diff --git a/cmd/exocored/init.go b/cmd/exocored/init.go
index 65b374c0b..c0be6c652 100644
--- a/cmd/exocored/init.go
+++ b/cmd/exocored/init.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -81,13 +80,7 @@ func InitCmd(mbm module.BasicManager, defaultNodeHome string) *cobra.Command {
 			config.P2P.MaxNumInboundPeers = 240
 			config.P2P.MaxNumOutboundPeers = 30
 
-			// Set default seeds
-			seeds := []string{
-				"40f4fac63da8b1ce8f850b0fa0f79b2699d2ce72@seed.evmos.jerrychong.com:26656",                 // jerrychong
-				"e3e11fca4ecf4035a751f3fea90e3a821e274487@bd-evmos-mainnet-seed-node-01.bdnodes.net:26656", // blockdaemon
-				"fc86e7e75c5d2e4699535e1b1bec98ae55b16826@bd-evmos-mainnet-seed-node-02.bdnodes.net:26656", // blockdaemon
-			}
-			config.P2P.Seeds = strings.Join(seeds, ",")
+			// TODO: hardcode any seeds here
 
 			config.Mempool.Size = 10000
 			config.StateSync.TrustPeriod = 112 * time.Hour
diff --git a/x/delegation/keeper/delegation_state.go b/x/delegation/keeper/delegation_state.go
index d563b73d8..d407f3c37 100644
--- a/x/delegation/keeper/delegation_state.go
+++ b/x/delegation/keeper/delegation_state.go
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ func (k *Keeper) DeleteStakersListForOperator(ctx sdk.Context, operator, assetID
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (k Keeper) HasStakerList(ctx sdk.Context, operator, assetID string) bool {
+	store := prefix.NewStore(ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey), delegationtype.KeyPrefixStakersByOperator)
+	Key := assetstype.GetJoinedStoreKey(operator, assetID)
+	return store.Has(Key)
+}
+
 func (k Keeper) GetStakersByOperator(ctx sdk.Context, operator, assetID string) (delegationtype.StakerList, error) {
 	store := prefix.NewStore(ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey), delegationtype.KeyPrefixStakersByOperator)
 	Key := assetstype.GetJoinedStoreKey(operator, assetID)
diff --git a/x/operator/keeper/slash.go b/x/operator/keeper/slash.go
index 89cfc6594..f2c17abef 100644
--- a/x/operator/keeper/slash.go
+++ b/x/operator/keeper/slash.go
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ func (k *Keeper) SlashAssets(ctx sdk.Context, parameter *types.SlashInputInfo) (
 		// all shares need to be cleared if the asset amount is slashed to zero,
 		// otherwise there will be a problem in updating the shares when handling
 		// the new delegations.
-		if remainingAmount.IsZero() {
+		if remainingAmount.IsZero() &&
+			k.delegationKeeper.HasStakerList(ctx, parameter.Operator.String(), assetID) {
 			// clear the share of other stakers
 			stakerList, err := k.delegationKeeper.GetStakersByOperator(ctx, parameter.Operator.String(), assetID)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/x/operator/types/expected_keepers.go b/x/operator/types/expected_keepers.go
index f17ff26dc..90044ccd1 100644
--- a/x/operator/types/expected_keepers.go
+++ b/x/operator/types/expected_keepers.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type DelegationKeeper interface {
 	IterateUndelegationsByOperator(
 		ctx sdk.Context, operator string, heightFilter *uint64, isUpdate bool,
 		opFunc func(undelegation *delegationtype.UndelegationRecord) error) error
+	HasStakerList(ctx sdk.Context, operator, assetID string) bool
 	GetStakersByOperator(
 		ctx sdk.Context, operator, assetID string,
 	) (delegationtype.StakerList, error)