diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f379ea46e..31b3c2114 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(5000);
+CFeeRate minRelayTxFee = CFeeRate(1000);
 
 CTxMemPool mempool(::minRelayTxFee);