diff --git a/x/manifest/client/cli/tx.go b/x/manifest/client/cli/tx.go
index 2a44e05..97597aa 100644
--- a/x/manifest/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/manifest/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ func NewTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	return txCmd
 }
 
-// Returns a CLI command handler for registering a
-// contract for the module.
+// Returns a CLI command handler for updating the params.
 func MsgUpdateParams() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "update-params [address_pairs] [automatic_inflation_enabled] [inflation_per_year]",
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@ func MsgUpdateParams() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+// Returns a CLI command handler for deploying a stakeholder payout (where stakeholders are set in the current params).
 func MsgDeployStakeholderPayout() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "stakeholder-payout [coin_amount]",
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ func MsgDeployStakeholderPayout() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-// address:1_000_000,address2:99_000_000
+// fromStrToStakeholders converts a string to a slice of StakeHolders.
+// ex: address:1_000_000,address2:99_000_000
 func fromStrToStakeholders(s string) ([]*types.StakeHolders, error) {
 	stakeHolders := make([]*types.StakeHolders, 0)
 
diff --git a/x/manifest/keeper/abci_test.go b/x/manifest/keeper/abci_test.go
index f7710bb..0fe81b1 100644
--- a/x/manifest/keeper/abci_test.go
+++ b/x/manifest/keeper/abci_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	sdkmath "cosmossdk.io/math"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 
 	manifest "github.com/liftedinit/manifest-ledger/x/manifest"
 	"github.com/liftedinit/manifest-ledger/x/manifest/keeper"
@@ -42,11 +44,19 @@ func TestStakeholderAutoMint(t *testing.T) {
 
 	balance := f.App.BankKeeper.GetBalance(f.Ctx, acc, MintDenom)
 	require.EqualValues(t, 0, balance.Amount.Int64())
+	fmt.Println("before balance", balance.Amount.Int64())
 
 	err = manifest.BeginBlocker(f.Ctx, k, f.App.MintKeeper)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	balance = f.App.BankKeeper.GetBalance(f.Ctx, acc, MintDenom)
 	require.True(t, balance.Amount.Int64() > 0)
-	fmt.Println("balance", balance.Amount.Int64())
+	fmt.Println("after balance", balance.Amount.Int64())
+
+	// try to perform a manual mint (fails due to auto-inflation being enable)
+	_, err = ms.PayoutStakeholders(f.Ctx, &types.MsgPayoutStakeholders{
+		Authority: authority.String(),
+		Payout:    sdk.NewCoin(MintDenom, sdkmath.NewInt(100_000_000)),
+	})
+	require.Error(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/x/manifest/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/manifest/keeper/keeper_test.go
index c99f3b7..572a51f 100644
--- a/x/manifest/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/manifest/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	appparams "github.com/liftedinit/manifest-ledger/app/params"
 )
 
+// Sets up the keeper test suite.
+
 type testFixture struct {
 	suite.Suite