diff --git a/parity/cli/mod.rs b/parity/cli/mod.rs
index 31fa32e2f..1c80665ae 100644
--- a/parity/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/parity/cli/mod.rs
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ usage! {
 			"--relay-set=[SET]",
 			"Set of transactions to relay. SET may be: cheap - Relay any transaction in the queue (this may include invalid transactions); strict - Relay only executed transactions (this guarantees we don't relay invalid transactions, but means we relay nothing if not mining); lenient - Same as strict when mining, and cheap when not.",
 
-			ARG arg_usd_per_tx: (String) = "0.0025", or |c: &Config| otry!(c.mining).usd_per_tx.clone(),
+			ARG arg_usd_per_tx: (String) = "0.0001", or |c: &Config| otry!(c.mining).usd_per_tx.clone(),
 			"--usd-per-tx=[USD]",
 			"Amount of USD to be paid for a basic transaction. The minimum gas price is set accordingly.",
 
@@ -1559,8 +1559,8 @@ mod tests {
 			arg_tx_time_limit: Some(100u64),
 			arg_relay_set: "cheap".into(),
 			arg_min_gas_price: Some(0u64),
+			arg_usd_per_tx: "0.0001".into(),
 			arg_gas_price_percentile: 50usize,
-			arg_usd_per_tx: "0.0025".into(),
 			arg_usd_per_eth: "auto".into(),
 			arg_price_update_period: "hourly".into(),
 			arg_gas_floor_target: "4700000".into(),
diff --git a/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml b/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
index e8691dba7..88a91e263 100644
--- a/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
+++ b/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ reseal_max_period = 60000
 work_queue_size = 20
 relay_set = "cheap"
 min_gas_price = 0
-usd_per_tx = "0.0025"
+usd_per_tx = "0.0001"
 usd_per_eth = "auto"
 price_update_period = "hourly"
 gas_floor_target = "4700000"
diff --git a/parity/params.rs b/parity/params.rs
index c9c9cc030..ba750ae76 100644
--- a/parity/params.rs
+++ b/parity/params.rs
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ impl GasPricerConfig {
 impl Default for GasPricerConfig {
 	fn default() -> Self {
 		GasPricerConfig::Calibrated {
-			initial_minimum: 11904761856u64.into(),
-			usd_per_tx: 0.0025f32,
+			initial_minimum: 476190464u64.into(),
+			usd_per_tx: 0.0001f32,
 			recalibration_period: Duration::from_secs(3600),
 		}
 	}