diff --git a/contracts/validator/validator.go b/contracts/validator/validator.go
index a08f2aa58a..41d15b56e6 100644
--- a/contracts/validator/validator.go
+++ b/contracts/validator/validator.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func DeployValidator(transactOpts *bind.TransactOpts, contractBackend bind.Contr
 	// 150 masternodes
 	// Candidate Delay Withdraw 30 days = 1296000 blocks
 	// Voter Delay Withdraw 2 days = 86400 blocks
-	validatorAddr, _, _, err := contract.DeployXDCValidator(transactOpts, contractBackend, validatorAddress, caps, ownerAddress, minDeposit, minVoterCap, big.NewInt(150), big.NewInt(1296000), big.NewInt(86400))
+	validatorAddr, _, _, err := contract.DeployXDCValidator(transactOpts, contractBackend, validatorAddress, caps, ownerAddress, minDeposit, minVoterCap, big.NewInt(18), big.NewInt(1296000), big.NewInt(86400))
 	if err != nil {
 		return validatorAddr, nil, err
 	}