diff --git a/contracts/VotingToManageEmissionFunds.sol b/contracts/VotingToManageEmissionFunds.sol
index ad05cc4..88cf94d 100644
--- a/contracts/VotingToManageEmissionFunds.sol
+++ b/contracts/VotingToManageEmissionFunds.sol
@@ -163,13 +163,14 @@ contract VotingToManageEmissionFunds is VotingTo {
         uint256 _emissionReleaseTime, // unix timestamp
         uint256 _emissionReleaseThreshold, // seconds
         uint256 _distributionThreshold, // seconds
-        address _emissionFunds,
-        uint256 _minBallotDuration
+        uint256 _minBallotDuration, // seconds
+        address _emissionFunds
     ) public onlyOwner {
         require(_emissionReleaseTime > getTime());
         require(_emissionReleaseThreshold > 0);
         require(_distributionThreshold > ballotCancelingThreshold());
         require(_emissionReleaseThreshold > _distributionThreshold);
+        require(_minBallotDuration < _distributionThreshold);
         require(_emissionFunds != address(0));
         _init(_minBallotDuration);
         _setNoActiveBallotExists(true);
diff --git a/migrations/2_deploy_contract.js b/migrations/2_deploy_contract.js
index cdef365..79d73e8 100644
--- a/migrations/2_deploy_contract.js
+++ b/migrations/2_deploy_contract.js
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ module.exports = function(deployer, network, accounts) {
         demoMode ? moment.utc().add(10, 'minutes').unix() : moment.utc().add(3, 'months').unix(),
         demoMode ? 3600 : 7776000, // emissionReleaseThreshold: 1 hour for demo, 3 months for production
         demoMode ? 1500 : 604800, // distributionThreshold: 25 minutes for demo, 7 days for production
-        emissionFunds.address,
-        minBallotDuration
+        minBallotDuration,
+        emissionFunds.address
       );
 
       // Initialize ProxyStorage
diff --git a/test/voting_to_manage_emission_funds_test.js b/test/voting_to_manage_emission_funds_test.js
index 84cedaf..42bed88 100644
--- a/test/voting_to_manage_emission_funds_test.js
+++ b/test/voting_to_manage_emission_funds_test.js
@@ -99,23 +99,23 @@ contract('VotingToManageEmissionFunds [all features]', function (accounts) {
       emissionReleaseTime,
       emissionReleaseThreshold,
       distributionThreshold,
-      emissionFunds.address,
       minBallotDuration,
+      emissionFunds.address,
       {from: accounts[8]}
     ).should.be.rejectedWith(ERROR_MSG);
     await voting.init(
       emissionReleaseTime,
       emissionReleaseThreshold,
       300,
-      emissionFunds.address,
-      minBallotDuration
+      minBallotDuration,
+      emissionFunds.address
     ).should.be.rejectedWith(ERROR_MSG);
     await voting.init(
       emissionReleaseTime,
       emissionReleaseThreshold,
       distributionThreshold,
-      emissionFunds.address,
-      minBallotDuration
+      minBallotDuration,
+      emissionFunds.address
     ).should.be.fulfilled;
 
     rewardByBlock = await RewardByBlock.new();
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ contract('VotingToManageEmissionFunds [all features]', function (accounts) {
         emissionReleaseTime,
         emissionReleaseThreshold,
         distributionThreshold,
-        emissionFunds.address,
-        minBallotDuration
+        minBallotDuration,
+        emissionFunds.address
       ).should.be.rejectedWith(ERROR_MSG);
     });
   });
@@ -1055,8 +1055,8 @@ contract('VotingToManageEmissionFunds [all features]', function (accounts) {
         emissionReleaseTime,
         emissionReleaseThreshold,
         distributionThreshold,
-        emissionFunds.address,
-        minBallotDuration
+        minBallotDuration,
+        emissionFunds.address
       ).should.be.fulfilled;
     });
     it('may only be called by ProxyStorage', async () => {
diff --git a/test/voting_to_manage_emission_funds_upgrade_test.js b/test/voting_to_manage_emission_funds_upgrade_test.js
index 0f2b27e..d89a43b 100644
--- a/test/voting_to_manage_emission_funds_upgrade_test.js
+++ b/test/voting_to_manage_emission_funds_upgrade_test.js
@@ -99,23 +99,23 @@ contract('VotingToManageEmissionFunds upgraded [all features]', function (accoun
       emissionReleaseTime,
       emissionReleaseThreshold,
       distributionThreshold,
-      emissionFunds.address,
       minBallotDuration,
+      emissionFunds.address,
       {from: accounts[8]}
     ).should.be.rejectedWith(ERROR_MSG);
     await voting.init(
       emissionReleaseTime,
       emissionReleaseThreshold,
       300,
-      emissionFunds.address,
-      minBallotDuration
+      minBallotDuration,
+      emissionFunds.address
     ).should.be.rejectedWith(ERROR_MSG);
     await voting.init(
       emissionReleaseTime,
       emissionReleaseThreshold,
       distributionThreshold,
-      emissionFunds.address,
-      minBallotDuration
+      minBallotDuration,
+      emissionFunds.address
     ).should.be.fulfilled;
 
     rewardByBlock = await RewardByBlock.new();
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ contract('VotingToManageEmissionFunds upgraded [all features]', function (accoun
         emissionReleaseTime,
         emissionReleaseThreshold,
         distributionThreshold,
-        emissionFunds.address,
-        minBallotDuration
+        minBallotDuration,
+        emissionFunds.address
       ).should.be.rejectedWith(ERROR_MSG);
     });
   });