diff --git a/src/fixtures/pvm.ts b/src/fixtures/pvm.ts
index 9d81dc60f..59dbc1529 100644
--- a/src/fixtures/pvm.ts
+++ b/src/fixtures/pvm.ts
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export const disableL1ValidatorTxBytes = () =>
   concatBytes(baseTxbytes(), idBytes(), bytesForInt(10), inputBytes());
 
 export const feeState = (): FeeState => ({
-  capacity: 1_000_000_000n,
+  capacity: 999_999n,
   excess: 1n,
   price: 1n,
   timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
diff --git a/src/vms/pvm/etna-builder/spendHelper.ts b/src/vms/pvm/etna-builder/spendHelper.ts
index eb396fb19..6b857124e 100644
--- a/src/vms/pvm/etna-builder/spendHelper.ts
+++ b/src/vms/pvm/etna-builder/spendHelper.ts
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export class SpendHelper {
    */
   verifyGasUsage(): Error | null {
     const gas = this.calculateGas();
-    if (this.feeState.capacity <= gas) {
+    if (this.feeState.capacity < gas) {
       return new Error(
         `Gas usage of transaction (${gas.toString()}) exceeds capacity (${this.feeState.capacity.toString()})`,
       );