diff --git a/script/DeployRewards.sol b/script/DeployRewards.sol
index 0697a99..55a0cbe 100644
--- a/script/DeployRewards.sol
+++ b/script/DeployRewards.sol
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ contract DeployRewards is Script {
     address internal oracleAddress;
     uint256 internal rewardQuotaPerPeriod;
     uint256 internal rewardPeriod;
-    uint256 internal batchSubmitterIncentive; // in percentage of total rewards in a batch. 1 = 1%
+    uint8 internal batchSubmitterIncentive; // in percentage of total rewards in a batch. 1 = 1%
 
     function setUp() public {
         nodlAddress = vm.envOr("N_TOKEN_ADDR", address(0));
         oracleAddress = vm.envAddress("N_REWARDS_ORACLE_ADDR");
         rewardQuotaPerPeriod = vm.envUint("N_REWARDS_QUOTA");
         rewardPeriod = vm.envUint("N_REWARDS_PERIOD");
-        batchSubmitterIncentive = vm.envUint("N_REWARDS_SUBMITTER_INCENTIVE");
+        batchSubmitterIncentive = uint8(vm.envUint("N_REWARDS_SUBMITTER_INCENTIVE"));
     }
 
     function run() public {
diff --git a/src/Rewards.sol b/src/Rewards.sol
index d9ade13..8d7795f 100644
--- a/src/Rewards.sol
+++ b/src/Rewards.sol
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ contract Rewards is AccessControl, EIP712 {
      * This value indicates the cost overhead of minting rewards that the network is happy to take. Though it is set to 2% by default,
      * the governance can change it to ensure the network is sustainable.
      */
-    uint256 public batchSubmitterRewardPercentage;
+    uint8 public batchSubmitterRewardPercentage;
 
     /**
      * @dev Error when the reward quota is exceeded.
@@ -157,13 +157,9 @@ contract Rewards is AccessControl, EIP712 {
      * @param initialPeriod Initial reward period.
      * @param oracleAddress Address of the authorized oracle.
      */
-    constructor(
-        NODL token,
-        uint256 initialQuota,
-        uint256 initialPeriod,
-        address oracleAddress,
-        uint256 rewardPercentage
-    ) EIP712(SIGNING_DOMAIN, SIGNATURE_VERSION) {
+    constructor(NODL token, uint256 initialQuota, uint256 initialPeriod, address oracleAddress, uint8 rewardPercentage)
+        EIP712(SIGNING_DOMAIN, SIGNATURE_VERSION)
+    {
         // This is to avoid the ongoinb overhead of safe math operations
         if (initialPeriod == 0) {
             revert ZeroPeriod();
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ contract Rewards is AccessControl, EIP712 {
             revert TooLongPeriod();
         }
 
-        _mustBeLessThan100(batchSubmitterRewardPercentage);
+        _mustBeLessThan100(rewardPercentage);
 
         _grantRole(DEFAULT_ADMIN_ROLE, msg.sender);
 
@@ -249,7 +245,7 @@ contract Rewards is AccessControl, EIP712 {
      * - Caller must have the DEFAULT_ADMIN_ROLE.
      * - The new reward percentage must be less than 100.
      */
-    function setBatchSubmitterRewardPercentage(uint256 newPercentage) external {
+    function setBatchSubmitterRewardPercentage(uint8 newPercentage) external {
         _checkRole(DEFAULT_ADMIN_ROLE);
         _mustBeLessThan100(newPercentage);
         batchSubmitterRewardPercentage = newPercentage;
@@ -290,7 +286,7 @@ contract Rewards is AccessControl, EIP712 {
      * @param percent The percentage value to check.
      * @dev Throws an exception if the value is greater than 100.
      */
-    function _mustBeLessThan100(uint256 percent) internal pure {
+    function _mustBeLessThan100(uint8 percent) internal pure {
         if (percent > 100) {
             revert OutOfRangeValue();
         }
diff --git a/test/Rewards.t.sol b/test/Rewards.t.sol
index 41cd4d1..6878863 100644
--- a/test/Rewards.t.sol
+++ b/test/Rewards.t.sol
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@ contract RewardsTest is Test {
         rewards.setBatchSubmitterRewardPercentage(101);
     }
 
+    function test_deployRewardsWithInvalidSubmitterRewardPercentage() public {
+        vm.expectRevert(Rewards.OutOfRangeValue.selector);
+        new Rewards(nodlToken, 1000, RENEWAL_PERIOD, vm.addr(1), 101);
+    }
+
     function test_changingSubmitterRewardPercentageIsEffective() public {
         address alice = address(2);
         rewards.grantRole(rewards.DEFAULT_ADMIN_ROLE(), alice);