diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5cfb05b0d..baad7fc05 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ uint64_t nPruneTarget = 0;
 bool fAlerts = DEFAULT_ALERTS;
 
 /** Fees smaller than this (in satoshi) are considered zero fee (for relaying and mining) */
-CFeeRate minRelayTxFee = CFeeRate(1000);
+CFeeRate minRelayTxFee = CFeeRate(5000);
 
 CTxMemPool mempool(::minRelayTxFee);
 
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 9847f6512..f9423bc0d 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
     t.vout[0].nValue = 501; // dust
     BOOST_CHECK(!IsStandardTx(t, reason));
 
-    t.vout[0].nValue = 601; // not dust
+    t.vout[0].nValue = 2730; // not dust
     BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(t, reason));
 
     t.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_1;