diff --git a/contracts/Contributor.sol b/contracts/Contributor.sol
index 20f9b9c..a2255b4 100644
--- a/contracts/Contributor.sol
+++ b/contracts/Contributor.sol
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ contract Contributor is Initializable {
   function isCoreTeam(uint32 id) view public returns (bool) {
     // TODO: for simplicity we simply define the first contributors as core
     // later this needs to be changed to something more dynamic
-    return id > 0 && id < 6;
+    return id > 0 && id < 7;
   }
 
   function exists(uint32 id) view public returns (bool) {
diff --git a/test/Contribution.js b/test/Contribution.js
index 241caf8..ebcfe85 100644
--- a/test/Contribution.js
+++ b/test/Contribution.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 const { expect } = require("chai");
 const { ethers, upgrades } = require("hardhat");
-let owner, addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4, addr5, addr6;
+let owner, addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4, addr5, addr6, addr7;
 let Contribution, Contributor;
 
 describe("Contribution contract", async function () {
   before(async function () {
-    [owner, addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4, addr5, addr6] = await ethers.getSigners();
-    let accounts = [owner, addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4, addr5, addr6];
+    [owner, addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4, addr5, addr6, addr7] = await ethers.getSigners();
+    let accounts = [owner, addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4, addr5, addr6, addr7];
     const contributorFactory = await ethers.getContractFactory("Contributor");
     Contributor = await upgrades.deployProxy(contributorFactory);
     for (const account of accounts) {