diff --git a/tests/common/conftest.py b/tests/common/conftest.py
index 97cfcfb3..ae371adb 100644
--- a/tests/common/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/common/conftest.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def tri_state_transaction(request):
                 'uri': 'ni:///sha-256;49C5UWNODwtcINxLgLc90bMCFqCymFYONGEmV4a0sG4?fpt=ed25519-sha-256&cost=131072'},
             'public_keys': ['JEAkEJqLbbgDRAtMm8YAjGp759Aq2qTn9eaEHUj2XePE']
         }],
-        'version': '1.0'
+        'version': '2.0'
     }
     tx['id'] = request.param['id']
     tx['inputs'][0]['fulfillment'] = request.param['fulfillment']
diff --git a/tests/common/test_transaction.py b/tests/common/test_transaction.py
index 39048e19..16410dcc 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_transaction.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_transaction.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from base58 import b58encode, b58decode
 from pytest import mark, raises
 from sha3 import sha3_256
 
+pytestmark = mark.tendermint
+
 
 def test_input_serialization(ffill_uri, user_pub):
     from bigchaindb.common.transaction import Input