diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index 82c3c500a7..c73553acb7 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var Defaults = Config{
 	Miner:              miner.DefaultConfig,
 	TxPool:             legacypool.DefaultConfig,
 	BlobPool:           blobpool.DefaultConfig,
-	RPCGasCap:          50000000,
+	RPCGasCap:          30000000,
 	RPCEVMTimeout:      5 * time.Second,
 	GPO:                FullNodeGPO,
 	RPCTxFeeCap:        1, // 1 ether
diff --git a/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go b/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
index 7e9d8125de..724e8cbe89 100644
--- a/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
+++ b/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func Estimate(ctx context.Context, call *core.Message, opts *Options, gasCap uin
 	if call.GasLimit >= params.TxGas {
 		hi = call.GasLimit
 	}
+	if hi >= params.MaxTxGas {
+		hi = params.MaxTxGas
+	}
 	// Normalize the max fee per gas the call is willing to spend.
 	var feeCap *big.Int
 	if call.GasFeeCap != nil {
@@ -209,6 +212,9 @@ func execute(ctx context.Context, call *core.Message, opts *Options, gasLimit ui
 		if errors.Is(err, core.ErrIntrinsicGas) {
 			return true, nil, nil // Special case, raise gas limit
 		}
+		if errors.Is(err, core.ErrGasLimitTooHigh) {
+			return true, nil, nil // Special case, lower gas limit
+		}
 		return true, nil, err // Bail out
 	}
 	return result.Failed(), result, nil