diff --git a/contracts/governance/GovernorSimple.sol b/contracts/governance/GovernorSimple.sol
index 3dcbc88..3279c3e 100644
--- a/contracts/governance/GovernorSimple.sol
+++ b/contracts/governance/GovernorSimple.sol
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ abstract contract GovernorSimple is ERC2771Context, ERC165, EIP712, IGovernor, I
         address account = _msgSender();
         uint256 weight = _getVotes(account, tokenId, startTime, params);
         uint256 commentWeighting = IVetoGovernor(_voter.governor()).commentWeighting();
-        uint256 minimumWeight = (escrow.getPastTotalSupply(startTime) * commentWeighting) / 10_000;
+        uint256 minimumWeight = (escrow.getPastTotalSupply(startTime) * commentWeighting) / COMMENT_DENOMINATOR;
         require(weight > minimumWeight, "EpochGovernor: insufficient voting power");
 
         emit Comment(proposalId, account, tokenId, message);
diff --git a/contracts/governance/VetoGovernor.sol b/contracts/governance/VetoGovernor.sol
index f339639..09c07b3 100644
--- a/contracts/governance/VetoGovernor.sol
+++ b/contracts/governance/VetoGovernor.sol
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ abstract contract VetoGovernor is Context, ERC165, EIP712, IVetoGovernor, IERC72
         uint256 startTime = proposal.voteStart;
         address account = _msgSender();
         uint256 weight = _getVotes(account, tokenId, startTime, params);
-        uint256 minimumWeight = (escrow.getPastTotalSupply(startTime) * commentWeighting) / 10_000;
+        uint256 minimumWeight = (escrow.getPastTotalSupply(startTime) * commentWeighting) / COMMENT_DENOMINATOR;
         require(weight > minimumWeight, "Governor: insufficient voting power");
 
         emit Comment(proposalId, account, tokenId, message);
diff --git a/test/VeloGovernor.t.sol b/test/VeloGovernor.t.sol
index ec4791a..fa291af 100644
--- a/test/VeloGovernor.t.sol
+++ b/test/VeloGovernor.t.sol
@@ -977,6 +977,39 @@ contract VeloGovernorTest is BaseTest {
         governor.comment(pid, tokenId, "test");
     }
 
+    function testMinimumWeightIsAcceptable() public {
+        uint256 pid = createProposal();
+
+        vm.startPrank(address(owner3));
+        VELO.approve(address(escrow), 1);
+        escrow.increaseAmount(3, 1);
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        //total supply of locked tokens is now 100
+        vm.prank(escrow.team());
+        escrow.toggleSplit(address(this), true);
+        (, uint256 tokenId) = escrow.split(1, 4e14 + 11e7);
+
+        governor.comment(pid, tokenId, "test");
+    }
+
+    function testBelowMinimumAcceptableWeight() public {
+        uint256 pid = createProposal();
+
+        vm.startPrank(address(owner3));
+        VELO.approve(address(escrow), 1);
+        escrow.increaseAmount(3, 1);
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        //total supply of locked tokens is now 100
+        vm.prank(escrow.team());
+        escrow.toggleSplit(address(this), true);
+        (, uint256 tokenId) = escrow.split(1, 4e14);
+
+        vm.expectRevert("Governor: insufficient voting power");
+        governor.comment(pid, tokenId, "test");
+    }
+
     function testCannotCommentIfProposalNotActiveOrPending() public {
         uint256 pid = createProposal();