diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-clocks-beam.md b/.changeset/gentle-clocks-beam.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cb7ebef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-clocks-beam.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@celo/celocli': patch
+---
+
+Fix not being able to submit governance proposals due to mishandling of 10K minimum deposit
diff --git a/packages/cli/exampleProposal.json b/packages/cli/exampleProposal.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe51488c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/exampleProposal.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbed2aeef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { Address } from '@celo/connect'
+import { newKitFromWeb3 } from '@celo/contractkit'
+import { NetworkConfig, testWithGanache } from '@celo/dev-utils/lib/ganache-test'
+import { ux } from '@oclif/core'
+import Web3 from 'web3'
+import { testLocally } from '../../test-utils/cliUtils'
+import Propose from './propose'
+process.env.NO_SYNCCHECK = 'true'
+
+const expConfig = NetworkConfig.governance
+
+testWithGanache('governance:propose cmd', (web3: Web3) => {
+  const minDeposit = web3.utils.toWei(expConfig.minDeposit.toString(), 'ether')
+  const kit = newKitFromWeb3(web3)
+
+  let accounts: Address[] = []
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    accounts = await web3.eth.getAccounts()
+    kit.defaultAccount = accounts[0]
+  })
+  test('fails when descriptionURl is missing', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      testLocally(Propose, [
+        '--from',
+        accounts[0],
+        '--deposit',
+        '0',
+        '--jsonTransactions',
+        './exampleProposal.json',
+      ])
+    ).rejects.toThrow('Missing required flag descriptionURL')
+  })
+  test('can submit empty proposal', async () => {
+    await testLocally(Propose, [
+      '--from',
+      accounts[0],
+      '--deposit',
+      minDeposit,
+      '--jsonTransactions',
+      './exampleProposal.json',
+      '--descriptionURL',
+      'https://example.com',
+    ])
+  })
+  test('can submit proposal using e notion for deposit', async () => {
+    const spyStart = jest.spyOn(ux.action, 'start')
+    const spyStop = jest.spyOn(ux.action, 'stop')
+    await testLocally(Propose, [
+      '--from',
+      accounts[0],
+      '--deposit',
+      '10000e18',
+      '--jsonTransactions',
+      './exampleProposal.json',
+      '--descriptionURL',
+      'https://example.com',
+    ])
+    expect(spyStart).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Sending Transaction: proposeTx')
+    expect(spyStop).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+  test('when deposit is 10K it succeeds', async () => {
+    const spyStart = jest.spyOn(ux.action, 'start')
+    const spyStop = jest.spyOn(ux.action, 'stop')
+
+    await testLocally(Propose, [
+      '--from',
+      accounts[0],
+      '--deposit',
+      '10000000000000000000000',
+      '--jsonTransactions',
+      './exampleProposal.json',
+      '--descriptionURL',
+      'https://example.com',
+    ])
+    expect(spyStart).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Sending Transaction: proposeTx')
+    expect(spyStop).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.ts
index bc4b406ae..210fe1023 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/governance/propose.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ export default class Propose extends BaseCommand {
       required: true,
       description: 'Path to json transactions',
     }),
-    deposit: Flags.string({ required: true, description: 'Amount of Gold to attach to proposal' }),
+    deposit: Flags.string({
+      required: true,
+      description: 'Amount of Celo to attach to proposal',
+    }),
     from: CustomFlags.address({ required: true, description: "Proposer's address" }),
     force: Flags.boolean({ description: 'Skip execution check', default: false }),
     descriptionURL: Flags.string({
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ export default class Propose extends BaseCommand {
     await displaySendTx(
       'proposeTx',
       governance.propose(proposal, res.flags.descriptionURL),
-      { value: deposit.toString() },
+      { value: deposit.toFixed() },
       'ProposalQueued'
     )
   }