diff --git a/lib/plugins/wallet/geth/base.js b/lib/plugins/wallet/geth/base.js
index c69413b4..dbfa3034 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/wallet/geth/base.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/wallet/geth/base.js
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ function generateTx (_toAddress, wallet, amount, includesFee, cryptoCode) {
         ? amount.minus(gasPrice.times(gas))
         : amount
 
-      const maxPriorityFeePerGas = new BN(2.5) // web3 default value
+      const maxPriorityFeePerGas = new BN(web3.utils.toWei('2.5', 'gwei')) // web3 default value
       const maxFeePerGas = new BN(2).times(baseFeePerGas).plus(maxPriorityFeePerGas)
 
       const rawTx = {
         chainId: 1,
         nonce: txCount,
-        maxPriorityFeePerGas: web3.utils.toHex(web3.utils.toWei(maxPriorityFeePerGas.toString(), 'gwei')),
-        maxFeePerGas: web3.utils.toHex(web3.utils.toWei(maxFeePerGas.toString(), 'gwei')),
+        maxPriorityFeePerGas: web3.utils.toHex(maxPriorityFeePerGas),
+        maxFeePerGas: web3.utils.toHex(maxFeePerGas),
         gasLimit: hex(gas),
         to: toAddress,
         from: fromAddress,