diff --git a/crates/node/src/constants.rs b/crates/node/src/constants.rs
index 25b5976..5b02dca 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/constants.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/constants.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /// This constant defines how much Wei accounts are pre-seeded with in genesis.
 ///
-/// We use [`u128::MAX`] here which means that accounts will be given 2^128 - 1 WEI which is
-/// (2^128 - 1) / 10^18 ETH.
-pub const INITIAL_BALANCE: u128 = u128::MAX;
+/// Note: After changing this number, check that the tests for kitchensink work as we encountered
+/// some issues with different values of the initial balance on Kitchensink.
+pub const INITIAL_BALANCE: u128 = 10u128.pow(37);