diff --git a/libraries/chain/chain_controller.cpp b/libraries/chain/chain_controller.cpp
index 79de4090045d6e6eaf03854a185803a2159ad7c4..5ace0162547be6c34648f9404e9e6be58640b86b 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/chain_controller.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/chain_controller.cpp
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ void chain_controller::update_global_properties(const signed_block& b) {
          gpo.configuration = std::move(config);
       });
 
-      auto active_producers_authority = types::Authority(uint32_t(gpo.active_producers.size()*config::ProducersAuthorityThreshold), {}, {});
+      auto active_producers_authority = types::Authority(config::ProducersAuthorityThreshold, {}, {});
       for(auto& name : gpo.active_producers) {
          active_producers_authority.accounts.push_back({{name, config::ActiveName}, 1});
       }
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/config.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/config.hpp
index 7f7739639b8212bfff1149b1f496bfd97272884a..edd8ef5804ac8abfd9588855ee57047c56e52c49 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/config.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/config.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const static ShareType DefaultElectedPay = Asset(100).amount;
 const static ShareType DefaultRunnerUpPay = Asset(75).amount;
 const static ShareType DefaultMinEosBalance = Asset(100).amount;
 const static UInt32 DefaultMaxTrxLifetime = 60*60;
-const static double ProducersAuthorityThreshold = 2.0/3.0;
+const static UInt32 ProducersAuthorityThreshold = 14;
 
 const static int BlocksPerRound = 21;
 const static int VotedProducersPerRound = 20;
diff --git a/libraries/native_contract/native_contract_chain_initializer.cpp b/libraries/native_contract/native_contract_chain_initializer.cpp
index 16d049731c1bbc88bf8a3dde98d28ef1e543cd18..2b97e5baee64f2d1a2dd3b3b5d675142e2996c9f 100644
--- a/libraries/native_contract/native_contract_chain_initializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/native_contract/native_contract_chain_initializer.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ std::vector<chain::Message> native_contract_chain_initializer::prepare_database(
    };
 
    auto empty_authority = types::Authority(0, {}, {});
-   auto active_producers_authority = types::Authority(uint32_t(genesis.initial_producers.size()*config::ProducersAuthorityThreshold), {}, {});
+   auto active_producers_authority = types::Authority(config::ProducersAuthorityThreshold, {}, {});
    for(auto& p : genesis.initial_producers) {
       active_producers_authority.accounts.push_back({{p.owner_name, config::ActiveName}, 1});
    }
diff --git a/tests/tests/special_accounts_tests.cpp b/tests/tests/special_accounts_tests.cpp
index 479c4c8b4274ab7bc33ae4ab81d5b5a2f10d7727..31f554e1b1fa9246a2026cc0cd9409a7e36b35d0 100644
--- a/tests/tests/special_accounts_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests/special_accounts_tests.cpp
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(accounts_exists, testing_fixture)
       BOOST_CHECK(producers != nullptr);
 
       auto& gpo = chain_db.get<global_property_object>();
-      auto threshold = uint32_t(gpo.active_producers.size()*config::ProducersAuthorityThreshold);
 
       const auto& producers_active_authority = chain_db.get<permission_object, by_owner>(boost::make_tuple(config::ProducersAccountName, config::ActiveName));
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producers_active_authority.auth.threshold, threshold);
+      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producers_active_authority.auth.threshold, config::ProducersAuthorityThreshold);
       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producers_active_authority.auth.accounts.size(), gpo.active_producers.size());
       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producers_active_authority.auth.keys.size(), 0);
 
@@ -109,10 +108,8 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(producers_authority, testing_fixture)
       BOOST_REQUIRE(boost::find(gpo.active_producers, "newproducer2") != gpo.active_producers.end());
       BOOST_REQUIRE(boost::find(gpo.active_producers, "newproducer3") != gpo.active_producers.end());
 
-      auto threshold = uint32_t(gpo.active_producers.size()*config::ProducersAuthorityThreshold);
-
       const auto& producers_active_authority = chain_db.get<permission_object, by_owner>(boost::make_tuple(config::ProducersAccountName, config::ActiveName));
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producers_active_authority.auth.threshold, threshold);
+      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producers_active_authority.auth.threshold, config::ProducersAuthorityThreshold);
       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producers_active_authority.auth.accounts.size(), gpo.active_producers.size());
       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(producers_active_authority.auth.keys.size(), 0);