diff --git a/src/Zenith/Core.hs b/src/Zenith/Core.hs
index 45422ee..249e19c 100644
--- a/src/Zenith/Core.hs
+++ b/src/Zenith/Core.hs
@@ -827,7 +827,6 @@ shieldTransparentNotes pool zebraHost zebraPort znet za bh = do
               dRecvs
       forM fNotes $ \trNotes -> do
         let noteTotal = getTotalAmount (trNotes, [], [])
-        let fee = calculateTxFee (trNotes, [], []) 4
         tSpends <-
           liftIO $
           prepTSpends
@@ -839,27 +838,53 @@ shieldTransparentNotes pool zebraHost zebraPort znet za bh = do
         let oRcvr =
               fromJust $
               o_rec =<< isValidUnifiedAddress (E.encodeUtf8 internalUA)
-        let snote =
+        let dummy =
               OutgoingNote
                 4
                 (getBytes $ getOrchSK $ zcashAccountOrchSpendKey $ entityVal acc)
                 (getBytes oRcvr)
-                (fromIntegral $ noteTotal - fee)
+                (fromIntegral $ noteTotal - 5000)
                 ""
                 True
-        let tx =
+        let feeResponse =
               createTransaction
                 Nothing
                 Nothing
                 tSpends
                 []
                 []
-                [snote]
+                [dummy]
                 znet
-                (bh + 3)
-                True
-        logDebugN $ T.pack $ show tx
-        return tx
+                bh
+                False
+        case feeResponse of
+          Left e1 -> return $ Left Fee
+          Right fee -> do
+            let feeAmt =
+                  fromIntegral
+                    (runGet getInt64le $ LBS.fromStrict $ toBytes fee)
+            let snote =
+                  OutgoingNote
+                    4
+                    (getBytes $
+                     getOrchSK $ zcashAccountOrchSpendKey $ entityVal acc)
+                    (getBytes oRcvr)
+                    (fromIntegral $ noteTotal - feeAmt)
+                    ""
+                    True
+            let tx =
+                  createTransaction
+                    Nothing
+                    Nothing
+                    tSpends
+                    []
+                    []
+                    [snote]
+                    znet
+                    (bh + 3)
+                    True
+            logDebugN $ T.pack $ show tx
+            return tx
   where
     getTotalAmount ::
          ( [Entity WalletTrNote]