diff --git a/packages/boot/test/bootstrapTests/ec-membership-update.test.ts b/packages/boot/test/bootstrapTests/ec-membership-update.test.ts
index 164b7f710e8..3865cb87432 100644
--- a/packages/boot/test/bootstrapTests/ec-membership-update.test.ts
+++ b/packages/boot/test/bootstrapTests/ec-membership-update.test.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@ export const makeZoeTestContext = async t => {
   await EV.vat('bootstrap').consumeItem('vaultFactoryKit');
   console.timeLog('DefaultTestContext', 'vaultFactoryKit');
 
+  // replaceElectorate relies on these values from the auction upgrade.  Insert
+  // them manually since this bootstrap test doesn't run the auction upgrade.
+  const governedKits = await EV.vat('bootstrap').consumeItem(
+    'governedContractKits',
+  );
+  const auctioneerKit = await EV.vat('bootstrap').consumeItem('auctioneerKit');
+  const auctionInstance = await auctioneerKit.instance;
+  const aKit = await EV(governedKits).get(auctionInstance);
+  await EV.vat('bootstrap').produceItem(
+    'auctionUpgradeNewInstance',
+    aKit.instance,
+  );
+  await EV.vat('bootstrap').produceItem(
+    'auctionUpgradeNewGovCreator',
+    aKit.governorCreatorFacet,
+  );
+
   // has to be late enough for agoricNames data to have been published
   const agoricNamesRemotes = makeAgoricNamesRemotesFromFakeStorage(storage);
   console.timeLog('DefaultTestContext', 'agoricNamesRemotes');