diff --git a/sync/src/chain.rs b/sync/src/chain.rs
index 11330ec01..4993c281d 100644
--- a/sync/src/chain.rs
+++ b/sync/src/chain.rs
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ mod tests {
 		for h in vec![good_blocks[0], retracted_blocks[0]] {
 			let block = client.block(BlockId::Hash(h)).unwrap();
 			let view = BlockView::new(&block);
-			client.set_balance(view.transactions()[0].sender().unwrap(), U256::from(10_000));
+			client.set_balance(view.transactions()[0].sender().unwrap(), U256::from(1_000_000_000));
 		}
 
 		let mut queue = VecDeque::new();