burn Shares", () => {
   before(async () => {
     ctx = await getProtocolContext();
 
-    [stEthHolder, ethHolder, stranger] = await ethers.getSigners();
+    [stranger] = await ethers.getSigners();
 
     snapshot = await Snapshot.take();
   });
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ describe("Burn Shares", () => {
   it("Should finalize withdrawal queue", async () => {
     const { withdrawalQueue } = ctx.contracts;
 
-    await finalizeWithdrawalQueue(ctx, stEthHolder, ethHolder);
+    await finalizeWithdrawalQueue(ctx);
 
     const lastFinalizedRequestId = await withdrawalQueue.getLastFinalizedRequestId();
     const lastRequestId = await withdrawalQueue.getLastRequestId();
diff --git a/test/integration/protocol-happy-path.integration.ts b/test/integration/protocol-happy-path.integration.ts
index 161c40b6a..590f38527 100644
--- a/test/integration/protocol-happy-path.integration.ts
+++ b/test/integration/protocol-happy-path.integration.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ describe("Protocol Happy Path", () => {
   let ctx: ProtocolContext;
   let snapshot: string;
 
-  let ethHolder: HardhatEthersSigner;
   let stEthHolder: HardhatEthersSigner;
   let stranger: HardhatEthersSigner;
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ describe("Protocol Happy Path", () => {
   before(async () => {
     ctx = await getProtocolContext();
 
-    [stEthHolder, ethHolder, stranger] = await ethers.getSigners();
+    [stEthHolder, stranger] = await ethers.getSigners();
 
     snapshot = await Snapshot.take();
   });
@@ -55,7 +54,16 @@ describe("Protocol Happy Path", () => {
   it("Should finalize withdrawal queue", async () => {
     const { lido, withdrawalQueue } = ctx.contracts;
 
-    await finalizeWithdrawalQueue(ctx, stEthHolder, ethHolder);
+    const stEthHolderAmount = ether("10000");
+
+    // Deposit some eth
+    const tx = await lido.submit(ZeroAddress, { value: stEthHolderAmount });
+    await trace("lido.submit", tx);
+
+    const stEthHolderBalance = await lido.balanceOf(stEthHolder.address);
+    expect(stEthHolderBalance).to.approximately(stEthHolderAmount, 10n, "stETH balance increased");
+
+    await finalizeWithdrawalQueue(ctx);
 
     const lastFinalizedRequestId = await withdrawalQueue.getLastFinalizedRequestId();
     const lastRequestId = await withdrawalQueue.getLastRequestId();
diff --git a/test/integration/second-opinion.integration.ts b/test/integration/second-opinion.integration.ts
index 75a7c0242..1e240fde0 100644
--- a/test/integration/second-opinion.integration.ts
+++ b/test/integration/second-opinion.integration.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import { expect } from "chai";
 import { ethers } from "hardhat";
 
-import { HardhatEthersSigner } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-ethers/signers";
-
 import { SecondOpinionOracle__Mock } from "typechain-types";
 
 import { ether, impersonate, log, ONE_GWEI } from "lib";
 import { getProtocolContext, ProtocolContext } from "lib/protocol";
-import { finalizeWithdrawalQueue, norEnsureOperators, report, sdvtEnsureOperators } from "lib/protocol/helpers";
+import { report } from "lib/protocol/helpers";
 
 import { bailOnFailure, Snapshot } from "test/suite";
 
@@ -26,9 +24,6 @@ function getDiffAmount(totalSupply: bigint): bigint {
 describe("Second opinion", () => {
   let ctx: ProtocolContext;
 
-  let ethHolder: HardhatEthersSigner;
-  let stEthHolder: HardhatEthersSigner;
-
   let snapshot: string;
   let originalState: string;
 
@@ -38,17 +33,10 @@ describe("Second opinion", () => {
   before(async () => {
     ctx = await getProtocolContext();
 
-    [stEthHolder, ethHolder] = await ethers.getSigners();
-
     snapshot = await Snapshot.take();
 
     const { lido, depositSecurityModule, oracleReportSanityChecker } = ctx.contracts;
 
-    await finalizeWithdrawalQueue(ctx, stEthHolder, ethHolder);
-
-    await norEnsureOperators(ctx, 3n, 5n);
-    await sdvtEnsureOperators(ctx, 3n, 5n);
-
     const { chainId } = await ethers.provider.getNetwork();
     // Sepolia-specific initialization
     if (chainId === 11155111n) {
@@ -63,6 +51,7 @@ describe("Second opinion", () => {
       const adapterAddr = await ctx.contracts.stakingRouter.DEPOSIT_CONTRACT();
       await bepoliaToken.connect(bepiloaSigner).transfer(adapterAddr, BEPOLIA_TO_TRANSFER);
     }
+
     const dsmSigner = await impersonate(depositSecurityModule.address, AMOUNT);
     await lido.connect(dsmSigner).deposit(MAX_DEPOSIT, CURATED_MODULE_ID, ZERO_HASH);