diff --git a/governance/pyth_staking_sdk/src/pyth-staking-client.ts b/governance/pyth_staking_sdk/src/pyth-staking-client.ts
index a6df342c73..63c8e3d338 100644
--- a/governance/pyth_staking_sdk/src/pyth-staking-client.ts
+++ b/governance/pyth_staking_sdk/src/pyth-staking-client.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ export class PythStakingClient {
           stakeAccountPositions,
         })
         .instruction(),
+      await this.stakingProgram.methods
+        .mergeTargetPositions({ voting: {} })
+        .accounts({
+          stakeAccountPositions,
+        })
+        .instruction(),
     );
 
     return sendTransaction(instructions, this.connection, this.wallet);