diff --git a/packages/run-protocol/src/econ-behaviors.js b/packages/run-protocol/src/econ-behaviors.js
index 82c076a234ac..42661dd0ebb9 100644
--- a/packages/run-protocol/src/econ-behaviors.js
+++ b/packages/run-protocol/src/econ-behaviors.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const startEconomicCommittee = async (
   },
   electorateTerms = {
     committeeName: 'Initial Economic Committee',
-    committeeSize: 1,
+    committeeSize: 3,
   },
 ) => {
   const { creatorFacet, instance } = await E(zoe).startInstance(
diff --git a/packages/run-protocol/test/runStake/test-runStake.js b/packages/run-protocol/test/runStake/test-runStake.js
index d0051a441f22..0c3ed1b8fc7d 100644
--- a/packages/run-protocol/test/runStake/test-runStake.js
+++ b/packages/run-protocol/test/runStake/test-runStake.js
@@ -249,7 +249,13 @@ const bootstrapRunStake = async (
   });
   produce.client.resolve(mockClient);
 
-  await Promise.all([startEconomicCommittee(space), startRunStake(space)]);
+  await Promise.all([
+    startEconomicCommittee(space, {
+      committeeName: 'Me, myself, and I',
+      committeeSize: 1,
+    }),
+    startRunStake(space),
+  ]);
   return { chain, space };
 };