diff --git a/charts/otv-backend/Chart.yaml b/charts/otv-backend/Chart.yaml
index 859d06e2b..149c1e48b 100644
--- a/charts/otv-backend/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/otv-backend/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 description: 1K Validators Backend
 name: otv-backend
-version: v2.5.98
+version: v2.5.99
 apiVersion: v2
diff --git a/helmfile.d/10-otv-backend.yaml b/helmfile.d/10-otv-backend.yaml
index bdbac30cb..6ddf1d74c 100644
--- a/helmfile.d/10-otv-backend.yaml
+++ b/helmfile.d/10-otv-backend.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ releases:
     namespace: kusama
     {{ if eq .Environment.Name "production" }}
     chart: w3f/otv-backend
-    version: v2.5.98
+    version: v2.5.99
     {{ else }}
     chart: ../charts/otv-backend
     {{ end }}
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ releases:
     namespace: polkadot
     {{ if eq .Environment.Name "production" }}
     chart: w3f/otv-backend
-    version: v2.5.98
+    version: v2.5.99
     {{ else }}
     chart: ../charts/otv-backend
     {{ end }} 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 350348822..2352b43d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "1k-validators-be",
-  "version": "2.5.98",
+  "version": "2.5.99",
   "description": "Services for running the Thousand Validator Program.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b50dffb63..c5d77e46d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { startClearAccumulatedOfflineTimeJob, startMonitorJob } from "./cron";
 
 const isCI = process.env.CI;
 
-const version = "v2.5.98";
+const version = "v2.5.99";
 
 const catchAndQuit = async (fn: any) => {
   try {
diff --git a/src/score.ts b/src/score.ts
index 919ca7071..1f4a04c6b 100644
--- a/src/score.ts
+++ b/src/score.ts
@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@ export const scoreDemocracyVotes = (
   );
 
   // The consistency of all historical votes, capped at 1.5x
-  const totalConsistencyMultiplier = totalConsistency
-    ? Math.min(1 + 1 / totalConsistency.length, 1.5)
-    : 1;
+  const totalConsistencyMultiplier =
+    totalConsistency?.length > 0
+      ? Math.min(1 + 1 / totalConsistency.length, 1.5)
+      : 1;
 
   // The consistency of only the last _threshold_ votes
-  const lastConsistencyMultiplier = lastConsistency
-    ? 1 + 1 / lastConsistency.length
-    : 1;
+  const lastConsistencyMultiplier =
+    lastConsistency?.length > 0 ? 1 + 1 / lastConsistency.length : 1;
 
   // Calculate the total score, capping it at 250 points
   const totalDemScore = Math.min(