diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index bb3f485fcc..217c8af99a 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var Defaults = Config{
 	RPCGasCap:          50000000,
 	RPCEVMTimeout:      5 * time.Second,
 	GPO:                FullNodeGPO,
-	RPCTxFeeCap:        1, // 1 ether
+	RPCTxFeeCap:        1000, // 1000 celo
 }
 
 //go:generate go run github.com/fjl/gencodec -type Config -formats toml -out gen_config.go
diff --git a/rpc/errors.go b/rpc/errors.go
index 67c523d11a..cde77d8bfd 100644
--- a/rpc/errors.go
+++ b/rpc/errors.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ type NoHistoricalFallbackError struct{}
 func (e NoHistoricalFallbackError) ErrorCode() int { return -32801 }
 
 func (e NoHistoricalFallbackError) Error() string {
-	return "no historical RPC is available for this historical (pre-bedrock) execution request"
+	return "no historical RPC is available for this historical (pre-L2) execution request"
 }
 
 type methodNotFoundError struct{ method string }