diff --git a/x/emissions/abci.go b/x/emissions/abci.go
index bc15398209..824f0710d1 100644
--- a/x/emissions/abci.go
+++ b/x/emissions/abci.go
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ func DistributeObserverRewards(ctx sdk.Context, amount sdkmath.Int, keeper keepe
 			continue
 		}
 		if observerRewardUnits < 0 {
-			slashAmount := keeper.GetParams(ctx).ObserverSlashAmount
+			slashAmount, ok := sdkmath.NewIntFromString(types.ObserverSlashAmount)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
 			keeper.SlashObserverEmission(ctx, observerAddress.String(), slashAmount)
 			finalDistributionList = append(finalDistributionList, &types.ObserverEmission{
 				EmissionType:    types.EmissionType_Slash,
diff --git a/x/emissions/types/keys.go b/x/emissions/types/keys.go
index 9f1fa705fc..72c375fc18 100644
--- a/x/emissions/types/keys.go
+++ b/x/emissions/types/keys.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const (
 
 	EmissionScheduledYears = 4
 	AvgBlockTime           = "5.7"
+
+	ObserverSlashAmount = "100000000000000000"
 )
 
 func KeyPrefix(p string) []byte {
diff --git a/x/emissions/types/params.go b/x/emissions/types/params.go
index aa896f77e8..9849a02faa 100644
--- a/x/emissions/types/params.go
+++ b/x/emissions/types/params.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (p *Params) ParamSetPairs() paramtypes.ParamSetPairs {
 		paramtypes.NewParamSetPair(KeyPrefix(ParamObserverEmissionPercentage), &p.ObserverEmissionPercentage, validateObserverEmissionPercentage),
 		paramtypes.NewParamSetPair(KeyPrefix(ParamTssSignerEmissionPercentage), &p.TssSignerEmissionPercentage, validateTssEmissonPercentage),
 		paramtypes.NewParamSetPair(KeyPrefix(ParamDurationFactorConstant), &p.DurationFactorConstant, validateDurationFactorConstant),
-		paramtypes.NewParamSetPair(KeyPrefix(ParamObserverSlashAmount), &p.ObserverSlashAmount, validateObserverSlashAmount),
+		//paramtypes.NewParamSetPair(KeyPrefix(ParamObserverSlashAmount), &p.ObserverSlashAmount, validateObserverSlashAmount),
 	}
 }