diff --git a/cmd/propose.go b/cmd/propose.go
index f0f6a48f..60b9cb42 100644
--- a/cmd/propose.go
+++ b/cmd/propose.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (*UtilsStruct) GetBiggestStakeAndId(client *ethclient.Client, address strin
 		biggestStakerId uint32
 		mu              sync.Mutex
 		wg              sync.WaitGroup
-		errChan         = make(chan error, 1)
+		errChan         = make(chan error, numberOfStakers)
 	)
 
 	log.Debug("Iterating over all the stakers...")
diff --git a/cmd/propose_test.go b/cmd/propose_test.go
index a80c6b3d..b04d27ca 100644
--- a/cmd/propose_test.go
+++ b/cmd/propose_test.go
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ func TestGetBiggestStakeAndId(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "Test 1: When GetBiggestStakeAndId function executes successfully",
 			args: args{
-				numOfStakers:  2,
+				numOfStakers:  1,
 				remainingTime: 10,
 				stake:         big.NewInt(1).Mul(big.NewInt(5326), big.NewInt(1e18)),
 			},