diff --git a/contracts/regtest-boot.clar b/contracts/regtest-boot.clar
index d97aa97..1cebead 100644
--- a/contracts/regtest-boot.clar
+++ b/contracts/regtest-boot.clar
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 			{extension: .lqstx-mint-endpoint, enabled: false}
 			{extension: .lqstx-mint-endpoint-v1-02, enabled: true}
 			{extension: .lisa-rebase-v1-02, enabled: true}
-			{extension: .rebase-1-v1-02, enabled: true}
+			{extension: .rebase-mock, enabled: true}
 			{extension: .mock-strategy-manager, enabled: true}
 			{extension: .lqstx-vault, enabled: true}
 			{extension: .operators, enabled: true}
diff --git a/deployments/default.simnet-plan.yaml b/deployments/default.simnet-plan.yaml
index 33b7227..9dcdf2d 100644
--- a/deployments/default.simnet-plan.yaml
+++ b/deployments/default.simnet-plan.yaml
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ plan:
             emulated-sender: SP3FBR2AGK5H9QBDH3EEN6DF8EK8JY7RX8QJ5SVTE
             path: "./.cache/requirements/SP3FBR2AGK5H9QBDH3EEN6DF8EK8JY7RX8QJ5SVTE.sip-010-trait-ft-standard.clar"
             clarity-version: 1
-      epoch: "2.0"
-    - id: 1
-      transactions:
         - emulated-contract-publish:
             contract-name: trait-sip-010
             emulated-sender: ST1PQHQKV0RJXZFY1DGX8MNSNYVE3VGZJSRTPGZGM
@@ -102,8 +99,8 @@ plan:
             emulated-sender: ST1PQHQKV0RJXZFY1DGX8MNSNYVE3VGZJSRTPGZGM
             path: contracts_modules/alex_v1/traits/trait-vault.clar
             clarity-version: 1
-      epoch: "2.05"
-    - id: 2
+      epoch: "2.1"
+    - id: 1
       transactions:
         - emulated-contract-publish:
             contract-name: pox-pools-1-cycle-v2
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ plan:
             path: contracts/strategies/public-pools/xverse-member.clar
             clarity-version: 2
       epoch: "2.4"
-    - id: 3
+    - id: 2
       transactions:
         - emulated-contract-publish:
             contract-name: xverse-member10
@@ -359,7 +356,7 @@ plan:
             path: contracts/rules/rebase-1.clar
             clarity-version: 2
       epoch: "2.4"
-    - id: 4
+    - id: 3
       transactions:
         - emulated-contract-publish:
             contract-name: rebase-mock
diff --git a/tests/lqstx-mint-endpoint.test.ts b/tests/lqstx-mint-endpoint.test.ts
index 26830a2..44d3c65 100644
--- a/tests/lqstx-mint-endpoint.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lqstx-mint-endpoint.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
 
 import { tx } from '@hirosystems/clarinet-sdk';
-import { Cl, ResponseOkCV, UIntCV } from '@stacks/transactions';
+import { Cl, ResponseOkCV, UIntCV, cvToString } from '@stacks/transactions';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 const accounts = simnet.getAccounts();
@@ -64,6 +63,23 @@ const getRewardCycle = () => {
   ).value.value;
 };
 
+const getRequestCycle = () => {
+  return (
+    simnet.callReadOnlyFn(
+      contracts.endpoint,
+      'get-request-cycle',
+      [Cl.uint(simnet.blockHeight)],
+      user
+    ).result as ResponseOkCV<UIntCV>
+  ).value.value;
+};
+
+const getRequestCutoff = () => {
+  return (
+    simnet.callReadOnlyFn(contracts.endpoint, 'get-request-cutoff', [], user)
+      .result as ResponseOkCV<UIntCV>
+  ).value;
+};
 const getBlocksToStartOfCycle = (cycle: bigint) => {
   return (
     Number(
@@ -356,4 +372,24 @@ describe(contracts.endpoint, () => {
     expect(responses[0].result).toBeErr(Cl.uint(1001));
     expect(responses[1].result).toBeOk(Cl.bool(true));
   });
+
+  it('request cycle respects cutoff', () => {
+    expect(getRequestCycle()).toBe(0n);
+    // cycle length - prepare cycle length - cutoff - blocks for deployment
+    simnet.mineEmptyBlocks(1050 - 50 - 100 - 4 - 1);
+    // we are at the end of request cycle 0
+    expect(simnet.blockHeight).toBe(899);
+    expect(getRequestCycle()).toBe(0n);
+
+    simnet.mineEmptyBlocks(1050); // cycle length
+    // we are at end of request cycle 1
+    expect(simnet.blockHeight).toBe(1949);
+    expect(getRequestCycle()).toBe(1n);
+
+    simnet.mineEmptyBlocks(1);
+    // we are at beginning of request cycle 2
+    // that is 1050 + 1050 - 50 - 100
+    expect(simnet.blockHeight).toBe(1950);
+    expect(getRequestCycle()).toBe(2n);
+  });
 });