diff --git a/libraries/chain/controller.cpp b/libraries/chain/controller.cpp
index df882f3f68..a5ead00337 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/controller.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/controller.cpp
@@ -512,10 +512,10 @@ struct building_block {
    R apply_l(F&& f) {
       if constexpr (std::is_same_v<void, R>)
          std::visit(overloaded{[&](building_block_legacy& bb) { std::forward<F>(f)(bb); },
-                               [&](building_block_if& bb)   {}}, v);
+                               [&](building_block_if&)        {}}, v);
       else
          return std::visit(overloaded{[&](building_block_legacy& bb) -> R { return std::forward<F>(f)(bb); },
-                                      [&](building_block_if& bb)   -> R { return {}; }}, v);
+                                      [&](building_block_if&)        -> R { return {}; }}, v);
    }
 
    void set_proposed_finalizer_policy(const finalizer_policy& fin_pol) {
@@ -3195,7 +3195,7 @@ struct controller_impl {
       auto& bb = std::get<building_block>(pending->_block_stage);
       bb.set_proposed_finalizer_policy(fin_pol);
 
-      apply_l<void>(chain_head, [&](auto&) {
+      bb.apply_l<void>([&](building_block::building_block_legacy& bl) {
          // Savanna uses new algorithm for proposer schedule change, prevent any in-flight legacy proposer schedule changes
          const auto& gpo = db.get<global_property_object>();
          if (gpo.proposed_schedule_block_num) {
@@ -3205,6 +3205,8 @@ struct controller_impl {
                gp.proposed_schedule.producers.clear();
             });
          }
+         bl.new_pending_producer_schedule = {};
+         bl.pending_block_header_state.prev_pending_schedule.schedule.producers.clear();
       });
    }
 
@@ -5046,6 +5048,15 @@ int64_t controller_impl::set_proposed_producers_legacy( vector<producer_authorit
    if( std::equal( producers.begin(), producers.end(), begin, end ) )
       return -1; // the producer schedule would not change
 
+   // ignore proposed producers during transition
+   assert(pending);
+   auto& bb = std::get<building_block>(pending->_block_stage);
+   bool transition_block = bb.apply_l<bool>([](building_block::building_block_legacy& bl) {
+      return bl.pending_block_header_state.is_if_transition_block() || bl.new_finalizer_policy;
+   });
+   if (transition_block)
+      return -1;
+
    sch.producers = std::move(producers);
 
    int64_t version = sch.version;
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/block_header_state_legacy.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/block_header_state_legacy.hpp
index 049947f536..7e9e8abb6a 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/block_header_state_legacy.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/block_header_state_legacy.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct pending_block_header_state_legacy : public detail::block_header_state_leg
    uint16_t                             confirmed = 1;
    std::optional<qc_claim_t>            qc_claim; // transition to savanna has begun
 
+   bool is_if_transition_block() const { return !!qc_claim;  }
+
    signed_block_header make_block_header( const checksum256_type& transaction_mroot,
                                           const checksum256_type& action_mroot,
                                           const std::optional<producer_authority_schedule>& new_producers,
diff --git a/unittests/producer_schedule_if_tests.cpp b/unittests/producer_schedule_if_tests.cpp
index b87bcd2477..dd24d501dd 100644
--- a/unittests/producer_schedule_if_tests.cpp
+++ b/unittests/producer_schedule_if_tests.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( verify_producer_schedule_after_instant_finality_activat
    auto setfin_block = produce_block(); // this block contains the header extension of the finalizer set
 
    for (block_num_type active_block_num = setfin_block->block_num(); active_block_num > lib; produce_block()) {
+      set_producers({"initc"_n, "inite"_n}); // should be ignored since in transition
       (void)active_block_num; // avoid warning
    };