diff --git a/bittensor/core/metagraph.py b/bittensor/core/metagraph.py
index 1239c8b694..93128f6f01 100644
--- a/bittensor/core/metagraph.py
+++ b/bittensor/core/metagraph.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 
 Tensor = Union["torch.nn.Parameter", NDArray]
-ROOT_TAO_STAKES_WEIGHT = 0.018
+ROOT_TAO_STAKES_WEIGHT = 0.18
 
 
 METAGRAPH_STATE_DICT_NDARRAY_KEYS = [