diff --git a/chainstate/broadcast_client_init.go b/chainstate/broadcast_client_init.go
index 454f2ece..68152141 100644
--- a/chainstate/broadcast_client_init.go
+++ b/chainstate/broadcast_client_init.go
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ func (c *Client) broadcastClientInit(ctx context.Context) error {
 				Bytes:    int(fee.MiningFee.Bytes),
 			}
 		}
-		lowest := utils.LowestFee(fees, c.options.config.feeUnit)
-		c.options.config.feeUnit = lowest
+		c.options.config.feeUnit = utils.LowestFee(fees, c.options.config.feeUnit)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/chainstate/client.go b/chainstate/client.go
index e096c79c..00016a83 100644
--- a/chainstate/client.go
+++ b/chainstate/client.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context, opts ...ClientOps) (ClientInterface, error)
 	case finalFeeUnit == nil:
 		return nil, errors.New("no fee unit found")
 	case finalFeeUnit.IsZero():
-		return nil, errors.New("fee unit suggests no fees (free)")
+		client.options.logger.Info().Msg("fee unit suggests no fees (free)")
 	default:
 		client.options.logger.Info().Msgf("using fee unit: %s", finalFeeUnit)
 	}
diff --git a/utils/fees_test.go b/utils/fees_test.go
index 721a7ccd..2f6bf8d7 100644
--- a/utils/fees_test.go
+++ b/utils/fees_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ func TestIsLowerThan(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, one.IsLowerThan(&two))
 		assert.False(t, two.IsLowerThan(&one))
 	})
+
+	t.Run("zero as bytes in denominator", func(t *testing.T) {
+		one := FeeUnit{
+			Satoshis: 1,
+			Bytes:    0,
+		}
+		two := FeeUnit{
+			Satoshis: 2,
+			Bytes:    0,
+		}
+		assert.False(t, one.IsLowerThan(&two))
+		assert.False(t, two.IsLowerThan(&one))
+	})
 }
 
 func TestLowestFee(t *testing.T) {