    function setConcRewards(bytes32 poolIdx, uint32 weekFrom, uint32 weekTo, uint64 weeklyReward) public payable {
        // require(msg.sender == governance_, "Only callable by governance");
        require(weekFrom % WEEK == 0 && weekTo % WEEK == 0, "Invalid weeks");
        while (weekFrom <= weekTo) {
            concRewardPerWeek_[poolIdx][weekFrom] = weeklyReward;
            weekFrom += uint32(WEEK);
        }
    }
    function setAmbRewards(bytes32 poolIdx, uint32 weekFrom, uint32 weekTo, uint64 weeklyReward) public payable {
        // require(msg.sender == governance_, "Only callable by governance");
        require(weekFrom % WEEK == 0 && weekTo % WEEK == 0, "Invalid weeks");
        while (weekFrom <= weekTo) {
            ambRewardPerWeek_[poolIdx][weekFrom] = weeklyReward;
            weekFrom += uint32(WEEK);
        }
    }
diff --git a/canto_ambient/test_canto/TestLiquidityMining.js b/canto_ambient/test_canto/TestLiquidityMining.js
index bd21a32..b917308 100644
--- a/canto_ambient/test_canto/TestLiquidityMining.js
+++ b/canto_ambient/test_canto/TestLiquidityMining.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const { time } = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers");
 var keccak256 = require("@ethersproject/keccak256").keccak256;
 
 const chai = require("chai");
+const { network, ethers } = require("hardhat");
 const abi = new AbiCoder();
 
 const BOOT_PROXY_IDX = 0;
@@ -218,7 +219,6 @@ describe("Liquidity Mining Tests", function () {
 		);
 		tx = await dex.userCmd(2, mintConcentratedLiqCmd, {
 			gasLimit: 6000000,
-			value: ethers.utils.parseUnits("10", "ether"),
 		});
 		await tx.wait();
 
@@ -243,6 +243,17 @@ describe("Liquidity Mining Tests", function () {
 			BigNumber.from("999898351768")
 		);
 
+		let dexBal = await ethers.provider.getBalance(dex.address);
+		expect(dexBal.eq(0)).to.be.eq(true);
+
+		// dex gains native token from other methods
+		await network.provider.send("hardhat_setBalance", [
+			dex.address,
+			ethers.utils.parseEther("2").toHexString(),
+		  ]);
+		dexBal = await ethers.provider.getBalance(dex.address);
+		expect(dexBal.eq(ethers.utils.parseEther("2"))).to.be.eq(true);
+
 		//////////////////////////////////////////////////
 		// SET LIQUIDITY MINING REWARDS FOR CONCENTRATED LIQUIDITY
 		//////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/canto_ambient/contracts/callpaths/LiquidityMiningPath.sol b/canto_ambient/contracts/callpaths/LiquidityMiningPath.sol
index e6c63f7..44dd338 100644
--- a/canto_ambient/contracts/callpaths/LiquidityMiningPath.sol
+++ b/canto_ambient/contracts/callpaths/LiquidityMiningPath.sol
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ contract LiquidityMiningPath is LiquidityMining {
     function setConcRewards(bytes32 poolIdx, uint32 weekFrom, uint32 weekTo, uint64 weeklyReward) public payable {
         // require(msg.sender == governance_, "Only callable by governance");
         require(weekFrom % WEEK == 0 && weekTo % WEEK == 0, "Invalid weeks");
+        require((1 +(weekTo - weekFrom) / WEEK) * weeklyReward == msg.value);
         while (weekFrom <= weekTo) {
             concRewardPerWeek_[poolIdx][weekFrom] = weeklyReward;
             weekFrom += uint32(WEEK);
