diff --git a/x/emissions/abci_test.go b/x/emissions/abci_test.go
index 5d7c8e3725..26420231fd 100644
--- a/x/emissions/abci_test.go
+++ b/x/emissions/abci_test.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func TestBeginBlocker(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDistributeObserverRewards(t *testing.T) {
-	sdkconfig.SetDefault(true)
+	sdkconfig.SetDefault(false)
 	k, ctx, _, _ := keepertest.EmissionsKeeper(t)
 	observerSet := sample.ObserverSet(4)
 
diff --git a/x/observer/types/message_vote_block_header_test.go b/x/observer/types/message_vote_block_header_test.go
index 1af4e79697..9d5d0d7974 100644
--- a/x/observer/types/message_vote_block_header_test.go
+++ b/x/observer/types/message_vote_block_header_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestMsgVoteBlockHeader_ValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
-	sdkconfig.SetDefault(true)
+	sdkconfig.SetDefault(false)
 	var header ethtypes.Header
 	file, err := os.Open("../../../testutil/testdata/eth_header_18495266.json")
 	require.NoError(t, err)