From 4262ada9f18635b63937b546fa994e7964acb10b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gpsanant <gpsanant@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:07:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] update operator stake to 1 when below min

---
 src/contracts/middleware/StakeRegistry.sol | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/contracts/middleware/StakeRegistry.sol b/src/contracts/middleware/StakeRegistry.sol
index 877956576..9d633cb04 100644
--- a/src/contracts/middleware/StakeRegistry.sol
+++ b/src/contracts/middleware/StakeRegistry.sol
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ contract StakeRegistry is StakeRegistryStorage {
 
         // check if minimum requirements have been met
         if (operatorStakeUpdate.stake < minimumStakeForQuorum[quorumNumber]) {
-            operatorStakeUpdate.stake = uint96(0);
+            // set staker to 1 to note they are still active, but miniscule stake
+            operatorStakeUpdate.stake = uint96(1);
         }
         // get stakeBeforeUpdate and update with new stake
         uint96 stakeBeforeUpdate = _recordOperatorStakeUpdate(operatorId, quorumNumber, operatorStakeUpdate);