diff --git a/packages/core-sdk/src/accounts/interface.ts b/packages/core-sdk/src/accounts/interface.ts
index 1441d88b8..1e444b38c 100644
--- a/packages/core-sdk/src/accounts/interface.ts
+++ b/packages/core-sdk/src/accounts/interface.ts
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ function argsToSellerStruct(args: {
     // we need to set some arbitrary values.
     id: "0",
     active: true,
-    clerk: AddressZero,
-    ...args
+    ...args,
+    clerk: AddressZero // force clerk to be AddressZero (since protocol v2.1.0)
   };
 }
 
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ function createDisputeResolverArgsToDisputeResolverStruct(
     // we need to set some arbitrary values.
     id: "0",
     active: true,
-    clerk: AddressZero,
     ...args,
     escalationResponsePeriod: utils.timestamp.msToSec(
       args.escalationResponsePeriodInMS
-    )
+    ),
+    clerk: AddressZero // force clerk to be AddressZero (since protocol v2.1.0)
   };
 }