diff --git a/core/include/traccc/finding/actors/ckf_aborter.hpp b/core/include/traccc/finding/actors/ckf_aborter.hpp
index 02eba824a0..d91b46bb2d 100644
--- a/core/include/traccc/finding/actors/ckf_aborter.hpp
+++ b/core/include/traccc/finding/actors/ckf_aborter.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct ckf_aborter : detray::actor {
 
         // Abort at the next sensitive surface
         if (navigation.is_on_sensitive() &&
-            stepping._s > abrt_state.min_step_length) {
+            stepping.path_from_surface() > abrt_state.min_step_length) {
             prop_state._heartbeat &= navigation.abort();
             abrt_state.success = true;
         }
diff --git a/core/include/traccc/fitting/kalman_filter/kalman_actor.hpp b/core/include/traccc/fitting/kalman_filter/kalman_actor.hpp
index 0775311402..23a8864906 100644
--- a/core/include/traccc/fitting/kalman_filter/kalman_actor.hpp
+++ b/core/include/traccc/fitting/kalman_filter/kalman_actor.hpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ struct kalman_actor : detray::actor {
 
             const bool res =
                 sf.template visit_mask<gain_matrix_updater<algebra_t>>(
-                    trk_state, propagation._stepping._bound_params);
+                    trk_state, propagation._stepping.bound_params());
 
             // Abort if the Kalman update fails
             if (!res) {
@@ -115,13 +115,14 @@ struct kalman_actor : detray::actor {
             }
 
             // Set full jacobian
-            trk_state.jacobian() = stepping._full_jacobian;
+            trk_state.jacobian() = stepping.full_jacobian();
 
             // Change the charge of hypothesized particles when the sign of qop
             // is changed (This rarely happens when qop is set with a poor seed
             // resolution)
             propagation.set_particle(detail::correct_particle_hypothesis(
-                stepping._ptc, propagation._stepping._bound_params));
+                stepping.particle_hypothesis(),
+                propagation._stepping.bound_params()));
 
             // Update iterator
             actor_state.next();
@@ -132,4 +133,4 @@ struct kalman_actor : detray::actor {
     }
 };
 
-}  // namespace traccc
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace traccc
diff --git a/core/src/finding/find_tracks.hpp b/core/src/finding/find_tracks.hpp
index 4f8e611a06..5a33d4b4d6 100644
--- a/core/src/finding/find_tracks.hpp
+++ b/core/src/finding/find_tracks.hpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ track_candidate_container_types::host find_tracks(
             // If a surface found, add the parameter for the next
             // step
             if (s4.success) {
-                out_params.push_back(propagation._stepping._bound_params);
+                out_params.push_back(propagation._stepping.bound_params());
                 param_to_link[step].push_back(link_id);
             }
             // Unless the track found a surface, it is considered a
diff --git a/device/common/include/traccc/finding/device/impl/propagate_to_next_surface.ipp b/device/common/include/traccc/finding/device/impl/propagate_to_next_surface.ipp
index bb518215ce..06ea739494 100644
--- a/device/common/include/traccc/finding/device/impl/propagate_to_next_surface.ipp
+++ b/device/common/include/traccc/finding/device/impl/propagate_to_next_surface.ipp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ TRACCC_DEVICE inline void propagate_to_next_surface(
 
     // If a surface found, add the parameter for the next step
     if (s4.success) {
-        params[param_id] = propagation._stepping._bound_params;
+        params[param_id] = propagation._stepping.bound_params();
 
         if (payload.step == cfg.max_track_candidates_per_track - 1) {
             tips.push_back({payload.step, param_id});
diff --git a/examples/simulation/simulate_wire_chamber.cpp b/examples/simulation/simulate_wire_chamber.cpp
index 071a67a088..1c9073d430 100644
--- a/examples/simulation/simulate_wire_chamber.cpp
+++ b/examples/simulation/simulate_wire_chamber.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 // detray include(s).
 #include "detray/detectors/bfield.hpp"
 #include "detray/io/frontend/detector_writer.hpp"
-#include "detray/test/utils/detectors/create_wire_chamber.hpp"
+#include "detray/test/utils/detectors/build_wire_chamber.hpp"
 #include "detray/test/utils/simulation/event_generator/track_generators.hpp"
 
 // VecMem include(s).
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int simulate(const traccc::opts::generation& generation_opts,
 
     // Create the toy geometry
     const auto [det, name_map] =
-        detray::create_wire_chamber(host_mr, wire_chamber_cfg);
+        detray::build_wire_chamber(host_mr, wire_chamber_cfg);
 
     /***************************
      * Generate simulation data
diff --git a/extern/detray/CMakeLists.txt b/extern/detray/CMakeLists.txt
index ae2637e7b4..bcfa9ce8ea 100644
--- a/extern/detray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extern/detray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ message( STATUS "Building Detray as part of the TRACCC project" )
 
 # Declare where to get Detray from.
 set( TRACCC_DETRAY_SOURCE
-"URL;https://github.com/acts-project/detray/archive/refs/tags/v0.79.0.tar.gz;URL_MD5;b2eb38b7a58c55f41aa5e295c21e1aeb"
+"URL;https://github.com/acts-project/detray/archive/refs/tags/v0.81.0.tar.gz;URL_MD5;d66d7e95c4c00f9c82999331ab0a8d4c"
    CACHE STRING "Source for Detray, when built as part of this project" )
 
 mark_as_advanced( TRACCC_DETRAY_SOURCE )
diff --git a/simulation/include/traccc/simulation/smearing_writer.hpp b/simulation/include/traccc/simulation/smearing_writer.hpp
index b1c1cf81dd..523bcef2e0 100644
--- a/simulation/include/traccc/simulation/smearing_writer.hpp
+++ b/simulation/include/traccc/simulation/smearing_writer.hpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct smearing_writer : detray::actor {
 
             const auto track = stepping();
             const auto pos = track.pos();
-            const auto mom = track.mom(stepping._ptc.charge());
+            const auto mom = track.mom(stepping.particle_hypothesis().charge());
 
             const auto sf = navigation.get_surface();
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ struct smearing_writer : detray::actor {
 
             // Write measurements
             io::csv::measurement meas;
-            const auto bound_params = stepping._bound_params;
+            const auto bound_params = stepping.bound_params();
 
             meas.measurement_id = writer_state.m_hit_count;
             meas.geometry_id = hit.geometry_id;
diff --git a/tests/common/tests/kalman_fitting_wire_chamber_test.hpp b/tests/common/tests/kalman_fitting_wire_chamber_test.hpp
index de01f8e1a5..180da2de54 100644
--- a/tests/common/tests/kalman_fitting_wire_chamber_test.hpp
+++ b/tests/common/tests/kalman_fitting_wire_chamber_test.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // Detray include(s).
 #include "detray/detectors/bfield.hpp"
 #include "detray/io/frontend/detector_writer.hpp"
-#include "detray/test/utils/detectors/create_wire_chamber.hpp"
+#include "detray/test/utils/detectors/build_wire_chamber.hpp"
 
 // System include(s)
 #include <array>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class KalmanFittingWireChamberTests : public KalmanFittingTests {
         // wire_chamber_cfg.m_thickness = 100.f * detray::unit<scalar>::um;
 
         // Create telescope detector
-        auto [det, name_map] = create_wire_chamber(host_mr, wire_chamber_cfg);
+        auto [det, name_map] = build_wire_chamber(host_mr, wire_chamber_cfg);
 
         // Write detector file
         auto writer_cfg = detray::io::detector_writer_config{}
diff --git a/tests/cpu/test_ckf_combinatorics_telescope.cpp b/tests/cpu/test_ckf_combinatorics_telescope.cpp
index 03afef4f05..294acdef99 100644
--- a/tests/cpu/test_ckf_combinatorics_telescope.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpu/test_ckf_combinatorics_telescope.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ TEST_P(CpuCkfCombinatoricsTelescopeTests, Run) {
                                  writer_type>(
         std::get<6>(GetParam()), n_events, host_det, field,
         std::move(generator), std::move(smearer_writer_cfg), full_path);
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     sim.run();
 
     /*****************************
@@ -115,10 +119,17 @@ TEST_P(CpuCkfCombinatoricsTelescopeTests, Run) {
     cfg_no_limit.max_num_branches_per_seed =
         std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max();
     cfg_no_limit.chi2_max = 30.f;
+    cfg_no_limit.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    cfg_no_limit.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
 
     traccc::finding_config cfg_limit;
     cfg_limit.max_num_branches_per_seed = 500;
     cfg_limit.chi2_max = 30.f;
+    cfg_limit.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    cfg_limit.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance = 1.f * unit<float>::mm;
 
     // Finding algorithm object
     traccc::host::ckf_algorithm host_finding(cfg_no_limit);
diff --git a/tests/cpu/test_ckf_sparse_tracks_telescope.cpp b/tests/cpu/test_ckf_sparse_tracks_telescope.cpp
index b7d2f684e6..5d47a060e9 100644
--- a/tests/cpu/test_ckf_sparse_tracks_telescope.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpu/test_ckf_sparse_tracks_telescope.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ TEST_P(CkfSparseTrackTelescopeTests, Run) {
                                  writer_type>(
         ptc, n_events, host_det, field, std::move(generator),
         std::move(smearer_writer_cfg), full_path);
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     sim.run();
 
     /*****************************
@@ -120,6 +124,8 @@ TEST_P(CkfSparseTrackTelescopeTests, Run) {
     typename traccc::finding_config cfg;
     cfg.ptc_hypothesis = ptc;
     cfg.chi2_max = 30.f;
+    cfg.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance = -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    cfg.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance = 1.f * unit<float>::mm;
 
     // Finding algorithm object
     traccc::host::ckf_algorithm host_finding(cfg);
@@ -127,6 +133,9 @@ TEST_P(CkfSparseTrackTelescopeTests, Run) {
     // Fitting algorithm object
     typename traccc::fitting_algorithm<host_fitter_type>::config_type fit_cfg;
     fit_cfg.ptc_hypothesis = ptc;
+    fit_cfg.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    fit_cfg.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance = 1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     traccc::fitting_algorithm<host_fitter_type> host_fitting(fit_cfg);
 
     // Iterate over events
diff --git a/tests/cpu/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.cpp b/tests/cpu/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.cpp
index 6548ae76da..28c6e1781c 100644
--- a/tests/cpu/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpu/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ TEST_P(KalmanFittingTelescopeTests, Run) {
                                  writer_type>(
         ptc, n_events, host_det, field, std::move(generator),
         std::move(smearer_writer_cfg), full_path);
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     sim.run();
 
     /***************
@@ -116,6 +120,9 @@ TEST_P(KalmanFittingTelescopeTests, Run) {
     // Fitting algorithm object
     typename traccc::fitting_algorithm<host_fitter_type>::config_type fit_cfg;
     fit_cfg.ptc_hypothesis = ptc;
+    fit_cfg.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    fit_cfg.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance = 1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     fitting_algorithm<host_fitter_type> fitting(fit_cfg);
 
     // Iterate over events
diff --git a/tests/cpu/test_simulation.cpp b/tests/cpu/test_simulation.cpp
index 71765005fe..32b852391b 100644
--- a/tests/cpu/test_simulation.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpu/test_simulation.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ TEST_P(TelescopeDetectorSimulation, telescope_detector_simulation) {
         std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
 
     // Run simulation
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     sim.run();
 
     for (std::size_t i_event{0u}; i_event < n_events; i_event++) {
diff --git a/tests/cuda/test_ckf_combinatorics_telescope.cpp b/tests/cuda/test_ckf_combinatorics_telescope.cpp
index 7cf8d50ce8..871d0acc8b 100644
--- a/tests/cuda/test_ckf_combinatorics_telescope.cpp
+++ b/tests/cuda/test_ckf_combinatorics_telescope.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ TEST_P(CudaCkfCombinatoricsTelescopeTests, Run) {
                                  writer_type>(
         ptc, n_events, host_det, field, std::move(generator),
         std::move(smearer_writer_cfg), full_path);
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     sim.run();
 
     /*****************************
@@ -140,12 +144,19 @@ TEST_P(CudaCkfCombinatoricsTelescopeTests, Run) {
     cfg_no_limit.ptc_hypothesis = ptc;
     cfg_no_limit.max_num_branches_per_seed = 100000;
     cfg_no_limit.chi2_max = 30.f;
+    cfg_no_limit.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    cfg_no_limit.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
 
     typename traccc::cuda::finding_algorithm<
         rk_stepper_type, device_navigator_type>::config_type cfg_limit;
     cfg_limit.ptc_hypothesis = ptc;
     cfg_limit.max_num_branches_per_seed = 500;
     cfg_limit.chi2_max = 30.f;
+    cfg_limit.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    cfg_limit.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance = 1.f * unit<float>::mm;
 
     // Finding algorithm object
     traccc::cuda::finding_algorithm<rk_stepper_type, device_navigator_type>
diff --git a/tests/cuda/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.cpp b/tests/cuda/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.cpp
index c007f23e20..6801ecf988 100644
--- a/tests/cuda/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.cpp
+++ b/tests/cuda/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ TEST_P(KalmanFittingTelescopeTests, Run) {
                                  writer_type>(
         ptc, n_events, host_det, field, std::move(generator),
         std::move(smearer_writer_cfg), full_path);
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     sim.run();
 
     /***************
@@ -146,6 +150,9 @@ TEST_P(KalmanFittingTelescopeTests, Run) {
     typename traccc::cuda::fitting_algorithm<device_fitter_type>::config_type
         fit_cfg;
     fit_cfg.ptc_hypothesis = ptc;
+    fit_cfg.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    fit_cfg.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance = 1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     traccc::cuda::fitting_algorithm<device_fitter_type> device_fitting(
         fit_cfg, mr, copy, stream);
 
diff --git a/tests/sycl/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.sycl b/tests/sycl/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.sycl
index 1fc14471ac..da8d134e44 100644
--- a/tests/sycl/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.sycl
+++ b/tests/sycl/test_kalman_fitter_telescope.sycl
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ TEST_P(KalmanFittingTelescopeTests, Run) {
                                  writer_type>(
         std::get<6>(GetParam()), n_events, host_det, field,
         std::move(generator), std::move(smearer_writer_cfg), full_path);
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    sim.get_config().propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance =
+        1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     sim.run();
 
     /***************
@@ -163,6 +167,9 @@ TEST_P(KalmanFittingTelescopeTests, Run) {
     typename traccc::sycl::fitting_algorithm<device_fitter_type>::config_type
         fit_cfg;
     fit_cfg.ptc_hypothesis = ptc;
+    fit_cfg.propagation.navigation.overstep_tolerance =
+        -100.f * unit<float>::um;
+    fit_cfg.propagation.navigation.max_mask_tolerance = 1.f * unit<float>::mm;
     traccc::sycl::fitting_algorithm<device_fitter_type> device_fitting(fit_cfg,
                                                                        mr, &q);