diff --git a/lib/rsk-utils.js b/lib/rsk-utils.js
index e085cbc0..99fc1d73 100644
--- a/lib/rsk-utils.js
+++ b/lib/rsk-utils.js
@@ -330,22 +330,16 @@ const triggerRelease = async (rskTransactionHelpers, btcClient, callbacks = {})
 };
 
 /**
- * Executes a method 'call' and calls the callback with the result of the call, then calls 'send' and waits for the transaction receipt to be available and returns it
+ * Calls the `method` as a `send` transaction and wait for the transaction receipt to be available.
  * @param {RskTransactionHelper} rskTxHelper to make transactions to the rsk network
  * @param {web3.eth.Contract.ContractSendMethod} method contract method to be invoked
- * @param {function} checkCallback callback to check the result of the method 'call' before calling 'send'
  * @param {string} from rsk address to send the transaction from
  * @returns {web3.eth.TransactionReceipt} txReceipt
- */
-const sendTxWithCheck = async (rskTxHelper, method, from, checkCallback) => {
-
-  const callResult = await method.call({ from });
-
-  if(checkCallback) {
-    await checkCallback(callResult);
-  }
+*/
+const sendTransaction = async (rskTxHelper, method, from) => {
 
   const estimatedGas = await method.estimateGas({ from });
+
   const txReceiptPromise = method.send({ from, value: 0, gasPrice: 0, gas: estimatedGas });
 
   await waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs(rskTxHelper);
@@ -355,6 +349,28 @@ const sendTxWithCheck = async (rskTxHelper, method, from, checkCallback) => {
 
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * Executes a method 'call' and calls the callback with the result of the call, then calls 'send' and waits for the transaction receipt to be available and returns it
+ * @param {RskTransactionHelper} rskTxHelper to make transactions to the rsk network
+ * @param {web3.eth.Contract.ContractSendMethod} method contract method to be invoked
+ * @param {string} from rsk address to send the transaction from
+ * @param {function} checkCallback callback to check the result of the method 'call' before calling 'send'
+ * @returns {web3.eth.TransactionReceipt} txReceipt
+ */
+const sendTxWithCheck = async (rskTxHelper, method, from, checkCallback) => {
+
+  if(!checkCallback) {
+    throw new Error('`checkCallback` is required');
+  }
+
+  const callResult = await method.call({ from });
+  await checkCallback(callResult);
+
+  return await sendTransaction(rskTxHelper, method, from);
+
+};
+
 /**
  * 
  * @param {RskTransactionHelper} rskTxHelper 
@@ -486,4 +502,5 @@ module.exports = {
   waitForRskTxToBeInTheMempool,
   waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs,
   waitAndUpdateBridge,
+  sendTransaction,
 };
diff --git a/tests/00_00_3-vote_for_locking_cap_to_21m.js b/tests/00_00_3-vote_for_locking_cap_to_21m.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..953eb0bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/00_00_3-vote_for_locking_cap_to_21m.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+const rskUtils = require('../lib/rsk-utils');
+const { getRskTransactionHelpers } = require('../lib/rsk-tx-helper-provider');
+const { getBridge, getLatestActiveForkName } = require('../lib/precompiled-abi-forks-util');
+const { btcToWeis, btcToSatoshis } = require('@rsksmart/btc-eth-unit-converter');
+const { expect } = require('chai');
+
+const lockingCapAuthorizerPrivateKey = 'da6a5451bfd74829307ec6d4a8c55174d4859169f162a8ed8fcba8f7636e77cc';
+
+describe('Vote for locking cap to the max 21 million btc', function() {
+
+    let rskTxHelpers;
+  
+    before(async () => {
+        rskTxHelpers = getRskTransactionHelpers();
+    });
+
+    it('should increase locking cap to the max 21 million btc', async () => {
+
+        const rskTxHelper = rskTxHelpers[0];
+
+        const authAddress = await rskTxHelper.getClient().eth.personal.importRawKey(lockingCapAuthorizerPrivateKey, '');
+        await rskUtils.sendFromCow(rskTxHelper, authAddress, btcToWeis(1));
+
+        const bridge = getBridge(rskTxHelper.getClient(), await getLatestActiveForkName());
+
+        const MAX_BTC = 21_000_000;
+
+        const targetLockingCapInSatoshis = Number(btcToSatoshis(MAX_BTC));
+
+        let currentLockingCapValueInSatoshis = Number(await bridge.methods.getLockingCap().call());
+
+        let nextIncrement = 0;
+
+        while(nextIncrement < targetLockingCapInSatoshis) {
+            
+            nextIncrement = currentLockingCapValueInSatoshis * 2;
+
+            // Ensuring that the next increment is not greater than the target locking cap.
+            nextIncrement = Math.min(nextIncrement, targetLockingCapInSatoshis);
+
+            const increaseLockingCapMethod = bridge.methods.increaseLockingCap(nextIncrement);
+
+            await rskUtils.sendTransaction(rskTxHelper, increaseLockingCapMethod, authAddress);
+
+            currentLockingCapValueInSatoshis = Number(await bridge.methods.getLockingCap().call());
+
+            // Ensuring that the locking cap is being increased on every iteration.
+            expect(currentLockingCapValueInSatoshis).to.be.equal(nextIncrement, 'The new locking cap value should be equal to the set value');
+
+        }
+
+        const finalLockingCapValueInSatoshis = Number(await bridge.methods.getLockingCap().call());
+
+        expect(finalLockingCapValueInSatoshis).to.be.equal(targetLockingCapInSatoshis);
+
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tests/01_03_54-post-papyrus_coinbase_information.js b/tests/01_03_54-post-papyrus_coinbase_information.js
index 326d840b..236a1300 100644
--- a/tests/01_03_54-post-papyrus_coinbase_information.js
+++ b/tests/01_03_54-post-papyrus_coinbase_information.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('Calling coinbase information methods after papyrus', () => {
           ensure0x(witnessReservedValue)
         );
 
-        const txReceipt = await rskUtils.sendTxWithCheck(rskTxHelper, registerBtcCoinbaseTransactionMethod, rskTxSenderAddress);
+        const txReceipt = await rskUtils.sendTransaction(rskTxHelper, registerBtcCoinbaseTransactionMethod, rskTxSenderAddress);
 
         expect(txReceipt).not.to.be.null;