diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
index 68c182c..8a5c5c5 100644
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ dogecoin.rpc_pass = ${MPS_DOGECOIN_RPC_PASS:-change_this_password_in_production}
 dogecoin.confirmations.petty = ${MPS_DOGECOIN_CONFIRMATIONS_PETTY:-2}
 dogecoin.confirmations.mid = ${MPS_DOGECOIN_CONFIRMATIONS_MID:-6}
 dogecoin.confirmations.high = ${MPS_DOGECOIN_CONFIRMATIONS_HIGH:-20}
-# Fee buffer for customer payments (in DOGE)
-dogecoin.fee_buffer = ${MPS_DOGECOIN_FEE_BUFFER:-0.01}
+# Fee buffer for customer payments (in DOGE) - reduced from 0.01 to 0.002 for more reasonable fees
+dogecoin.fee_buffer = ${MPS_DOGECOIN_FEE_BUFFER:-0.002}
 dogecoin.rate_source_url = ${MPS_DOGECOIN_RATE_SOURCE_URL:-https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=dogecoin&vs_currencies=usd}
 
 # set this to the path of your private DKIM key.
diff --git a/make_post_sell/views/crypto.py b/make_post_sell/views/crypto.py
index 91fbfb4..ab4c672 100644
--- a/make_post_sell/views/crypto.py
+++ b/make_post_sell/views/crypto.py
@@ -1094,20 +1094,23 @@ def estimate_dogecoin_fee_for_quote(settings):
         client = get_dogecoin_client_from_settings(settings)
 
         # Use estimatesmartfee to get current network fee estimate
-        fee_estimate_result = client._call("estimatesmartfee", [2])  # 2 block target
+        # Use 6 block target (~1 hour) instead of 2 blocks for cheaper fees
+        fee_estimate_result = client._call("estimatesmartfee", [6])
         if fee_estimate_result and "feerate" in fee_estimate_result:
-            # feerate is in DOGE per KB, estimate transaction size as ~0.5KB
-            estimated_fee_doge = float(fee_estimate_result["feerate"]) * 0.5
+            # feerate is in DOGE per KB, estimate transaction size as ~0.25KB (more realistic)
+            # Typical DOGE transaction is ~225 bytes, not 500 bytes
+            estimated_fee_doge = float(fee_estimate_result["feerate"]) * 0.25
             # Double the fee to cover both inbound (customer) and outbound (sweep) transactions
             total_fee_doge = estimated_fee_doge * 2
             return Decimal(str(total_fee_doge))
         else:
             # Fallback to hardcoded fee if estimatesmartfee fails, doubled for inbound + outbound
-            fallback_fee = float(settings.get("dogecoin.fee_buffer", "0.01")) * 2
+            # Reduce fallback from 0.01 to 0.002 DOGE (~$0.0006 vs $0.003)
+            fallback_fee = float(settings.get("dogecoin.fee_buffer", "0.002")) * 2
             return Decimal(str(fallback_fee))
     except Exception as e:
         # Fallback to hardcoded fee if RPC call fails, doubled for inbound + outbound
-        fallback_fee = float(settings.get("dogecoin.fee_buffer", "0.01")) * 2
+        fallback_fee = float(settings.get("dogecoin.fee_buffer", "0.002")) * 2
         return Decimal(str(fallback_fee))