diff --git a/nano/core_test/rep_crawler.cpp b/nano/core_test/rep_crawler.cpp
index e9d0ba8d41..18ee676fbb 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/rep_crawler.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/rep_crawler.cpp
@@ -128,53 +128,56 @@ TEST (rep_crawler, rep_remove)
 	nano::keypair keys_rep2; // Principal representative 2
 	nano::block_builder builder;
 
+	auto const rep_weight = nano::test::minimum_principal_weight () * 2;
+
 	// Send enough nanos to Rep1 to make it a principal representative
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::block> send_to_rep1 = builder
-												.state ()
-												.account (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-												.previous (nano::dev::genesis->hash ())
-												.representative (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-												.balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - searching_node.minimum_principal_weight () * 2)
-												.link (keys_rep1.pub)
-												.sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-												.work (*system.work.generate (nano::dev::genesis->hash ()))
-												.build ();
+	auto send_to_rep1 = builder
+						.state ()
+						.account (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+						.previous (nano::dev::genesis->hash ())
+						.representative (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+						.balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - rep_weight)
+						.link (keys_rep1.pub)
+						.sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+						.work (*system.work.generate (nano::dev::genesis->hash ()))
+						.build ();
 
 	// Receive by Rep1
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::block> receive_rep1 = builder
-												.state ()
-												.account (keys_rep1.pub)
-												.previous (0)
-												.representative (keys_rep1.pub)
-												.balance (searching_node.minimum_principal_weight () * 2)
-												.link (send_to_rep1->hash ())
-												.sign (keys_rep1.prv, keys_rep1.pub)
-												.work (*system.work.generate (keys_rep1.pub))
-												.build ();
+	auto receive_rep1 = builder
+						.state ()
+						.account (keys_rep1.pub)
+						.previous (0)
+						.representative (keys_rep1.pub)
+						.balance (rep_weight)
+						.link (send_to_rep1->hash ())
+						.sign (keys_rep1.prv, keys_rep1.pub)
+						.work (*system.work.generate (keys_rep1.pub))
+						.build ();
 
 	// Send enough nanos to Rep2 to make it a principal representative
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::block> send_to_rep2 = builder
-												.state ()
-												.account (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-												.previous (send_to_rep1->hash ())
-												.representative (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-												.balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - searching_node.minimum_principal_weight () * 4)
-												.link (keys_rep2.pub)
-												.sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-												.work (*system.work.generate (send_to_rep1->hash ()))
-												.build ();
+	auto send_to_rep2 = builder
+						.state ()
+						.account (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+						.previous (send_to_rep1->hash ())
+						.representative (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+						.balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - rep_weight * 2)
+						.link (keys_rep2.pub)
+						.sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+						.work (*system.work.generate (send_to_rep1->hash ()))
+						.build ();
 
 	// Receive by Rep2
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::block> receive_rep2 = builder
-												.state ()
-												.account (keys_rep2.pub)
-												.previous (0)
-												.representative (keys_rep2.pub)
-												.balance (searching_node.minimum_principal_weight () * 2)
-												.link (send_to_rep2->hash ())
-												.sign (keys_rep2.prv, keys_rep2.pub)
-												.work (*system.work.generate (keys_rep2.pub))
-												.build ();
+	auto receive_rep2 = builder
+						.state ()
+						.account (keys_rep2.pub)
+						.previous (0)
+						.representative (keys_rep2.pub)
+						.balance (rep_weight)
+						.link (send_to_rep2->hash ())
+						.sign (keys_rep2.prv, keys_rep2.pub)
+						.work (*system.work.generate (keys_rep2.pub))
+						.build ();
+
 	{
 		auto transaction = searching_node.ledger.tx_begin_write ();
 		ASSERT_EQ (nano::block_status::progress, searching_node.ledger.process (transaction, send_to_rep1));
@@ -188,11 +191,12 @@ TEST (rep_crawler, rep_remove)
 
 	// Ensure Rep1 is found by the rep_crawler after receiving a vote from it
 	auto vote_rep1 = std::make_shared<nano::vote> (keys_rep1.pub, keys_rep1.prv, 0, 0, std::vector<nano::block_hash>{ nano::dev::genesis->hash () });
+	ASSERT_LE (searching_node.minimum_principal_weight (), rep_weight);
 	searching_node.rep_crawler.force_process (vote_rep1, channel_rep1);
 	ASSERT_TIMELY_EQ (5s, searching_node.rep_crawler.representative_count (), 1);
 	auto reps (searching_node.rep_crawler.representatives (1));
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, reps.size ());
-	ASSERT_EQ (searching_node.minimum_principal_weight () * 2, searching_node.ledger.weight (reps[0].account));
+	ASSERT_LE (searching_node.minimum_principal_weight (), searching_node.ledger.weight (reps[0].account));
 	ASSERT_EQ (keys_rep1.pub, reps[0].account);
 	ASSERT_EQ (channel_rep1, reps[0].channel);
 
diff --git a/nano/core_test/vote_processor.cpp b/nano/core_test/vote_processor.cpp
index 797077cc6d..8f93ab726e 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/vote_processor.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/vote_processor.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TEST (vote_processor, weights)
 	auto & node (*system.nodes[0]);
 
 	// Create representatives of different weight levels
-	auto const stake = node.balance (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub);
+	auto const stake = node.config.online_weight_minimum.number ();
 	auto const level0 = stake / 5000; // 0.02%
 	auto const level1 = stake / 500; // 0.2%
 	auto const level2 = stake / 50; // 2%
diff --git a/nano/node/repcrawler.cpp b/nano/node/repcrawler.cpp
index d0af99712b..d04a1d0e2d 100644
--- a/nano/node/repcrawler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/repcrawler.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ void nano::rep_crawler::validate_and_process (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> & l
 		if (channel->get_type () == nano::transport::transport_type::loopback)
 		{
 			logger.debug (nano::log::type::rep_crawler, "Ignoring vote from loopback channel: {}", channel->to_string ());
-			continue;
+
+			continue; // Skip this vote
 		}
 
 		nano::uint128_t const rep_weight = node.ledger.weight (vote->account);
@@ -91,8 +92,9 @@ void nano::rep_crawler::validate_and_process (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> & l
 		{
 			logger.debug (nano::log::type::rep_crawler, "Ignoring vote from account: {} with too little voting weight: {}",
 			vote->account.to_account (),
-			nano::util::to_str (rep_weight));
-			continue;
+			fmt::streamed (rep_weight));
+
+			continue; // Skip this vote
 		}
 
 		// temporary data used for logging after dropping the lock
diff --git a/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp b/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
index 75a72baae3..a3400f9b9f 100644
--- a/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
+++ b/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
@@ -387,3 +387,8 @@ std::vector<std::shared_ptr<nano::block>> nano::test::all_blocks (nano::node & n
 	}
 	return result;
 }
+
+nano::uint128_t nano::test::minimum_principal_weight ()
+{
+	return nano::dev::genesis->balance ().number () / nano::dev::network_params.network.principal_weight_factor;
+}
diff --git a/nano/test_common/testutil.hpp b/nano/test_common/testutil.hpp
index 6b23c12d8c..1964af057b 100644
--- a/nano/test_common/testutil.hpp
+++ b/nano/test_common/testutil.hpp
@@ -432,5 +432,7 @@ namespace test
 	 * Returns all blocks in the ledger
 	 */
 	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<nano::block>> all_blocks (nano::node &);
+
+	nano::uint128_t minimum_principal_weight ();
 }
 }