diff --git a/contracts/contracts/validator-registry/VanillaRegistry.sol b/contracts/contracts/validator-registry/VanillaRegistry.sol
index 2f9e35a75..c788a05a2 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/validator-registry/VanillaRegistry.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/validator-registry/VanillaRegistry.sol
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ contract VanillaRegistry is IVanillaRegistry, VanillaRegistryStorage,
         uint256 _slashingPayoutPeriodBlocks,
         address _owner
     ) external initializer {
+        __Pausable_init();
         _setMinStake(_minStake);
         _setSlashOracle(_slashOracle);
         _setUnstakePeriodBlocks(_unstakePeriodBlocks);
diff --git a/contracts/lib/openzeppelin-upgrades b/contracts/lib/openzeppelin-upgrades
index 08c6cd4f7..696e20f37 160000
--- a/contracts/lib/openzeppelin-upgrades
+++ b/contracts/lib/openzeppelin-upgrades
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 08c6cd4f789338617c19e8165b73c7084b11b45c
+Subproject commit 696e20f37d9fb61ba26ae4a7bac2cecd907d3835