diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index f6b2dd23f..d0364c2c4 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ linters-settings:
 # options for analysis running
 run:
   # timeout for analysis, e.g. 30s, 5m, default is 1m
-  timeout: 5m
+  timeout: 10m
diff --git a/types/voter_set.go b/types/voter_set.go
index 79989320f..640dc4db2 100644
--- a/types/voter_set.go
+++ b/types/voter_set.go
@@ -782,11 +782,15 @@ func sortVoters(candidates []voter) []voter {
 	temp := make([]voter, len(candidates))
 	copy(temp, candidates)
 	sort.Slice(temp, func(i, j int) bool {
-		a := new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(temp[i].val.VotingPower), big.NewInt(precisionForSelection))
-		a.Div(a, big.NewInt(temp[i].val.StakingPower))
-		b := new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(temp[j].val.VotingPower), big.NewInt(precisionForSelection))
-		b.Div(b, big.NewInt(temp[j].val.StakingPower))
-		return a.Cmp(b) == 1
+		a, overflow1 := safeMul(temp[i].val.VotingPower, temp[j].val.StakingPower)
+		b, overflow2 := safeMul(temp[j].val.VotingPower, temp[i].val.StakingPower)
+		if !overflow1 && !overflow2 {
+			return a > b
+		} else {
+			bigA := new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(temp[i].val.VotingPower), big.NewInt(temp[j].val.StakingPower))
+			bigB := new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(temp[j].val.VotingPower), big.NewInt(temp[i].val.StakingPower))
+			return bigA.Cmp(bigB) == 1
+		}
 	})
 	return temp
 }