diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index c9e4d64561..c0b28e4b69 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39"
 )
 
+// estimateGasErrorRatio is the amount of overestimation eth_estimateGas is
+// allowed to produce in order to speed up calculations.
+const estimateGasErrorRatio = 0.015
+
 // EthereumAPI provides an API to access Ethereum related information.
 type EthereumAPI struct {
 	b Backend
@@ -1193,7 +1197,7 @@ func DoEstimateGas(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args TransactionArgs, blockNr
 		Chain:      NewChainContext(ctx, b),
 		Header:     header,
 		State:      state,
-		ErrorRatio: 0.015,
+		ErrorRatio: estimateGasErrorRatio,
 	}
 	// Run the gas estimation andwrap any revertals into a custom return
 	call, err := args.ToMessage(gasCap, header.BaseFee)
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index 9b08fd8d42..c2490ac703 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ func TestEstimateGas(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("test %d: want no error, have %v", i, err)
 			continue
 		}
-		if uint64(result) != tc.want {
+		if float64(result) > float64(tc.want)*(1+estimateGasErrorRatio) {
 			t.Errorf("test %d, result mismatch, have\n%v\n, want\n%v\n", i, uint64(result), tc.want)
 		}
 	}