diff --git a/core/lib/zksync_core/src/api_server/tx_sender/mod.rs b/core/lib/zksync_core/src/api_server/tx_sender/mod.rs
index b994fbff882..b584336718e 100644
--- a/core/lib/zksync_core/src/api_server/tx_sender/mod.rs
+++ b/core/lib/zksync_core/src/api_server/tx_sender/mod.rs
@@ -877,7 +877,8 @@ impl<G: L1GasPriceProvider> TxSender<G> {
     }
 
     pub fn gas_price(&self) -> u64 {
-        let gas_price = self.0.l1_gas_price_source.estimate_effective_gas_price();
+        // let gas_price = self.0.l1_gas_price_source.estimate_effective_gas_price();
+        let gas_price = self.0.l1_gas_price_source.estimate_erc_20_gas_price();
         let l1_gas_price = (gas_price as f64 * self.0.sender_config.gas_price_scale_factor).round();
         let (base_fee, _) = derive_base_fee_and_gas_per_pubdata(
             l1_gas_price as u64,