diff --git a/src/ui/windows/shield_dialog.cpp b/src/ui/windows/shield_dialog.cpp
index 83eed21..5b18f17 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/shield_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/windows/shield_dialog.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ void ShieldDialog::render(App* app)
         ImGui::Text("%s", TR("fee_label"));
         ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(feeInput.width);
         ImGui::InputDouble("##Fee", &s_fee, 0.0001, 0.001, "%.8f");
+        if (s_fee < 0.0) s_fee = 0.0;          // no negative fee
+        if (s_fee > 1.0) s_fee = 1.0;          // guard a fat-fingered huge fee (mirrors utxo clamp)
         ImGui::SameLine();
         ImGui::TextDisabled("DRGX");
         
diff --git a/src/wallet/lite_wallet_controller.cpp b/src/wallet/lite_wallet_controller.cpp
index 1672c72..f45dd6e 100644
--- a/src/wallet/lite_wallet_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/lite_wallet_controller.cpp
@@ -465,27 +465,40 @@ LiteImportResult LiteWalletController::importKey(std::string spendingOrViewingKe
         return out;
     }
     // Transparent WIFs begin with U/5/K/L (TImportCommand); shielded keys begin with
-    // "secret-..." / viewing keys "zxview...", so this prefix check won't collide.
+    // "secret-..." / viewing keys "zxview...", so this prefix check usually won't collide.
     const char first = spendingOrViewingKey[0];
-    const bool transparentWif = (first == 'U' || first == '5' || first == 'K' || first == 'L');
-    const auto result = bridge_->execute(transparentWif ? "timport" : "import", spendingOrViewingKey);
-    secureWipeLiteSecret(spendingOrViewingKey);  // wipe our copy ASAP
+    const bool transparentFirst = (first == 'U' || first == '5' || first == 'K' || first == 'L');
 
-    if (!result.ok) {  // do_import_* failures come back "Error:"-prefixed (bridge -> ok=false)
-        out.error = result.error.empty() ? "key import failed" : result.error;
-        return out;
-    }
-    try {
-        const auto j = nlohmann::json::parse(result.value);
-        if (j.is_object() && j.contains("error")) {
-            out.error = extractJsonError(j);
-            return out;
+    auto runImport = [&](const char* command) -> LiteImportResult {
+        LiteImportResult r;
+        const auto result = bridge_->execute(command, spendingOrViewingKey);
+        if (!result.ok) {  // do_import_* failures come back "Error:"-prefixed (bridge -> ok=false)
+            r.error = result.error.empty() ? "key import failed" : result.error;
+            return r;
         }
-    } catch (...) {
-        // A non-JSON success payload is acceptable; fall through.
+        try {
+            const auto j = nlohmann::json::parse(result.value);
+            if (j.is_object() && j.contains("error")) {
+                r.error = extractJsonError(j);
+                return r;
+            }
+        } catch (...) {
+            // A non-JSON success payload is acceptable; fall through.
+        }
+        r.detail = result.value;
+        r.ok = true;
+        return r;
+    };
+
+    out = runImport(transparentFirst ? "timport" : "import");
+    if (!out.ok) {
+        // The single-char heuristic can mis-route (e.g. testnet/regtest WIFs). Try the other
+        // command before giving up — the wrong command rejects the key (each validates the
+        // encoding), it never imports it as the wrong type.
+        LiteImportResult alt = runImport(transparentFirst ? "import" : "timport");
+        if (alt.ok) out = alt;
     }
-    out.detail = result.value;
-    out.ok = true;
+    secureWipeLiteSecret(spendingOrViewingKey);  // wipe our copy after both attempts
     return out;
 }