diff --git a/pezcumulus/teyrchains/runtimes/assets/asset-hub-pezkuwichain/src/lib.rs b/pezcumulus/teyrchains/runtimes/assets/asset-hub-pezkuwichain/src/lib.rs
index f3a13ae4..9d90a584 100644
--- a/pezcumulus/teyrchains/runtimes/assets/asset-hub-pezkuwichain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pezcumulus/teyrchains/runtimes/assets/asset-hub-pezkuwichain/src/lib.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	spec_name: alloc::borrow::Cow::Borrowed("asset-hub-pezkuwichain"),
 	impl_name: alloc::borrow::Cow::Borrowed("asset-hub-pezkuwichain"),
 	authoring_version: 1,
-	spec_version: 1_020_001,
+	spec_version: 1_020_002,
 	impl_version: 0,
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 	transaction_version: 16,
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ impl pezpallet_session::Config for Runtime {
 	type ValidatorIdOf = pezpallet_collator_selection::IdentityCollator;
 	type ShouldEndSession = pezpallet_session::PeriodicSessions<Period, Offset>;
 	type NextSessionRotation = pezpallet_session::PeriodicSessions<Period, Offset>;
-	type SessionManager = CollatorSelection;
+	type SessionManager = StakingSessionManager;
 	// Essentially just Aura, but let's be pedantic.
 	type SessionHandler = <SessionKeys as pezsp_runtime::traits::OpaqueKeys>::KeyTypeIdProviders;
 	type Keys = SessionKeys;
@@ -1408,8 +1408,33 @@ pub type TxExtension = pezcumulus_pezpallet_weight_reclaim::StorageWeightReclaim
 /// Unchecked extrinsic type as expected by this runtime.
 pub type UncheckedExtrinsic =
 	generic::UncheckedExtrinsic<Address, RuntimeCall, Signature, TxExtension>;
+/// One-time migration to fix ActiveEra.start which was set to 0 at genesis.
+/// Without this, the first era's duration would be calculated as (now - 0) = ~56 years,
+/// though MaxEraDuration caps it to 6 hours. This migration sets it to the current timestamp
+/// so the first era duration is calculated correctly from the upgrade moment.
+pub struct FixActiveEraStart;
+impl pezframe_support::traits::OnRuntimeUpgrade for FixActiveEraStart {
+	fn on_runtime_upgrade() -> Weight {
+		let now_ms = pezpallet_timestamp::Now::<Runtime>::get();
+		if now_ms > 0 {
+			pezpallet_staking_async::ActiveEra::<Runtime>::mutate(|era| {
+				if let Some(ref mut info) = era {
+					info.start = Some(now_ms);
+					log::info!(
+						target: "runtime::staking",
+						"FixActiveEraStart: Set ActiveEra.start to {}",
+						now_ms,
+					);
+				}
+			});
+		}
+		<Runtime as pezframe_system::Config>::DbWeight::get().reads_writes(2, 1)
+	}
+}
+
 /// Migrations to apply on runtime upgrade.
 pub type Migrations = (
+	FixActiveEraStart,
 	InitStorageVersions,
 	// unreleased
 	pezcumulus_pezpallet_xcmp_queue::migration::v4::MigrationToV4<Runtime>,
diff --git a/pezcumulus/teyrchains/runtimes/assets/asset-hub-pezkuwichain/src/staking.rs b/pezcumulus/teyrchains/runtimes/assets/asset-hub-pezkuwichain/src/staking.rs
index de146b5e..5203eccb 100644
--- a/pezcumulus/teyrchains/runtimes/assets/asset-hub-pezkuwichain/src/staking.rs
+++ b/pezcumulus/teyrchains/runtimes/assets/asset-hub-pezkuwichain/src/staking.rs
@@ -312,6 +312,60 @@ impl pezpallet_staking_async_rc_client::Config for Runtime {
 	type MaxValidatorSetRetries = ConstU32<64>;
 }
 
+/// Forwards session events to both CollatorSelection (collator management) and
+/// Staking pallet (era management) via local SessionReport generation.
+///
+/// This is needed because `pallet_staking_async` expects `SessionReport` messages from
+/// the relay chain's `ah_client` pallet, which is not yet active. This wrapper generates
+/// local session reports from AH's own session rotation events.
+pub struct StakingSessionManager;
+
+impl pezpallet_session::SessionManager<AccountId> for StakingSessionManager {
+	fn new_session(new_index: u32) -> Option<Vec<AccountId>> {
+		<CollatorSelection as pezpallet_session::SessionManager<AccountId>>::new_session(new_index)
+	}
+
+	fn end_session(end_index: u32) {
+		// Forward to CollatorSelection first
+		<CollatorSelection as pezpallet_session::SessionManager<AccountId>>::end_session(end_index);
+
+		// Build local SessionReport for staking era progression
+		let current_era =
+			pezpallet_staking_async::CurrentEra::<Runtime>::get().unwrap_or(0);
+		let active_era_idx = pezpallet_staking_async::ActiveEra::<Runtime>::get()
+			.map(|e| e.index)
+			.unwrap_or(0);
+
+		// Provide activation_timestamp when a planned era exists (CurrentEra > ActiveEra)
+		let activation_timestamp = if current_era > active_era_idx {
+			let now_ms = pezpallet_timestamp::Now::<Runtime>::get();
+			Some((now_ms, current_era))
+		} else {
+			None
+		};
+
+		// Equal reward points for all validators
+		let validator_points: Vec<(AccountId, u32)> =
+			pezpallet_staking_async::Validators::<Runtime>::iter_keys()
+				.map(|v| (v, 20u32))
+				.collect();
+
+		let report = rc_client::SessionReport::new_terminal(
+			end_index,
+			validator_points,
+			activation_timestamp,
+		);
+
+		let _ = <Staking as rc_client::AHStakingInterface>::on_relay_session_report(report);
+	}
+
+	fn start_session(start_index: u32) {
+		<CollatorSelection as pezpallet_session::SessionManager<AccountId>>::start_session(
+			start_index,
+		);
+	}
+}
+
 #[derive(Encode, Decode)]
 // Call indices taken from zagros-next runtime.
 pub enum RelayChainRuntimePallets {