diff --git a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/BaseCurrencyNetwork.java b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/BaseCurrencyNetwork.java
index 419cbc09901..7836855a34d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/BaseCurrencyNetwork.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/BaseCurrencyNetwork.java
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ public boolean isRegtest() {
     }
 
     public long getDefaultMinFeePerVbyte() {
-        return 2;
+        return 15;  // 2021-02-22 due to mempool congestion, increased from 2
     }
 }