diff --git a/core/block_validator_test.go b/core/block_validator_test.go
index d80543dcf..9860991e5 100644
--- a/core/block_validator_test.go
+++ b/core/block_validator_test.go
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ func TestCalcGasLimitAndBaseFee(t *testing.T) {
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber),
 			nil,
 			8000000,
-			8000000,
+			10000000,
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559InitialBaseFee),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64((params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber + (params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber-params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber)/2) - 1),
 			(params.MaxGasEIP1559 * 3) / 4,
@@ -578,14 +578,14 @@ func TestCalcGasLimitAndBaseFee(t *testing.T) {
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559InitialBaseFee),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64((params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber + (params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber-params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber)/2) - 1),
 			(params.MaxGasEIP1559 * 3) / 4,
-			new(big.Int).SetUint64(984375000),
+			new(big.Int).SetUint64(962500000),
 		},
 		{
 			params.EIP1559ChainConfig,
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber),
 			nil,
 			8000000,
-			8000000,
+			10000000,
 			big.NewInt(1100000000),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64((params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber + (params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber-params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber)/2) - 1),
 			(params.MaxGasEIP1559 * 3) / 4,
@@ -596,11 +596,11 @@ func TestCalcGasLimitAndBaseFee(t *testing.T) {
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber),
 			nil,
 			8000000,
-			7000000,
+			9000000,
 			big.NewInt(1100000000),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64((params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber + (params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber-params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber)/2) - 1),
 			(params.MaxGasEIP1559 * 3) / 4,
-			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1082812500),
+			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1086250000),
 		},
 		// At and beyond EIP1559 finalization the GasLimit (for the EIP1559 pool) is the entire MaxGasEIP1559
 		{
@@ -608,22 +608,22 @@ func TestCalcGasLimitAndBaseFee(t *testing.T) {
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber),
 			8000000,
-			7000000,
-			big.NewInt(1082812500),
+			9000000,
+			big.NewInt(1086250000),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber - 1),
 			params.MaxGasEIP1559,
-			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1065893554),
+			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1072671875),
 		},
 		{
 			params.EIP1559FinalizedChainConfig,
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkBlockNumber),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber),
 			8000000,
-			7000000,
-			big.NewInt(1065893554),
+			9000000,
+			big.NewInt(1072671875),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber + 1),
 			params.MaxGasEIP1559,
-			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1049238967),
+			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1059263476),
 		},
 		{
 			params.EIP1559FinalizedChainConfig,
@@ -631,10 +631,10 @@ func TestCalcGasLimitAndBaseFee(t *testing.T) {
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber),
 			8000000,
 			params.TargetGasUsed + 1000,
-			big.NewInt(1049238967),
+			big.NewInt(1059263476),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber + 10000),
 			params.MaxGasEIP1559,
-			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1049255361),
+			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1059276716),
 		},
 		{
 			params.EIP1559FinalizedChainConfig,
@@ -642,10 +642,10 @@ func TestCalcGasLimitAndBaseFee(t *testing.T) {
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber),
 			8000000,
 			params.MaxGasEIP1559,
-			big.NewInt(1049238967),
+			big.NewInt(1059276716),
 			new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber + 10000),
 			params.MaxGasEIP1559,
-			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1180393837),
+			new(big.Int).SetUint64(1138722469),
 		},
 		{
 			params.EIP1559FinalizedChainConfig,
diff --git a/params/protocol_params.go b/params/protocol_params.go
index 5ec42cc11..2ee29db45 100644
--- a/params/protocol_params.go
+++ b/params/protocol_params.go
@@ -142,11 +142,10 @@ const (
 
 	EIP1559InitialBaseFee           uint64 = 1000000000 // Wei used as the initial BaseFee
 	EIP1559ForkBlockNumber          uint64 = 100000000  // TBD
-	EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber        = EIP1559ForkBlockNumber + (MaxGasEIP1559 / (10 * SlackCoefficient))
+	EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber        = EIP1559ForkBlockNumber + (MaxGasEIP1559 / 20)
 	BaseFeeMaxChangeDenominator     uint64 = 8
-	SlackCoefficient                uint64 = 2
-	TargetGasUsed                   uint64 = 8000000
-	MaxGasEIP1559                          = SlackCoefficient * TargetGasUsed
+	TargetGasUsed                   uint64 = 10000000
+	MaxGasEIP1559                          = 16000000
 	EIP1559DecayRange                      = EIP1559ForkFinalizedBlockNumber - EIP1559ForkBlockNumber
 	EIP1559GasIncrementAmount              = (MaxGasEIP1559 / 2) / EIP1559DecayRange // We need to shift (MaxGasEIP1559 / 2) gas from the legacy pool into the EIP1559 pool over the EIP1559DecayRange
 )