diff --git a/types/dec_coin.go b/types/dec_coin.go
index b70a1f476592..cc29c921c61b 100644
--- a/types/dec_coin.go
+++ b/types/dec_coin.go
@@ -201,6 +201,19 @@ func (coins DecCoins) MulDec(d Dec) DecCoins {
 	return res
 }
 
+// multiply all the coins by a decimal, truncating
+func (coins DecCoins) MulDecTruncate(d Dec) DecCoins {
+	res := make([]DecCoin, len(coins))
+	for i, coin := range coins {
+		product := DecCoin{
+			Denom:  coin.Denom,
+			Amount: coin.Amount.MulTruncate(d),
+		}
+		res[i] = product
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
 // divide all the coins by a decimal
 func (coins DecCoins) QuoDec(d Dec) DecCoins {
 	res := make([]DecCoin, len(coins))
@@ -214,6 +227,19 @@ func (coins DecCoins) QuoDec(d Dec) DecCoins {
 	return res
 }
 
+// divide all the coins by a decimal, truncating
+func (coins DecCoins) QuoDecTruncate(d Dec) DecCoins {
+	res := make([]DecCoin, len(coins))
+	for i, coin := range coins {
+		quotient := DecCoin{
+			Denom:  coin.Denom,
+			Amount: coin.Amount.QuoTruncate(d),
+		}
+		res[i] = quotient
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
 // returns the amount of a denom from deccoins
 func (coins DecCoins) AmountOf(denom string) Dec {
 	switch len(coins) {
diff --git a/types/decimal.go b/types/decimal.go
index 49d6b2d4d494..976ddd560e79 100644
--- a/types/decimal.go
+++ b/types/decimal.go
@@ -228,6 +228,17 @@ func (d Dec) Mul(d2 Dec) Dec {
 	return Dec{chopped}
 }
 
+// multiplication truncate
+func (d Dec) MulTruncate(d2 Dec) Dec {
+	mul := new(big.Int).Mul(d.Int, d2.Int)
+	chopped := chopPrecisionAndTruncate(mul)
+
+	if chopped.BitLen() > 255+DecimalPrecisionBits {
+		panic("Int overflow")
+	}
+	return Dec{chopped}
+}
+
 // multiplication
 func (d Dec) MulInt(i Int) Dec {
 	mul := new(big.Int).Mul(d.Int, i.i)
@@ -254,6 +265,22 @@ func (d Dec) Quo(d2 Dec) Dec {
 	return Dec{chopped}
 }
 
+// quotient truncate
+func (d Dec) QuoTruncate(d2 Dec) Dec {
+
+	// multiply precision twice
+	mul := new(big.Int).Mul(d.Int, precisionReuse)
+	mul.Mul(mul, precisionReuse)
+
+	quo := new(big.Int).Quo(mul, d2.Int)
+	chopped := chopPrecisionAndTruncate(quo)
+
+	if chopped.BitLen() > 255+DecimalPrecisionBits {
+		panic("Int overflow")
+	}
+	return Dec{chopped}
+}
+
 // quotient
 func (d Dec) QuoInt(i Int) Dec {
 	mul := new(big.Int).Quo(d.Int, i.i)
@@ -351,9 +378,6 @@ func chopPrecisionAndRound(d *big.Int) *big.Int {
 	quo, rem := d, big.NewInt(0)
 	quo, rem = quo.QuoRem(d, precisionReuse, rem)
 
-	// TODO testing
-	return quo
-
 	if rem.Sign() == 0 { // remainder is zero
 		return quo
 	}
diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go b/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
index 3381ee206f22..a29f417e7605 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ func (k Keeper) initializeDelegation(ctx sdk.Context, val sdk.ValAddress, del sd
 
 	// calculate delegation stake in tokens
 	// we don't store directly, so multiply delegation shares * (tokens per share)
-	stake := delegation.GetShares().Mul(validator.GetDelegatorShareExRate())
+	stake := delegation.GetShares().MulTruncate(validator.GetDelegatorShareExRate())
 	k.SetDelegatorStartingInfo(ctx, val, del, types.NewDelegatorStartingInfo(previousPeriod, stake, uint64(ctx.BlockHeight())))
 }
 
 // calculate the rewards accrued by a delegation between two periods
 func (k Keeper) calculateDelegationRewardsBetween(ctx sdk.Context, val sdk.Validator,
-	startingPeriod, endingPeriod uint64, staking sdk.Dec) (rewards sdk.DecCoins) {
+	startingPeriod, endingPeriod uint64, stake sdk.Dec) (rewards sdk.DecCoins) {
 	// sanity check
 	if startingPeriod > endingPeriod {
 		panic("startingPeriod cannot be greater than endingPeriod")
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (k Keeper) calculateDelegationRewardsBetween(ctx sdk.Context, val sdk.Valid
 	starting := k.GetValidatorHistoricalRewards(ctx, val.GetOperator(), startingPeriod)
 	ending := k.GetValidatorHistoricalRewards(ctx, val.GetOperator(), endingPeriod)
 	difference := ending.CumulativeRewardRatio.Minus(starting.CumulativeRewardRatio)
-	rewards = difference.MulDec(staking)
+	rewards = difference.MulDecTruncate(stake)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (k Keeper) calculateDelegationRewards(ctx sdk.Context, val sdk.Validator, d
 			func(height uint64, event types.ValidatorSlashEvent) (stop bool) {
 				endingPeriod := event.ValidatorPeriod
 				rewards = rewards.Plus(k.calculateDelegationRewardsBetween(ctx, val, startingPeriod, endingPeriod, stake))
-				stake = stake.Mul(sdk.OneDec().Sub(event.Fraction))
+				stake = stake.MulTruncate(sdk.OneDec().Sub(event.Fraction))
 				startingPeriod = endingPeriod
 				return false
 			},
diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/validator.go b/x/distribution/keeper/validator.go
index d7bebb9c7ccb..aac0bbb72a72 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/validator.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/validator.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (k Keeper) incrementValidatorPeriod(ctx sdk.Context, val sdk.Validator) uin
 
 		current = sdk.DecCoins{}
 	} else {
-		current = rewards.Rewards.QuoDec(sdk.NewDecFromInt(val.GetTokens()))
+		current = rewards.Rewards.QuoDecTruncate(sdk.NewDecFromInt(val.GetTokens()))
 	}
 
 	// fetch historical rewards for last period