diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index 0b1199c09..aea264253 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 // b. automated distribution of test REVS snapshot
 
 #define KOMODO_ASSETCHAINS_WAITNOTARIZE
+#define KOMODO_PAXMAX (100000 * COIN)
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/komodo_pax.h b/src/komodo_pax.h
index 6f65f95e2..2e5ae40db 100644
--- a/src/komodo_pax.h
+++ b/src/komodo_pax.h
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ uint64_t komodo_paxcorrelation(uint64_t *votes,int32_t numvotes,uint64_t seed)
 uint64_t komodo_paxcalc(uint32_t *pvals,int32_t baseid,int32_t relid,uint64_t basevolume,uint64_t kmdbtc,uint64_t btcusd)
 {
     uint32_t pvalb,pvalr; uint64_t usdvol,baseusd,usdkmd,baserel,ranked[32];
-    if ( basevolume > 10000*COIN )
+    if ( basevolume > KOMODO_PAXMAX )
     {
         printf("paxcalc overflow %.8f\n",dstr(basevolume));
         return(0);
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ uint64_t _komodo_paxprice(uint64_t *kmdbtcp,uint64_t *btcusdp,int32_t height,cha
 uint64_t komodo_paxprice(uint64_t *seedp,int32_t height,char *base,char *rel,uint64_t basevolume)
 {
     int32_t i,j,k,ind,zeroes,numvotes,wt,nonz; int64_t delta; uint64_t lastprice,seed,tolerance,den,densum,sum=0,votes[sizeof(Peggy_inds)/sizeof(*Peggy_inds)],btcusds[sizeof(Peggy_inds)/sizeof(*Peggy_inds)],kmdbtcs[sizeof(Peggy_inds)/sizeof(*Peggy_inds)],kmdbtc,btcusd;
-    if ( basevolume > 100000*COIN )
+    if ( basevolume > KOMODO_PAXMAX )
     {
         printf("komodo_paxprice overflow %.8f\n",dstr(basevolume));
         return(0);