diff --git a/src/celo/fees.test.ts b/src/celo/fees.test.ts
index 2a4f8b0b5e..efab97af64 100644
--- a/src/celo/fees.test.ts
+++ b/src/celo/fees.test.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ describe('celo/fees', () => {
       },
     } as any)
 
+    // The fees maxFeePerGas is calculated as (baseFee * multiplier) + maxPriorityFeePerGas
+    // Which is ((15057755162-602286) * 150 / 100) + 602286 = 22586331600
     expect(fees).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         {
-          "maxFeePerGas": 22587235029n,
+          "maxFeePerGas": 22586331600n,
           "maxPriorityFeePerGas": 602286n,
         }
       `)
diff --git a/src/celo/fees.ts b/src/celo/fees.ts
index e6334247c4..591c31a8dd 100644
--- a/src/celo/fees.ts
+++ b/src/celo/fees.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ export const fees: ChainFees<typeof formatters> = {
       ),
     ])
 
-    const suggestedMaxFeePerGas =
-      params.multiply(maxFeePerGas) + maxPriorityFeePerGas
+    const adjustedBasFee = params.multiply(maxFeePerGas-maxPriorityFeePerGas)
 
     return {
-      maxFeePerGas: suggestedMaxFeePerGas,
+      maxFeePerGas: adjustedBasFee + maxPriorityFeePerGas,
       maxPriorityFeePerGas,
     }
   },