diff --git a/crates/driver/src/infra/blockchain/mod.rs b/crates/driver/src/infra/blockchain/mod.rs
index 8b3211998f..b79337589a 100644
--- a/crates/driver/src/infra/blockchain/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/driver/src/infra/blockchain/mod.rs
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@ impl Ethereum {
         token::Erc20::new(self, address)
     }
 
-    /// Estimate gas used by a transaction.
+    /// Estimate gas used by a transaction with `eth_estimateGas` on the
+    /// `latest` block. We use the `latest` instead of `pending` to avoid
+    /// false positive reverts that happen when we re-check the tx on a
+    /// later block after we already submitted the tx to the mempool.
     pub async fn estimate_gas(&self, tx: eth::Tx) -> Result<eth::Gas, Error> {
         let tx = TransactionRequest::default()
             .from(tx.from)
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ impl Ethereum {
             .web3
             .provider
             .estimate_gas(tx)
-            .pending()
+            .latest()
             .await
             .map_err(Error::Rpc)?
             .into();