diff --git a/chain/validation/factories.go b/chain/validation/factories.go
index 9a9cb7960..bfdcc4449 100644
--- a/chain/validation/factories.go
+++ b/chain/validation/factories.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (f *Factories) NewRandomnessSource() vstate.RandomnessSource {
 func (f *Factories) NewValidationConfig() vstate.ValidationConfig {
 	trackGas := false
 	checkExit := true
-	checkRet := false // TODO enable return value checking once https://github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/pull/230 lands
+	checkRet := true
 	// ignore gas and return value assertions
 	return NewConfig(trackGas, checkExit, checkRet)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 81ee29499..f50652859 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d // indirect
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.0.0
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0
-	github.com/filecoin-project/chain-validation v0.0.6-0.20200311235406-31f0d58e13e4
+	github.com/filecoin-project/chain-validation v0.0.6-0.20200318065243-0ccb5ec3afc5
 	github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-ffi v0.0.0-20200304181354-4446ff8a1bb9
 	github.com/filecoin-project/go-address v0.0.2-0.20200218010043-eb9bb40ed5be
 	github.com/filecoin-project/go-amt-ipld/v2 v2.0.1-0.20200131012142-05d80eeccc5e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b24ce8be3..a4767b026 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ github.com/eapache/queue v1.1.0/go.mod h1:6eCeP0CKFpHLu8blIFXhExK/dRa7WDZfr6jVFP
 github.com/fatih/color v1.8.0 h1:5bzFgL+oy7JITMTxUPJ00n7VxmYd/PdMp5mHFX40/RY=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.8.0/go.mod h1:3l45GVGkyrnYNl9HoIjnp2NnNWvh6hLAqD8yTfGjnw8=
 github.com/fd/go-nat v1.0.0/go.mod h1:BTBu/CKvMmOMUPkKVef1pngt2WFH/lg7E6yQnulfp6E=
-github.com/filecoin-project/chain-validation v0.0.6-0.20200311235406-31f0d58e13e4 h1:chsO3yHq03hxr5MtB8XTIbTAyu1S6mx9lt2M+0JOhto=
-github.com/filecoin-project/chain-validation v0.0.6-0.20200311235406-31f0d58e13e4/go.mod h1:7HoEkq8OWN3vGcCZ4SRGxAPeL/mLckS+PNV3F0XmrCs=
+github.com/filecoin-project/chain-validation v0.0.6-0.20200318065243-0ccb5ec3afc5 h1:cr9+8iX+u9fDV53MWqqZw820EyeWVX+h/HCz56JUWb0=
+github.com/filecoin-project/chain-validation v0.0.6-0.20200318065243-0ccb5ec3afc5/go.mod h1:7HoEkq8OWN3vGcCZ4SRGxAPeL/mLckS+PNV3F0XmrCs=
 github.com/filecoin-project/go-address v0.0.0-20200107215422-da8eea2842b5 h1:/MmWluswvDIbuPvBct4q6HeQgVm62O2DzWYTB38kt4A=
 github.com/filecoin-project/go-address v0.0.0-20200107215422-da8eea2842b5/go.mod h1:SAOwJoakQ8EPjwNIsiakIQKsoKdkcbx8U3IapgCg9R0=
 github.com/filecoin-project/go-address v0.0.2-0.20200218010043-eb9bb40ed5be h1:TooKBwR/g8jG0hZ3lqe9S5sy2vTUcLOZLlz3M5wGn2E=