diff --git a/packages/server/tests/mainnetAcceptance.env b/packages/server/tests/mainnetAcceptance.env
index f89a78b896..4a52690edd 100644
--- a/packages/server/tests/mainnetAcceptance.env
+++ b/packages/server/tests/mainnetAcceptance.env
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MIRROR_NODE_URL=https://mainnet.mirrornode.hedera.com
 MIRROR_NODE_URL_WEB3=https://mainnet.mirrornode.hedera.com
 E2E_RELAY_HOST=https://mainnet.hashio.io/api
 WS_RELAY_URL=wss://mainnet.hashio.io/ws
-TEST_INITIAL_ACCOUNT_STARTING_BALANCE=500
+TEST_INITIAL_ACCOUNT_STARTING_BALANCE=250
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_TINYBAR=5000000000# 50 HBARs
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_DURATION=80000# 80 seconds
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_BASIC=4000000000# 40 HBARs
diff --git a/packages/server/tests/previewnetAcceptance.env b/packages/server/tests/previewnetAcceptance.env
index 090a945de7..aef6b85d4f 100644
--- a/packages/server/tests/previewnetAcceptance.env
+++ b/packages/server/tests/previewnetAcceptance.env
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WS_NEW_HEADS_ENABLED=true
 SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=60000
 MEMWATCH_ENABLED=false
 WRITE_SNAPSHOT_ON_MEMORY_LEAK=false
-TEST_INITIAL_ACCOUNT_STARTING_BALANCE=500
+TEST_INITIAL_ACCOUNT_STARTING_BALANCE=250
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_TINYBAR=5000000000# 50 HBARs
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_DURATION=80000# 80 seconds
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_BASIC=4000000000# 40 HBARs
diff --git a/packages/server/tests/testnetAcceptance.env b/packages/server/tests/testnetAcceptance.env
index 204f026933..002dfefaac 100644
--- a/packages/server/tests/testnetAcceptance.env
+++ b/packages/server/tests/testnetAcceptance.env
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TEST_GAS_PRICE_DEVIATION=0.2
 SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=60000
 MEMWATCH_ENABLED=false
 WRITE_SNAPSHOT_ON_MEMORY_LEAK=false
-TEST_INITIAL_ACCOUNT_STARTING_BALANCE=500
+TEST_INITIAL_ACCOUNT_STARTING_BALANCE=250
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_TINYBAR=5000000000# 50 HBARs
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_DURATION=80000# 80 seconds
 HBAR_RATE_LIMIT_BASIC=4000000000# 40 HBARs