diff --git a/adapters/rubicon/rubicon.go b/adapters/rubicon/rubicon.go
index 20a6a58ef25..99072255586 100644
--- a/adapters/rubicon/rubicon.go
+++ b/adapters/rubicon/rubicon.go
@@ -232,20 +232,39 @@ func Builder(bidderName openrtb_ext.BidderName, config config.Adapter, server co
 	return bidder, nil
 }
 
-func (a *RubiconAdapter) MakeRequests(request *openrtb2.BidRequest, reqInfo *adapters.ExtraRequestInfo) ([]*adapters.RequestData, []error) {
-	requestCopy := request
-	if request.User != nil {
-		userCopy := *request.User
-		requestCopy.User = &userCopy
+func updateRequestTo26(r *openrtb2.BidRequest) error {
+	if r.Regs != nil {
+		regsCopy := *r.Regs
+		r.Regs = &regsCopy
+	}
+
+	if r.Source != nil {
+		sourceCopy := *r.Source
+		r.Source = &sourceCopy
+	}
+
+	if r.User != nil {
+		userCopy := *r.User
+		r.User = &userCopy
 	}
 
-	err := openrtb_ext.ConvertUpTo26(&openrtb_ext.RequestWrapper{BidRequest: requestCopy})
+	requestWrapper := &openrtb_ext.RequestWrapper{BidRequest: r}
+
+	if err := openrtb_ext.ConvertUpTo26(requestWrapper); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return requestWrapper.RebuildRequest()
+}
+
+func (a *RubiconAdapter) MakeRequests(request *openrtb2.BidRequest, reqInfo *adapters.ExtraRequestInfo) ([]*adapters.RequestData, []error) {
+
+	err := updateRequestTo26(request)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, []error{err}
 	}
 
-	request = requestCopy
-
 	numRequests := len(request.Imp)
 	requestData := make([]*adapters.RequestData, 0, numRequests)
 	headers := http.Header{}
diff --git a/adapters/rubicon/rubicontest/exemplary/25-26-transition-period.json b/adapters/rubicon/rubicontest/exemplary/25-26-transition-period.json
index 2f5dee2d9bd..581a0eb5308 100644
--- a/adapters/rubicon/rubicontest/exemplary/25-26-transition-period.json
+++ b/adapters/rubicon/rubicontest/exemplary/25-26-transition-period.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
         "lon": -122.346200
       },
       "gender": "f",
-      "consent": "consent",
       "data": [
         {
           "ext": {
@@ -114,23 +113,31 @@
             }
           ]
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "ext": {
+        "consent": "consent"
+      }
     },
     "source": {
-      "schain": {
-        "complete": 0,
-        "nodes": [
-          {
-            "asi": "asi",
-            "sid": "sid"
-          }
-        ],
-        "ver": "1.0"
+      "ext": {
+        "schain": {
+          "complete": 0,
+          "nodes": [
+            {
+              "asi": "asi",
+              "sid": "sid"
+            }
+          ],
+          "ver": "1.0"
+        }
       }
+
     },
     "regs": {
-      "gdpr": 1,
-      "us_privacy": "us_privacy"
+      "ext": {
+        "gdpr": 1,
+        "us_privacy": "us_privacy"
+      }
     },
     "imp": [
       {