diff --git a/src/policy/fees.h b/src/policy/fees.h
index b6311f892d..f590afcc75 100644
--- a/src/policy/fees.h
+++ b/src/policy/fees.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class CBlockPolicyEstimator
      * invalidates old estimates files. So leave it at 1000 unless it becomes
      * necessary to lower it, and then lower it substantially.
      */
-    static constexpr double MIN_BUCKET_FEERATE = 1e5;
+    static constexpr double MIN_BUCKET_FEERATE = 1000;
     static constexpr double MAX_BUCKET_FEERATE = 1e10;
 
     /** Spacing of FeeRate buckets