diff --git a/test/proto_alpha/proto_alpha_helpers.ml b/test/proto_alpha/proto_alpha_helpers.ml
index 621ffb3a2..ec3e5c921 100644
--- a/test/proto_alpha/proto_alpha_helpers.ml
+++ b/test/proto_alpha/proto_alpha_helpers.ml
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ module Protocol = struct
 
   open Account
 
+  let voting_period_kind ?(block = `Prevalidation) () =
+    Client_proto_rpcs.Context.voting_period_kind rpc_config block
+
   let inject_proposals ?async ?force ?(block = `Prevalidation) ~src:({ pk; sk } : Account.t) proposals =
     Client_node_rpcs.Blocks.info rpc_config block >>=? fun block_info ->
     Client_proto_rpcs.Context.next_level rpc_config block >>=? fun next_level ->
@@ -381,6 +384,13 @@ module Assert = struct
       ~eq:Protocol_hash.equal
       block_proto h
 
+  let check_voting_period_kind ?msg ~block kind =
+    Client_proto_rpcs.Context.voting_period_kind rpc_config block
+    >>=? fun current_kind ->
+    return @@ Assert.equal
+      ?msg:(Assert.format_msg msg)
+      current_kind kind
+
 end
 
 module Mining = struct
diff --git a/test/proto_alpha/proto_alpha_helpers.mli b/test/proto_alpha/proto_alpha_helpers.mli
index 2d8ae1709..9c29cc231 100644
--- a/test/proto_alpha/proto_alpha_helpers.mli
+++ b/test/proto_alpha/proto_alpha_helpers.mli
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ module Assert : sig
     ?msg:string -> block:Client_node_rpcs.Blocks.block ->
     Hash.Protocol_hash.t -> unit tzresult Lwt.t
 
+  val check_voting_period_kind :
+    ?msg:string -> block:Client_node_rpcs.Blocks.block ->
+    Voting_period.kind -> unit tzresult Lwt.t
+
 end
 
 val rpc_config: Client_rpcs.config
diff --git a/test/proto_alpha/test_vote.ml b/test/proto_alpha/test_vote.ml
index f153acc8f..6cd2b3729 100644
--- a/test/proto_alpha/test_vote.ml
+++ b/test/proto_alpha/test_vote.ml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ let print_level head =
 let run_change_to_demo_proto block ({ b1 ; b2 ; b3 ; b4 ; b5 } : Account.bootstrap_accounts) =
   Mining.mine b1 block >>=? fun head ->
   Format.eprintf "Entering `Proposal` voting period@.";
+  Assert.check_voting_period_kind ~msg:__LOC__ ~block:(`Hash head)
+    Voting_period.Proposal >>=? fun () ->
   Mining.mine b2 (`Hash head) >>=? fun head ->
 
   (* 1. Propose the 'demo' protocol as b1 (during the Proposal period) *)
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ let run_change_to_demo_proto block ({ b1 ; b2 ; b3 ; b4 ; b5 } : Account.bootstr
   Mining.mine ~operations:[oph] b3 (`Hash head) >>=? fun head ->
   Format.eprintf "Entering `Testing_vote` voting period@.";
   Mining.mine b4 (`Hash head) >>=? fun head ->
+  Assert.check_voting_period_kind ~msg:__LOC__ ~block:(`Hash head)
+    Voting_period.Testing_vote >>=? fun () ->
 
   (* 2. Vote unanimously for a proposal *)
 
@@ -56,13 +60,17 @@ let run_change_to_demo_proto block ({ b1 ; b2 ; b3 ; b4 ; b5 } : Account.bootstr
   Mining.mine ~operations b5 (`Hash head) >>=? fun head ->
   Format.eprintf "Entering `Testing` voting period@.";
   Mining.mine b1 (`Hash head) >>=? fun head ->
+  Assert.check_voting_period_kind ~msg:__LOC__ ~block:(`Hash head)
+    Voting_period.Testing >>=? fun () ->
 
   (* 3. Test the proposed protocol *)
 
-  (* Mine blocks to switch to next vote period (Promote_vote) *)
+  (* Mine blocks to switch to next vote period (Promotion_vote) *)
   Mining.mine b2 (`Hash head) >>=? fun head ->
-  Format.eprintf "Entering `Promote_vote` voting period@.";
+  Format.eprintf "Entering `Promotion_vote` voting period@.";
   Mining.mine b3 (`Hash head) >>=? fun head ->
+  Assert.check_voting_period_kind ~msg:__LOC__ ~block:(`Hash head)
+    Voting_period.Promotion_vote >>=? fun () ->
 
   (* 4. Vote unanimously for promoting the protocol *)
   map_s (fun src -> vote_for_demo ~src ~block:(`Hash head) Vote.Yay)