diff --git a/src/handlers/gasPriceManager.ts b/src/handlers/gasPriceManager.ts
index 3e9001b9..6ee0a061 100644
--- a/src/handlers/gasPriceManager.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/gasPriceManager.ts
@@ -557,9 +557,13 @@ export class GasPriceManager {
     }
 
     public async validateGasPrice(gasPrice: GasPriceParameters) {
-        const lowestMaxFeePerGas = await this.getMinMaxFeePerGas()
-        const lowestMaxPriorityFeePerGas =
-            await this.getMinMaxPriorityFeePerGas()
+        let lowestMaxFeePerGas = await this.getMinMaxFeePerGas()
+        let lowestMaxPriorityFeePerGas = await this.getMinMaxPriorityFeePerGas()
+
+        if (this.chainType === "hedera") {
+            lowestMaxFeePerGas /= 10n ** 9n
+            lowestMaxPriorityFeePerGas /= 10n ** 9n
+        }
 
         if (gasPrice.maxFeePerGas < lowestMaxFeePerGas) {
             throw new RpcError(