diff --git a/app/ante.go b/app/ante.go
index c3b81efdbe..362d4af8af 100644
--- a/app/ante.go
+++ b/app/ante.go
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/signing"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
+	dualstakingante "github.com/lavanet/lava/x/dualstaking/ante"
+	dualstakingkeeper "github.com/lavanet/lava/x/dualstaking/keeper"
 )
 
-func NewAnteHandler(accountKeeper ante.AccountKeeper, bankKeeper authtypes.BankKeeper, signModeHandler signing.SignModeHandler, feegrantKeeper ante.FeegrantKeeper, sigGasConsumer ante.SignatureVerificationGasConsumer) sdk.AnteHandler {
+func NewAnteHandler(accountKeeper ante.AccountKeeper, bankKeeper authtypes.BankKeeper, dualstakingKeeper dualstakingkeeper.Keeper, signModeHandler signing.SignModeHandler, feegrantKeeper ante.FeegrantKeeper, sigGasConsumer ante.SignatureVerificationGasConsumer) sdk.AnteHandler {
 	anteDecorators := []sdk.AnteDecorator{
 		ante.NewSetUpContextDecorator(), // outermost AnteDecorator. SetUpContext must be called first
 		ante.NewExtensionOptionsDecorator(nil),
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ func NewAnteHandler(accountKeeper ante.AccountKeeper, bankKeeper authtypes.BankK
 		ante.NewSigGasConsumeDecorator(accountKeeper, sigGasConsumer),
 		ante.NewSigVerificationDecorator(accountKeeper, signModeHandler),
 		ante.NewIncrementSequenceDecorator(accountKeeper),
+		dualstakingante.NewRedelegationFlager(dualstakingKeeper),
 	}
 	return sdk.ChainAnteDecorators(anteDecorators...)
 }
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 8c53a1881e..10c0649170 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ var Upgrades = []upgrades.Upgrade{
 	upgrades.Upgrade_0_30_1,
 	upgrades.Upgrade_0_30_2,
 	upgrades.Upgrade_0_31_0,
+	upgrades.Upgrade_0_31_1,
 }
 
 // this line is used by starport scaffolding # stargate/wasm/app/enabledProposals
@@ -801,6 +802,7 @@ func New(
 		NewAnteHandler(
 			app.AccountKeeper,
 			app.BankKeeper,
+			app.DualstakingKeeper,
 			encodingConfig.TxConfig.SignModeHandler(),
 			app.FeeGrantKeeper,
 			ante.DefaultSigVerificationGasConsumer),
diff --git a/app/upgrades/empty_upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/empty_upgrades.go
index b2cea62038..da2d702f8c 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/empty_upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/empty_upgrades.go
@@ -164,3 +164,9 @@ var Upgrade_0_31_0 = Upgrade{
 	CreateUpgradeHandler: defaultUpgradeHandler,
 	StoreUpgrades:        store.StoreUpgrades{},
 }
+
+var Upgrade_0_31_1 = Upgrade{
+	UpgradeName:          "v0.31.1",
+	CreateUpgradeHandler: defaultUpgradeHandler,
+	StoreUpgrades:        store.StoreUpgrades{},
+}
diff --git a/scripts/add_validator.sh b/scripts/add_validator.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a53986307f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/add_validator.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# this script is adding another validator to the chain (without a running node) (this validator will be soon jailed due to inactivity)
+clear
+rm -rf ~/.lava_test
+lavad init validator2 --chain-id lava --home ~/.lava_test
+lavad config broadcast-mode sync --home ~/.lava_test
+lavad config keyring-backend test --home ~/.lava_test
+lavad keys add validator2 --home ~/.lava_test
+
+GASPRICE="0.000000001ulava"
+lavad tx bank send $(lavad keys show alice -a) $(lavad keys show validator2 -a --home ~/.lava_test) 500000ulava -y --from alice --gas-adjustment "1.5" --gas "auto" --gas-prices $GASPRICE 
+
+lavad tx staking create-validator -y --from validator2 --amount="50000ulava" --pubkey=$(lavad tendermint show-validator --home ~/.lava_test)  --commission-rate="0.10" \
+    --commission-max-rate="0.20" \
+    --commission-max-change-rate="0.01" \
+	--min-self-delegation="1000" \
+	--gas-adjustment "1.5" \
+	--gas "auto" \
+	--gas-prices $GASPRICE \
+	--home ~/.lava_test
+	
+lavad tx staking redelegate lava@valoper1yhzkfrcdwf2hwpc4cre8er5tamp6wdm4stx2ec lava@valoper1z025w20ms6cpdht585nhsw682jph4yc7hx0gqc 500000000000ulava -y --from user1 --gas-adjustment "1.5" --gas "auto" --gas-prices $GASPRICE
diff --git a/x/dualstaking/ante/ante_handler.go b/x/dualstaking/ante/ante_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ff59686c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/dualstaking/ante/ante_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package ante
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+
+	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
+	"github.com/lavanet/lava/x/dualstaking/keeper"
+)
+
+// RedelegationFlager sets the dualstaking redelegation flag when needed.
+// when the user sends redelegation tx we dont want the hooks to do anything
+type RedelegationFlager struct {
+	keeper.Keeper
+}
+
+func NewRedelegationFlager(dualstaking keeper.Keeper) RedelegationFlager {
+	return RedelegationFlager{Keeper: dualstaking}
+}
+
+func (rf RedelegationFlager) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
+	redelegations := false
+	others := false
+	for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
+		if _, ok := msg.(*stakingtypes.MsgBeginRedelegate); ok {
+			redelegations = true
+		} else {
+			others = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	if redelegations && others {
+		return ctx, fmt.Errorf("cannot send batch requests with redelegation messages")
+	}
+
+	keeper.DisableDualstakingHook = redelegations
+
+	return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
+}
diff --git a/x/dualstaking/keeper/hooks.go b/x/dualstaking/keeper/hooks.go
index 1fd8251741..72b77c6a9c 100644
--- a/x/dualstaking/keeper/hooks.go
+++ b/x/dualstaking/keeper/hooks.go
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ func (h Hooks) BeforeDelegationSharesModified(ctx sdk.Context, delAddr sdk.AccAd
 // create new delegation period record
 // add description
 func (h Hooks) AfterDelegationModified(ctx sdk.Context, delAddr sdk.AccAddress, valAddr sdk.ValAddress) error {
+	if DisableDualstakingHook {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	diff, err := h.k.VerifyDelegatorBalance(ctx, delAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -138,6 +142,10 @@ func (h Hooks) AfterValidatorBeginUnbonding(_ sdk.Context, _ sdk.ConsAddress, _
 }
 
 func (h Hooks) BeforeDelegationRemoved(ctx sdk.Context, delAddr sdk.AccAddress, valAddr sdk.ValAddress) error {
+	if DisableDualstakingHook {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	delegation, found := h.k.stakingKeeper.GetDelegation(ctx, delAddr, valAddr)
 	if !found {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not find delegation for dualstaking hook")
diff --git a/x/dualstaking/keeper/keeper.go b/x/dualstaking/keeper/keeper.go
index a6fabb47c8..5c32a98a93 100644
--- a/x/dualstaking/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/dualstaking/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lavanet/lava/x/dualstaking/types"
 )
 
+// DisableDualstakingHook : dualstaking uses hookd to catch delegations/unbonding tx's to do the same action on the providers delegations.
+// in the case of redelegation, since the user doesnt put/takes tokens back we dont want to take action in the providers delegations.
+// this flag is a local flag used to mark the next hooks to do nothing since this was cause by redelegation tx (redelegation = delegation + unbond)
+var DisableDualstakingHook bool
+
 type (
 	Keeper struct {
 		cdc        codec.BinaryCodec
diff --git a/x/protocol/module.go b/x/protocol/module.go
index f0cd7584f2..5dbd3fcd4e 100644
--- a/x/protocol/module.go
+++ b/x/protocol/module.go
@@ -192,10 +192,15 @@ func (am AppModule) RegisterServices(cfg module.Configurator) {
 		// panic:ok: at start up, migration cannot proceed anyhow
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("%s: failed to register migration to v14: %w", types.ModuleName, err))
 	}
+
+	if err := cfg.RegisterMigration(types.ModuleName, 14, migrator.MigrateVersion); err != nil {
+		// panic:ok: at start up, migration cannot proceed anyhow
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("%s: failed to register migration to v15: %w", types.ModuleName, err))
+	}
 }
 
 // ConsensusVersion implements ConsensusVersion.
-func (AppModule) ConsensusVersion() uint64 { return 14 }
+func (AppModule) ConsensusVersion() uint64 { return 15 }
 
 // RegisterInvariants registers the capability module's invariants.
 func (am AppModule) RegisterInvariants(_ sdk.InvariantRegistry) {}
diff --git a/x/protocol/types/params.go b/x/protocol/types/params.go
index 8d56bb76bc..cf99c326c8 100644
--- a/x/protocol/types/params.go
+++ b/x/protocol/types/params.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 var _ paramtypes.ParamSet = (*Params)(nil)
 
 const (
-	TARGET_VERSION = "0.31.0"
+	TARGET_VERSION = "0.31.1"
 	MIN_VERSION    = "0.30.1"
 )