diff --git a/neurons/validator/validator.py b/neurons/validator/validator.py
index c31d4ce9..4985bda1 100644
--- a/neurons/validator/validator.py
+++ b/neurons/validator/validator.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def initialize_nicheimage_catalogue(config):
             "supporting_pipelines": MODEL_CONFIGS["DeepSeek_R1_Distill_Llama_70B"]["params"][
                 "supporting_pipelines"
             ],
-            "model_incentive_weight": 0.10,
+            "model_incentive_weight": 0.13,
             "timeout": 128,
             "synapse_type": ig_subnet.protocol.TextGenerating,
             "reward_url": config.reward_url.DeepSeek_R1_Distill_Llama_70B,
@@ -981,4 +981,4 @@ def rank_array(array: np.ndarray):
     with Validator() as validator:
         while True:
             bt.logging.info("Validator running...", time.time())
-            time.sleep(360)
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+            time.sleep(360)