diff --git a/lib/blockexplorers/mempool.space.js b/lib/blockexplorers/mempool.space.js
index 4ef494d7..389d6727 100644
--- a/lib/blockexplorers/mempool.space.js
+++ b/lib/blockexplorers/mempool.space.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const axios = require("axios");
 
-const getEstimateFeeBtc = () => {
+const getSatBEstimateFee = () => {
   return axios.get('https://mempool.space/api/v1/fees/recommended')
     .then(r => r.data.hourFee)
 }
 
-module.exports = { getEstimateFeeBtc }
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = { getSatBEstimateFee }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/plugins/wallet/bitcoind/bitcoind.js b/lib/plugins/wallet/bitcoind/bitcoind.js
index e6fc1f0c..2f9f9c19 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/wallet/bitcoind/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/wallet/bitcoind/bitcoind.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const _ = require('lodash/fp')
 const jsonRpc = require('../../common/json-rpc')
-const { getEstimateFeeBtc } = require('../../../blockexplorers/mempool.space')
+const { getSatBEstimateFee } = require('../../../blockexplorers/mempool.space')
 
 const BN = require('../../../bn')
 const E = require('../../../error')
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ function balance (account, cryptoCode, settings, operatorId) {
 }
 
 function estimateFee () {
-  return getEstimateFeeBtc()
+  return getSatBEstimateFee()
     .then(result => BN(result))
     .catch(err => {
       logger.error('failure estimating fes', err)
     })
 }
 
-function calculateFeeDiscount (feeMultiplier = 1) {
+function calculateFeeDiscount (feeMultiplier = 1, unitScale) {
   // 0 makes bitcoind do automatic fee selection
   const AUTOMATIC_FEE = 0
   return estimateFee()
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ function calculateFeeDiscount (feeMultiplier = 1) {
         logger.info('failure estimating fee, using bitcoind automatic fee selection')
         return AUTOMATIC_FEE
       }
-      const newFee = estimatedFee.times(feeMultiplier)
+      // transform from sat/vB to BTC/kvB and apply the multipler
+      const newFee = estimatedFee.shiftedBy(-unitScale+3).times(feeMultiplier)
+      console.log(newFee.toFixed())
       if (newFee.lt(0.00001) || newFee.gt(0.1)) {
         logger.info('fee outside safety parameters, defaulting to automatic fee selection')
         return AUTOMATIC_FEE
@@ -86,11 +88,8 @@ function sendCoins (account, tx, settings, operatorId, feeMultiplier) {
   const coins = cryptoAtoms.shiftedBy(-unitScale).toFixed(8)
 
   return checkCryptoCode(cryptoCode)
-    .then(() => calculateFeeDiscount(feeMultiplier))
-    .then(it => {
-      const newFee = it.shiftedBy(-unitScale).toFixed(8)
-      return fetch('settxfee', [newFee])
-    })
+    .then(() => calculateFeeDiscount(feeMultiplier, unitScale))
+    .then(() => fetch('settxfee', [newFee]))
     .then(() => fetch('sendtoaddress', [toAddress, coins]))
     .then((txId) => fetch('gettransaction', [txId]))
     .then((res) => _.pick(['fee', 'txid'], res))
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ function sendCoins (account, tx, settings, operatorId, feeMultiplier) {
 
 function sendCoinsBatch (account, txs, cryptoCode, feeMultiplier) {
   return checkCryptoCode(cryptoCode)
-    .then(() => calculateFeeDiscount(feeMultiplier))
+    .then(() => calculateFeeDiscount(feeMultiplier, unitScale))
     .then(newFee => fetch('settxfee', [newFee]))
     .then(() => _.reduce((acc, value) => ({
       ...acc,
@@ -209,6 +208,8 @@ function getTxHashesByAddress (cryptoCode, address) {
     .then(_.map(({ hash }) => hash))
 }
 
+calculateFeeDiscount(1, 8).then(console.log)
+
 module.exports = {
   balance,
   sendCoins,