diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e5e7657..95377cc 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ func (cfg *Config) CheckConfig() error {
 		if len(bot.MarketProposalConfig.Description) == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", errors.ErrMissingEmptyConfigSection.Error(), "bots.marketProposalConfig.description")
 		}
+		if bot.MarketProposalConfig.DecimalPlaces == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", errors.ErrMissingEmptyConfigSection.Error(), "bots.marketProposalConfig.decimalPlaces")
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -200,6 +203,6 @@ type MarketProposalConfig struct {
 	Name          string   `yaml:"name"`
 	Title         string   `yaml:"title"`
 	Description   string   `yaml:"description"`
-	DecimalPlaces uint64   `yaml:"decimalPlaces"`
+	DecimalPlaces *uint64  `yaml:"decimalPlaces,omitempty"`
 	Metadata      []string `yaml:"metadata"`
 }
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 44a3d7d..53cd738 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func TestCheckConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.Bots = []config.BotConfig{}
 	err = cfg.CheckConfig()
 	assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), errors.ErrMissingEmptyConfigSection.Error()))
+	decimalPlaces := uint64(18)
 
 	botConfig := config.BotConfig{
 		Name: "test",
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func TestCheckConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:                "Apple Monthly (Feb 2024)",
 			Title:               "New USD market",
 			Description:         "New USD market",
-			DecimalPlaces:       18,
+			DecimalPlaces:       &decimalPlaces,
 			Metadata: []string{
 				"class:equities/single-stock-futures",
 				"sector:tech",
diff --git a/market/service.go b/market/service.go
index 8b06876..1db6b80 100644
--- a/market/service.go
+++ b/market/service.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (m *Service) sendNewMarketProposal(ctx context.Context) error {
 		InstrumentCode:        m.config.MarketProposalConfig.InstrumentCode,
 		DataSubmitterPubKey:   m.config.MarketProposalConfig.DataSubmitterPubKey,
 		SettlementVegaAssetId: m.config.SettlementAssetID,
-		DecimalPlaces:         m.config.MarketProposalConfig.DecimalPlaces,
+		DecimalPlaces:         *m.config.MarketProposalConfig.DecimalPlaces,
 		ExtraMetadata:         m.config.MarketProposalConfig.Metadata,
 		ClosingTime:           time.Now().Add(time.Second * 20).Add(proposalParams.MinClose),
 		EnactmentTime:         time.Now().Add(time.Second * 30).Add(proposalParams.MinClose).Add(proposalParams.MinEnact),