diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/consensus/consensus_constants.rs b/base_layer/core/src/consensus/consensus_constants.rs
index 471dfb44f8..09a7ab1ef3 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/consensus/consensus_constants.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/consensus/consensus_constants.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl ConsensusConstants {
     }
 
     /// This gets the emission curve values as (initial, decay, tail)
-    pub fn emission_amounts(&self) -> (MicroTari, &[u64], MicroTari) {
+    pub fn emission_amounts(&self) -> (MicroTari, &'static [u64], MicroTari) {
         (self.emission_initial, self.emission_decay, self.emission_tail)
     }