diff --git a/frame/ethereum/src/lib.rs b/frame/ethereum/src/lib.rs
index 910b229688..db693270bf 100644
--- a/frame/ethereum/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frame/ethereum/src/lib.rs
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 		// The tag provides and requires must be filled correctly according to the nonce.
 		let mut builder = ValidTransactionBuilder::default()
 			.and_provides((origin, transaction_nonce))
-			.priority(priority);
+	        // basically EVM_TRANSACTION_BASE_PRIORITY: remove this once we have a proper way to set the priority
+			.priority(1); 
 
 		// In the context of the pool, a transaction with
 		// too high a nonce is still considered valid
diff --git a/frame/evm/src/runner/stack.rs b/frame/evm/src/runner/stack.rs
index 53545a3c3a..4c9e258416 100644
--- a/frame/evm/src/runner/stack.rs
+++ b/frame/evm/src/runner/stack.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ where
 			}
 		}
 
+		// TODO: remove this once we have a proper way to set the max_priority_fee_per_gas
+		let max_priority_fee_per_gas = None;
+		
 		let total_fee_per_gas = if is_transactional {
 			match (max_fee_per_gas, max_priority_fee_per_gas) {
 				// Zero max_fee_per_gas for validated transactional calls exist in XCM -> EVM