diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b48405d4330b..a77545269a95 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3067,9 +3067,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jsonrpsee-types"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d67724d368c59e08b557a516cf8fcc51100e7a708850f502e1044b151fe89788"
+checksum = "4cc738fd55b676ada3271ef7c383a14a0867a2a88b0fa941311bf5fc0a29d498"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "beef",
@@ -3085,9 +3085,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jsonrpsee-ws-client"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8e2834b6e7f57ce9a4412ed4d6dc95125d2c8612e68f86b9d9a07369164e4198"
+checksum = "9841352dbecf4c2ed5dc71698df9f1660262ae4e0b610e968602529bdbcf7b30"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "fnv",
diff --git a/node/core/approval-voting/src/approval_checking.rs b/node/core/approval-voting/src/approval_checking.rs
index 644d820f38e5..d681e67eb853 100644
--- a/node/core/approval-voting/src/approval_checking.rs
+++ b/node/core/approval-voting/src/approval_checking.rs
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ fn filled_tranche_iterator<'a>(
 /// and tick parameters. This method also returns the next tick at which a `no_show` will occur
 /// amongst the set of validators that have not submitted an approval.
 ///
+/// This also bounds the earliest tick of all assignments to be equal to the
+/// block tick for the purposes of the calculation, so no assignment can be treated
+/// as being received before the block itself. This is unlikely if not impossible
+/// in practice, but can occur during test code.
+///
 /// If the returned `next_no_show` is not None, there are two possible cases for the value of
 /// based on the earliest assignment `tick` of a non-approving, yet-to-be-no-show validator:
 ///  - if `tick` <= `clock_drift`: the value will always be `clock_drift` + `no_show_duration`.
@@ -323,13 +328,16 @@ fn count_no_shows(
 	assignments: &[(ValidatorIndex, Tick)],
 	approvals: &BitSlice<BitOrderLsb0, u8>,
 	clock_drift: Tick,
+	block_tick: Tick,
 	no_show_duration: Tick,
 	drifted_tick_now: Tick,
 ) -> (usize, Option<u64>) {
 	let mut next_no_show = None;
 	let no_shows = assignments
 		.iter()
-		.map(|(v_index, tick)| (v_index, tick.saturating_sub(clock_drift) + no_show_duration))
+		.map(|(v_index, tick)| {
+			(v_index, tick.max(&block_tick).saturating_sub(clock_drift) + no_show_duration)
+		})
 		.filter(|&(v_index, no_show_at)| {
 			let has_approved = if let Some(approved) = approvals.get(v_index.0 as usize) {
 				*approved
@@ -418,6 +426,7 @@ pub fn tranches_to_approve(
 				assignments,
 				approvals,
 				clock_drift,
+				block_tick,
 				no_show_duration,
 				drifted_tick_now,
 			);
@@ -635,7 +644,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 	#[test]
 	fn tranches_to_approve_everyone_present() {
-		let block_tick = 0;
+		let block_tick = 20;
 		let no_show_duration = 10;
 		let needed_approvals = 4;
 
@@ -672,7 +681,7 @@ mod tests {
 				needed: 1,
 				tolerated_missing: 0,
 				next_no_show: None,
-				last_assignment_tick: Some(1)
+				last_assignment_tick: Some(21)
 			},
 		);
 	}
@@ -1127,6 +1136,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 	fn test_count_no_shows(test: NoShowTest) {
 		let n_validators = 4;
+		let block_tick = 20;
 
 		let mut approvals = bitvec![BitOrderLsb0, u8; 0; n_validators];
 		for &v_index in &test.approvals {
@@ -1137,6 +1147,7 @@ mod tests {
 			&test.assignments,
 			&approvals,
 			test.clock_drift,
+			block_tick,
 			test.no_show_duration,
 			test.drifted_tick_now,
 		);
@@ -1160,13 +1171,13 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn count_no_shows_single_validator_is_next_no_show() {
 		test_count_no_shows(NoShowTest {
-			assignments: vec![(ValidatorIndex(1), 21)],
+			assignments: vec![(ValidatorIndex(1), 31)],
 			approvals: vec![],
 			clock_drift: 10,
 			no_show_duration: 10,
 			drifted_tick_now: 20,
 			exp_no_shows: 0,
-			exp_next_no_show: Some(31),
+			exp_next_no_show: Some(41),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -1199,26 +1210,26 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn count_no_shows_two_validators_next_no_show_ordered_first() {
 		test_count_no_shows(NoShowTest {
-			assignments: vec![(ValidatorIndex(1), 21), (ValidatorIndex(2), 22)],
+			assignments: vec![(ValidatorIndex(1), 31), (ValidatorIndex(2), 32)],
 			approvals: vec![],
 			clock_drift: 10,
 			no_show_duration: 10,
 			drifted_tick_now: 20,
 			exp_no_shows: 0,
-			exp_next_no_show: Some(31),
+			exp_next_no_show: Some(41),
 		})
 	}
 
 	#[test]
 	fn count_no_shows_two_validators_next_no_show_ordered_last() {
 		test_count_no_shows(NoShowTest {
-			assignments: vec![(ValidatorIndex(1), 22), (ValidatorIndex(2), 21)],
+			assignments: vec![(ValidatorIndex(1), 32), (ValidatorIndex(2), 31)],
 			approvals: vec![],
 			clock_drift: 10,
 			no_show_duration: 10,
 			drifted_tick_now: 20,
 			exp_no_shows: 0,
-			exp_next_no_show: Some(31),
+			exp_next_no_show: Some(41),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -1226,16 +1237,16 @@ mod tests {
 	fn count_no_shows_three_validators_one_almost_late_one_no_show_one_approving() {
 		test_count_no_shows(NoShowTest {
 			assignments: vec![
-				(ValidatorIndex(1), 21),
-				(ValidatorIndex(2), 20),
-				(ValidatorIndex(3), 20),
+				(ValidatorIndex(1), 31),
+				(ValidatorIndex(2), 19),
+				(ValidatorIndex(3), 19),
 			],
 			approvals: vec![3],
 			clock_drift: 10,
 			no_show_duration: 10,
 			drifted_tick_now: 20,
 			exp_no_shows: 1,
-			exp_next_no_show: Some(31),
+			exp_next_no_show: Some(41),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -1282,7 +1293,7 @@ mod tests {
 			no_show_duration: 20,
 			drifted_tick_now: 0,
 			exp_no_shows: 0,
-			exp_next_no_show: Some(30),
+			exp_next_no_show: Some(40),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -1295,7 +1306,7 @@ mod tests {
 			no_show_duration: 20,
 			drifted_tick_now: 0,
 			exp_no_shows: 0,
-			exp_next_no_show: Some(30),
+			exp_next_no_show: Some(40),
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/node/core/approval-voting/src/tests.rs b/node/core/approval-voting/src/tests.rs
index 2582db301a60..af821039324f 100644
--- a/node/core/approval-voting/src/tests.rs
+++ b/node/core/approval-voting/src/tests.rs
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ fn subsystem_process_wakeup_schedules_wakeup() {
 		futures_timer::Delay::new(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
 
 		// The wakeup should have been rescheduled.
-		assert!(clock.inner.lock().current_wakeup_is(20));
+		assert!(clock.inner.lock().current_wakeup_is(30));
 
 		virtual_overseer
 	});
@@ -2234,8 +2234,8 @@ fn subsystem_process_wakeup_trigger_assignment_launch_approval() {
 
 		futures_timer::Delay::new(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
 
-		assert!(clock.inner.lock().current_wakeup_is(slot_to_tick(slot + 1)));
-		clock.inner.lock().wakeup_all(slot_to_tick(slot + 1));
+		assert!(clock.inner.lock().current_wakeup_is(slot_to_tick(slot + 2)));
+		clock.inner.lock().wakeup_all(slot_to_tick(slot + 2));
 
 		assert_matches!(
 			overseer_recv(&mut virtual_overseer).await,
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ fn subsystem_assignment_triggered_by_all_with_less_than_threshold() {
 		approvals_to_import: vec![2, 4],
 		ticks: vec![
 			2,  // APPROVAL_DELAY
-			20, // Check for no shows
+			21, // Check for no shows
 		],
 		should_be_triggered: |t| t == 20,
 	});
@@ -2483,7 +2483,7 @@ fn subsystem_assignment_not_triggered_by_all_with_threshold() {
 		approvals_to_import: vec![1, 3, 5],
 		ticks: vec![
 			2,  // APPROVAL_DELAY
-			20, // Check no shows
+			21, // Check no shows
 		],
 		should_be_triggered: |_| false,
 	});
@@ -2498,8 +2498,8 @@ fn subsystem_assignment_triggered_if_below_maximum_and_clock_is_equal() {
 		assignments_to_import: vec![1],
 		approvals_to_import: vec![],
 		ticks: vec![
-			20, // Check no shows
-			21, // Alice wakeup, assignment triggered
+			21, // Check no shows
+			23, // Alice wakeup, assignment triggered
 		],
 		should_be_triggered: |tick| tick >= 21,
 	});
@@ -2516,7 +2516,7 @@ fn subsystem_assignment_not_triggered_more_than_maximum() {
 		ticks: vec![
 			2,  // APPROVAL_DELAY
 			13, // Alice wakeup
-			20, // Check no shows
+			30, // Check no shows
 		],
 		should_be_triggered: |_| false,
 	});
@@ -2524,16 +2524,15 @@ fn subsystem_assignment_not_triggered_more_than_maximum() {
 
 #[test]
 fn subsystem_assignment_triggered_if_at_maximum() {
-	// TODO(ladi): is this possible?
 	triggers_assignment_test(TriggersAssignmentConfig {
-		our_assigned_tranche: 11,
+		our_assigned_tranche: 21,
 		assign_validator_tranche: |_| Ok(2),
 		no_show_slots: 2,
 		assignments_to_import: vec![1],
 		approvals_to_import: vec![],
 		ticks: vec![
 			12, // Bob wakeup
-			20, // Check no shows
+			30, // Check no shows
 		],
 		should_be_triggered: |_| false,
 	});
@@ -2583,7 +2582,7 @@ fn subsystem_assignment_not_triggered_if_at_maximum_but_clock_is_before_with_dri
 			12, // Charlie wakeup
 			13, // Dave wakeup
 			15, // Alice wakeup, noop
-			20, // Check no shows
+			30, // Check no shows
 			34, // Eve wakeup
 		],
 		should_be_triggered: |_| false,
@@ -2755,7 +2754,7 @@ fn pre_covers_dont_stall_approval() {
 
 		// Wait for the no-show timer to observe the approval from
 		// tranche 0 and set a wakeup for tranche 1.
-		clock.inner.lock().set_tick(20);
+		clock.inner.lock().set_tick(30);
 
 		// Sleep to ensure we get a consistent read on the database.
 		futures_timer::Delay::new(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
diff --git a/utils/staking-miner/Cargo.toml b/utils/staking-miner/Cargo.toml
index 296240a705d3..593d1a1bf2cd 100644
--- a/utils/staking-miner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/staking-miner/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.12", features = ["macros"] }
 log = "0.4.11"
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 structopt = "0.3.23"
-jsonrpsee-ws-client = { version = "0.3.0", default-features = false, features = ["tokio1"] }
+jsonrpsee-ws-client = { version = "0.3.1", default-features = false, features = ["tokio1"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 serde = "1.0.130"
 paste = "1.0.5"