diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index bba4e62d3..384a60f40 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
             if ( (siglen= komodo_staked(&txtime,&utxotxid,&utxovout,&utxovalue,utxosig)) > 0 )
             {
                 CMutableTransaction txStaked = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(chainparams.GetConsensus(), nHeight);
-                CAmount txfees = 10000;
+                CAmount txfees = 0;
                 txStaked.vin.resize(1);
                 txStaked.vout.resize(1);
                 for (i=0; i<32; i++)
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 3a97be75e..8c9825b37 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -4507,7 +4507,7 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(uint32_t *txtimep,uint256 *utxotxidp,int32_t *utxovoutp,ui
         CMutableTransaction txNew = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(Params().GetConsensus(), chainActive.Height() + 1);
         txNew.vin.resize(1);
         txNew.vout.resize(1);
-        txfee = 10000;
+        txfee = 0;
         for (i=0; i<32; i++)
             ((uint8_t *)&revtxid)[i] = ((uint8_t *)utxotxidp)[31 - i];
         txNew.vin[0].prevout.hash = revtxid;