diff --git a/apps/firebase/src/celo-adapter.ts b/apps/firebase/src/celo-adapter.ts
index 491f09152..c6ac2fd0a 100644
--- a/apps/firebase/src/celo-adapter.ts
+++ b/apps/firebase/src/celo-adapter.ts
@@ -284,23 +284,26 @@ export class CeloAdapter {
   ) {
     const nextAmount = new BigNumber(amount)
 
+    // TODO(Arthur):
+    // Replace `HUNDRED_IN_WEI` with Web3.utils.toWei('20')
+    // Use a sliding scale instead of if-else statements
     if (useGivenAmount) {
       return nextAmount
     } else if (
       recipientBalance.isGreaterThan(
-        HUNDRED_IN_WIE.multipliedBy(75).dividedBy(100),
+        HUNDRED_IN_WEI.multipliedBy(20).dividedBy(100),
       )
     ) {
       return new BigNumber(0)
     } else if (
       recipientBalance.isGreaterThan(
-        HUNDRED_IN_WIE.multipliedBy(50).dividedBy(100),
+        HUNDRED_IN_WEI.multipliedBy(10).dividedBy(100),
       )
     ) {
       return nextAmount.dividedBy(4)
     } else if (
       recipientBalance.isGreaterThan(
-        HUNDRED_IN_WIE.multipliedBy(25).dividedBy(100),
+        HUNDRED_IN_WEI.multipliedBy(5).dividedBy(100),
       )
     ) {
       return nextAmount.dividedBy(2)
@@ -310,4 +313,4 @@ export class CeloAdapter {
   }
 }
 
-const HUNDRED_IN_WIE = new BigNumber('100000000000000000000')
+const HUNDRED_IN_WEI = new BigNumber('100000000000000000000')
diff --git a/apps/firebase/src/database-helper.ts b/apps/firebase/src/database-helper.ts
index deebcdbfd..8abb84339 100644
--- a/apps/firebase/src/database-helper.ts
+++ b/apps/firebase/src/database-helper.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ async function sendGold(
     await snap.ref.update({ goldTxHash: 'skipped' })
     return 'skipped'
   }
-  const goldTxHash = await sendCelo(celo, address, amount)
+  const goldTxHash = await sendCelo(celo, address, actualAmount.toFixed())
   console.info(`req(${snap.key}): CELO Transaction Sent. txhash:${goldTxHash}`)
   await snap.ref.update({ goldTxHash })
   return goldTxHash