diff --git a/app/ibctesting/chain.go b/app/ibctesting/chain.go
index 03b1ed402..48c4fdc46 100644
--- a/app/ibctesting/chain.go
+++ b/app/ibctesting/chain.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func NewTestChain(t *testing.T, coord *Coordinator, chainID string) *TestChain {
 	// generate genesis account
 	senderPrivKey := secp256k1.GenPrivKey()
 	acc := authtypes.NewBaseAccount(senderPrivKey.PubKey().Address().Bytes(), senderPrivKey.PubKey(), 0, 0)
-	amount, ok := sdk.NewIntFromString("10000000000000000000")
+	amount, ok := sdk.NewIntFromString("10000000000000000000000")
 	require.True(t, ok)
 
 	balance := banktypes.Balance{
diff --git a/app/test_helpers.go b/app/test_helpers.go
index 50fdb8c2d..5c627849c 100644
--- a/app/test_helpers.go
+++ b/app/test_helpers.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func SetupWithGenesisValSet(
 	validators := make([]stakingtypes.Validator, 0, len(valSet.Validators))
 	delegations := make([]stakingtypes.Delegation, 0, len(valSet.Validators))
 
-	bondAmt := sdk.NewInt(1000000)
+	bondAmt := sdk.NewInt(1000000000000)
 
 	for _, val := range valSet.Validators {
 		pk, err := cryptocodec.FromTmPubKeyInterface(val.PubKey)