diff --git a/src/mappings/curation.ts b/src/mappings/curation.ts
index d48b9013..aab4a924 100644
--- a/src/mappings/curation.ts
+++ b/src/mappings/curation.ts
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ export function handleSignalled(event: Signalled): void {
   deployment.signalAmount = deployment.signalAmount.plus(event.params.signal)
   deployment.pricePerShare = calculatePricePerShare(deployment as SubgraphDeployment)
 
-  let curation = Curation.bind(event.address)
-  deployment.reserveRatio = curation.pools(event.params.subgraphDeploymentID).value1.toI32()
   deployment.save()
 
   // Update epoch
diff --git a/src/mappings/helpers.ts b/src/mappings/helpers.ts
index da467248..ac327bdc 100644
--- a/src/mappings/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/mappings/helpers.ts
@@ -749,7 +749,8 @@ export function calculatePricePerShare(deployment: SubgraphDeployment): BigDecim
   // to implement the actual sell share formula for 1 share.
 
   // reserve ratio multiplier = MAX_WEIGHT / reserveRatio = 1M (ppm) / reserveRatio
-  let reserveRatioMultiplier = 1000000 / deployment.reserveRatio
+  // HOTFIX for now, if deployment.reserveRatio -> 0, use a known previous default
+  let reserveRatioMultiplier = deployment.reserveRatio == 0 ? 2 :  1000000 / deployment.reserveRatio
   let pricePerShare =
     deployment.signalAmount == BigInt.fromI32(0)
       ? BigDecimal.fromString('0')