diff --git a/tests/test_repository.py b/tests/test_repository.py
index 092df0ec79..e1d228dc9b 100644
--- a/tests/test_repository.py
+++ b/tests/test_repository.py
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ def test_do_snapshot_after_new_targets_delegation(self) -> None:
         self.assertEqual(2, len(snapshot_versions))
         self.assertEqual(2, snapshot_versions[-1].signed.version)
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # Issue 2438
     def test_do_snapshot_after_snapshot_key_change(self) -> None:
         # change snapshot signing keys
         with self.repo.edit_root() as root:
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ def test_do_timestamp_after_snapshot_change(self) -> None:
         self.assertEqual(2, len(timestamp_versions))
         self.assertEqual(2, timestamp_versions[-1].signed.version)
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # Issue 2438
     def test_do_timestamp_after_timestamp_key_change(self) -> None:
         # change timestamp signing keys
         with self.repo.edit_root() as root:
diff --git a/tuf/repository/_repository.py b/tuf/repository/_repository.py
index fc96b8f474..09306b821c 100644
--- a/tuf/repository/_repository.py
+++ b/tuf/repository/_repository.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import Dict, Generator, Optional, Tuple
 
+from tuf.api.exceptions import UnsignedMetadataError
 from tuf.api.metadata import (
     Metadata,
     MetaFile,
@@ -188,6 +189,18 @@ def do_snapshot(
         update_version = force
         removed: Dict[str, MetaFile] = {}
 
+        root = self.root()
+        snapshot_md = self.open(Snapshot.type)
+
+        try:
+            root.verify_delegate(
+                Snapshot.type,
+                snapshot_md.signed_bytes,
+                snapshot_md.signatures,
+            )
+        except UnsignedMetadataError:
+            update_version = True
+
         with self.edit_snapshot() as snapshot:
             for keyname, new_meta in self.targets_infos.items():
                 if keyname not in snapshot.meta:
@@ -228,6 +241,19 @@ def do_timestamp(
         """
         update_version = force
         removed = None
+
+        root = self.root()
+        timestamp_md = self.open(Timestamp.type)
+
+        try:
+            root.verify_delegate(
+                Timestamp.type,
+                timestamp_md.signed_bytes,
+                timestamp_md.signatures,
+            )
+        except UnsignedMetadataError:
+            update_version = True
+
         with self.edit_timestamp() as timestamp:
             if self.snapshot_info.version < timestamp.snapshot_meta.version:
                 raise ValueError("snapshot version rollback")