diff --git a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/scenarios/pay-fee-and-fund-esdt-multiple.scen.json b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/scenarios/pay-fee-and-fund-esdt-multiple.scen.json
index 228c83f337..e9f57b8f4c 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/scenarios/pay-fee-and-fund-esdt-multiple.scen.json
+++ b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/scenarios/pay-fee-and-fund-esdt-multiple.scen.json
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                     "storage": {
                         "str:deposit|0xdb474a3a065d3f0c0a62ae680ef6435e48eb482899d2ae30ff7a3a4b0ef19c60": {
                             "0-depositor_address": "address:acc3",
-                            "1-funds": "u32:2|nested:str:CASHTOKEN-778899|u64:0|biguint:47|nested:str:CASHTOKEN-112233|u64:0|biguint:50",
+                            "1-funds": "u32:2|nested:str:CASHTOKEN-778899|u64:0|biguint:44|nested:str:CASHTOKEN-112233|u64:0|biguint:50",
                             "2-valability": "u64:100",
                             "3-expiration_round": "u64:16",
                             "4-fees": {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                                 "1-value": {
                                     "0-tokenIdentifier": "nested:str:CASHTOKEN-778899",
                                     "1-nonce": "u64:0",
-                                    "2-amount": "biguint:3"
+                                    "2-amount": "biguint:6"
                                 }
                             }
                         },
diff --git a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/src/pay_fee_and_fund.rs b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/src/pay_fee_and_fund.rs
index 646627ddc5..6aeafb19cd 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/digital-cash/src/pay_fee_and_fund.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/digital-cash/src/pay_fee_and_fund.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,18 @@ pub trait PayFeeAndFund: storage::StorageModule + helpers::HelpersModule {
         require!(!fee_value_mapper.is_empty(), "invalid fee toke provided");
 
         fee_token.amount = fee_value_mapper.get();
+
+        let fee_with_first_token = fee_token.amount.clone() * payments.len() as u32;
+        let fee_without_first_token = fee_token.amount.clone() * (payments.len() as u32 - 1);
+
         require!(
-            (provided_fee_token.amount >= fee_token.amount && payments.len() > 1)                  // case when we have more than 1 type of token transfered
-                || (provided_fee_token.amount > fee_token.amount && payments.len() == 1), // case when token transfered is the same with the fee token
+            (provided_fee_token.amount == fee_without_first_token || // case when first first token is the exact fee amount
+                provided_fee_token.amount > fee_with_first_token), // case when first token also covers part of the funds
             "payment not covering fees"
         );
 
-        if provided_fee_token.amount > fee_token.amount {
+        if provided_fee_token.amount > fee_without_first_token {
+            fee_token.amount = fee_with_first_token;
             let extracted_fee = EgldOrEsdtTokenPayment::new(
                 provided_fee_token.token_identifier,
                 provided_fee_token.token_nonce,
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ pub trait PayFeeAndFund: storage::StorageModule + helpers::HelpersModule {
             let _ = payments.set(0, extracted_fee);
         } else {
             payments.remove(0);
+            fee_token.amount = fee_without_first_token;
         }
 
         let caller_address = self.blockchain().get_caller();