diff --git a/contracts/Meritocracy.sol b/contracts/Meritocracy.sol
index 2964ae6..67b414e 100644
--- a/contracts/Meritocracy.sol
+++ b/contracts/Meritocracy.sol
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ contract Meritocracy {
         uint256 individualAmount = _amount / registry.length;
 
         // removing decimals
-        individualAmount = (individualAmount / 1000000000000000000 * 1000000000000000000);
+        individualAmount = (individualAmount / 1 ether * 1 ether);
         
         uint amount = individualAmount * registry.length;
         
@@ -338,4 +338,4 @@ contract Meritocracy {
         // previousMeritocracy = Meritocracy(_previousMeritocracy);
         // importPreviousMeritocracyData() TODO
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}