diff --git a/mine-your-first-block/src/main.rs b/mine-your-first-block/src/main.rs
index a7d8eaf..e95ce60 100644
--- a/mine-your-first-block/src/main.rs
+++ b/mine-your-first-block/src/main.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     // My calculate_transaction_weight function is off so I increased the weight limit for a quick fix
     // FIX calc_tx_weight
-    let max_block_weight = 5500000u64;
+    let max_block_weight = 600000u64;
     let mut total_fees = 0u64;
 
     // Sort transactions by fee in descending order before processing
diff --git a/mine-your-first-block/src/validation.rs b/mine-your-first-block/src/validation.rs
index 5cf9781..d5bdf59 100644
--- a/mine-your-first-block/src/validation.rs
+++ b/mine-your-first-block/src/validation.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn process_mempool(mempool_path: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<TransactionForProce
 
                 // Get the fee if valid so  i can add it to my vec
                 let fee = verify_tx_fee(&transaction);
-                if fee < 700 {
+                if fee < 1200 {
                     //eprintln!("Transaction has a negative fee: {:?}", path);
                     continue;
                 }