diff --git a/x/pairing/keeper/delegator_rewards_test.go b/x/pairing/keeper/delegator_rewards_test.go
index 25cc71cf2d..34bdfb3efb 100644
--- a/x/pairing/keeper/delegator_rewards_test.go
+++ b/x/pairing/keeper/delegator_rewards_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+const (
+	exactConst = "exact"
+)
+
 // TestProviderDelegatorsRewards tests that the provider's reward (considering delegations) is as expected
 // Also, it checks that the delegator reward map is updated as expected
 func TestProviderDelegatorsRewards(t *testing.T) {
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ func TestPartialMonthDelegation(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := ts.TxSubscriptionBuy(client, client, "free", 1, false, false) // extend by a month so the sub won't expire
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	ts.AdvanceTimeHours(time.Hour * 24 * 15) // 15 days passed form the subs timer
+	ts.AdvanceTimeHours(time.Hour*24*15 + time.Hour*41) // results in 15 days of the provider being active (41 hours until subscription triggers payout)
 
 	// add another provider after 15 days
 	err = ts.addProvider(1)
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ func TestPartialMonthDelegation(t *testing.T) {
 	metadata.DelegateCommission = 50 // 50% commission
 	ts.Keepers.Epochstorage.SetMetadata(ts.Ctx, metadata)
 
-	ts.AdvanceTimeHours(time.Hour * 24 * 15) // 5 days passed from the provider stake, total 20 days
+	ts.AdvanceTimeHours(time.Hour * 24 * 5) // 5 days passed from the provider stake, total 20 days
 
 	stakeEntryResp, err := ts.Keepers.Pairing.Provider(ts.Ctx, &types.QueryProviderRequest{
 		Address: provider,
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ func TestPartialMonthDelegation(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, stakeEntry.DelegateCommission, metadata.DelegateCommission)
 
 	relayPaymentMessage := sendRelay(ts, provider, clientAcc, []string{ts.spec.Index})
+	relayPaymentMessage.DescriptionString = exactConst
 	// we have a provider that staked after 15/30 days, and a delegator that staked after 20/30 days
 	// provider has 100k stake for 15 days, delegator has 150k stake for 10 days so they should divide half half, and the provider commission is 50%
 	ts.payAndVerifyBalance(relayPaymentMessage, clientAcc.Addr, providerAcc.Vault.Addr, true, true, 75)
diff --git a/x/pairing/keeper/helpers_test.go b/x/pairing/keeper/helpers_test.go
index 8485d5f2ae..c95d600625 100644
--- a/x/pairing/keeper/helpers_test.go
+++ b/x/pairing/keeper/helpers_test.go
@@ -231,15 +231,24 @@ func (ts *tester) payAndVerifyBalance(
 	require.NotNil(ts.T, sub.Sub)
 	require.Equal(ts.T, originalSubCuLeft-totalCuUsed, sub.Sub.MonthCuLeft)
 	timeToExpiry := time.Unix(int64(sub.Sub.MonthExpiryTime), 0)
-	if timeToExpiry.After(ts.Ctx.BlockTime()) {
+	durLeft := sub.Sub.DurationLeft
+	if timeToExpiry.After(ts.Ctx.BlockTime()) && relayPayment.DescriptionString == exactConst {
 		ts.AdvanceTimeHours(timeToExpiry.Sub(ts.Ctx.BlockTime()))
+		// subs only pays after blocks to save
+		ts.AdvanceEpoch()
+		ts.AdvanceBlocks(ts.BlocksToSave() + 1)
 	} else {
 		// advance month + blocksToSave + 1 to trigger the provider monthly payment
 		ts.AdvanceMonths(1)
 		ts.AdvanceEpoch()
 		ts.AdvanceBlocks(ts.BlocksToSave() + 1)
 	}
-
+	if durLeft > 0 {
+		sub, err = ts.QuerySubscriptionCurrent(proj.Project.Subscription)
+		require.Nil(ts.T, err)
+		require.NotNil(ts.T, sub.Sub)
+		require.Equal(ts.T, durLeft-1, sub.Sub.DurationLeft, "month expiry time: %s current time: %s", time.Unix(int64(sub.Sub.MonthExpiryTime), 0).UTC(), ts.BlockTime().UTC())
+	}
 	// verify provider's balance
 	credit := sub.Sub.Credit.Amount.QuoRaw(int64(sub.Sub.DurationLeft))
 	want := sdk.ZeroInt()