diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/bumpfee.py b/qa/rpc-tests/bumpfee.py
index e8deb3adf..b23761b06 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/bumpfee.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/bumpfee.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class BumpFeeTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         print("Running tests")
         dest_address = peer_node.getnewaddress()
+        test_bumpfee_metadata(rbf_node, dest_address)
         test_small_output_fails(rbf_node, dest_address)
         test_dust_to_fee(rbf_node, dest_address)
         test_simple_bumpfee_succeeds(rbf_node, peer_node, dest_address)
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ class BumpFeeTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         test_rebumping(rbf_node, dest_address)
         test_rebumping_not_replaceable(rbf_node, dest_address)
         test_unconfirmed_not_spendable(rbf_node, rbf_node_address)
-        test_bumpfee_metadata(rbf_node, dest_address)
         test_locked_wallet_fails(rbf_node, dest_address)
         print("Success")
 
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/fundrawtransaction.py b/qa/rpc-tests/fundrawtransaction.py
index 9660a7a42..7274e9c41 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/fundrawtransaction.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/fundrawtransaction.py
@@ -639,8 +639,10 @@ class RawTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         outputs = {self.nodes[3].getnewaddress() : 1}
         rawtx = self.nodes[3].createrawtransaction(inputs, outputs)
         result = self.nodes[3].fundrawtransaction(rawtx) # uses min_relay_tx_fee (set by settxfee)
-        result2 = self.nodes[3].fundrawtransaction(rawtx, {"feeRate": 2*min_relay_tx_fee})
-        result3 = self.nodes[3].fundrawtransaction(rawtx, {"feeRate": 10*min_relay_tx_fee})
+        # TODO: We massively scale up min_relay_tx_fee here as it's not the recommended fee in 1.14.4,
+        # but must be scaled back for 1.14.5
+        result2 = self.nodes[3].fundrawtransaction(rawtx, {"feeRate": 2000*min_relay_tx_fee})
+        result3 = self.nodes[3].fundrawtransaction(rawtx, {"feeRate": 10000*min_relay_tx_fee})
         result_fee_rate = result['fee'] * 1000 / round_tx_size(count_bytes(result['hex']))
         assert_fee_amount(result2['fee'], count_bytes(result2['hex']), 2 * result_fee_rate)
         assert_fee_amount(result3['fee'], count_bytes(result3['hex']), 10 * result_fee_rate)
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/harddustlimit.py b/qa/rpc-tests/harddustlimit.py
index 9d56febb7..d7b46fd94 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/harddustlimit.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/harddustlimit.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class HardDustLimitTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
     def run_test(self):
 
-        self.fee = Decimal("1")
+        self.fee = Decimal("0.001")
         self.seed = 1000
         self.coinselector = {'minimumAmount': self.fee * 10, 'maximumAmount': self.seed}
 
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/mempool_limit.py b/qa/rpc-tests/mempool_limit.py
index f7b4259a6..a7768086d 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/mempool_limit.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/mempool_limit.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class MempoolLimitTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         txid = self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(txFS['hex'])
 
         relayfee = self.nodes[0].getnetworkinfo()['relayfee']
-        base_fee = relayfee*100
+        # TODO: Remove "* 1000" in 1.14.5 when relayfee and minimum fee are close to each other again.
+        base_fee = relayfee*100 * 1000
         for i in range (6):
             txids.append([])
             txids[i] = create_lots_of_big_transactions(self.nodes[0], self.txouts, utxos[30*i:30*i+30], 30, (i+1)*base_fee)
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/prioritise_transaction.py b/qa/rpc-tests/prioritise_transaction.py
index 16874a6b5..0688eae61 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/prioritise_transaction.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/prioritise_transaction.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class PrioritiseTransactionTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def run_test(self):
         utxo_count = 90
         utxos = create_confirmed_utxos(self.relayfee, self.nodes[0], utxo_count)
-        base_fee = self.relayfee*100 # our transactions are smaller than 100kb
+        base_fee = self.relayfee*100 * 1000 # our transactions are smaller than 100kb
         txids = []
 
         # Create 3 batches of transactions at 3 different fee rate levels
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 2540f373c..27b9180bb 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BLOCK_PRIORITY_SIZE = 27000;
 /** Default for -blockmaxweight, which controls the range of block weights the mining code will create **/
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT = 3000000;
 /** Default for -blockmintxfee, which sets the minimum feerate for a transaction in blocks created by mining code **/
-static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BLOCK_MIN_TX_FEE = 1000;
+static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BLOCK_MIN_TX_FEE = COIN / 100;
 /** The maximum weight for transactions we're willing to relay/mine */
 static const unsigned int MAX_STANDARD_TX_WEIGHT = 400000;
 /** Maximum number of signature check operations in an IsStandard() P2SH script */
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index afe5e89ac..b49384d4f 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static const bool DEFAULT_WHITELISTRELAY = true;
 /** Default for DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY. */
 static const bool DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY = true;
 /** Default for -minrelaytxfee, minimum relay fee for transactions */
-static const CAmount DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE = COIN;
+static const CAmount DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE = COIN / 1000;
 //! -maxtxfee default
 static const CAmount DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MAXFEE = 400 * COIN;
 //! Discourage users to set fees higher than this amount (in satoshis) per kB