diff --git a/contracts/contracts/ccip/fee_quoter/contract.tolk b/contracts/contracts/ccip/fee_quoter/contract.tolk
index b076d9e06..30aee35a5 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/ccip/fee_quoter/contract.tolk
+++ b/contracts/contracts/ccip/fee_quoter/contract.tolk
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ fun sendExcessesTo(sendExcessesTo: address?, sender: address) {
         dest: receiver,
         body: createEmptyCell(),
     });
-    returnExcesses.send(SEND_MODE_CARRY_ALL_REMAINING_MESSAGE_VALUE);
+    reserveToncoinsOnBalance(0, RESERVE_MODE_INCREASE_BY_ORIGINAL_BALANCE);
+    returnExcesses.send(SEND_MODE_CARRY_ALL_BALANCE);
 }
 
 get fun tokenPrice(token: address): TimestampedPrice {
diff --git a/contracts/contracts/ccip/fee_quoter/messages.tolk b/contracts/contracts/ccip/fee_quoter/messages.tolk
index 4a76ffa2a..14d59268d 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/ccip/fee_quoter/messages.tolk
+++ b/contracts/contracts/ccip/fee_quoter/messages.tolk
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ fun FeeQuoter_Costs.GetValidatedFee(): int {
 
 fun FeeQuoter_Costs.updatePrices(): int {
     // when we support token transfers the message value amount should depend on the quantity of supported tokens
-    return ton("0.01");
+    return ton("0.03");
 }
diff --git a/contracts/tests/ccip/feequoter/FeeQuoter.updatePrices.spec.ts b/contracts/tests/ccip/feequoter/FeeQuoter.updatePrices.spec.ts
index 24fcfe087..6d0d957fe 100644
--- a/contracts/tests/ccip/feequoter/FeeQuoter.updatePrices.spec.ts
+++ b/contracts/tests/ccip/feequoter/FeeQuoter.updatePrices.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import '@ton/test-utils'
 
-import { toNano } from '@ton/core'
+import { Address, toNano } from '@ton/core'
 
 import { FeeQuoterSetup } from './FeeQuoterSetup'
 import * as feeQuoter from '../../../wrappers/ccip/FeeQuoter'
@@ -319,6 +319,50 @@ describe('FeeQuoter UpdatePrices', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should not end up with lower balance than initial balance after returning excess', async () => {
+    const contract = await blockchain.getContract(setup.bind.feeQuoter.address)
+    const initialBalance = contract.balance
+
+    const priceUpdates: feeQuoter.PriceUpdates = {
+      tokenPricesUpdates: [{ token: FeeQuoterSetup.NATIVE_TON.token, price: 4000000000000000000n }],
+      gasPricesUpdates: [],
+    }
+
+    const updateResult = await setup.bind.feeQuoter.sendUpdatePrices(setup.acc.owner.getSender(), {
+      value: toNano('0.03'),
+      msg: { updates: priceUpdates, sendExcessesTo: setup.acc.deployer.address },
+    })
+
+    expect(updateResult.transactions).toHaveTransaction({
+      to: setup.bind.feeQuoter.address,
+      success: true,
+    })
+
+    expect(updateResult.transactions).toHaveTransaction({
+      from: setup.bind.feeQuoter.address,
+      to: setup.acc.deployer.address,
+      success: true,
+    })
+
+    const tx = updateResult.transactions.find(
+      (tx) =>
+        tx.inMessage &&
+        tx.inMessage.info.src &&
+        tx.inMessage.info.src instanceof Address &&
+        tx.inMessage.info.src.equals(setup.acc.owner.address) &&
+        tx.inMessage.info.dest &&
+        tx.inMessage.info.dest instanceof Address &&
+        tx.inMessage.info.dest.equals(setup.bind.feeQuoter.address),
+    )
+    if (!tx || tx.description.type != 'generic') {
+      throw new Error('Expected an internal message')
+    }
+    const storageFees = tx.description.storagePhase?.storageFeesCollected || toNano('0')
+
+    const finalBalance = (await blockchain.getContract(setup.bind.feeQuoter.address)).balance
+    expect(finalBalance).toEqual(initialBalance - storageFees)
+  })
+
   afterAll(async () => {
     if (process.env['COVERAGE'] === 'true') {
       const testSuitePrefix = 'feeQuoter_update_prices_suite'
diff --git a/pkg/ccip/ocr/config.go b/pkg/ccip/ocr/config.go
index 35a5630f6..54855ca81 100644
--- a/pkg/ccip/ocr/config.go
+++ b/pkg/ccip/ocr/config.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 var DefaultConfigSet = Config{
-	CommitPriceUpdateOnlyCostTON: 0.03,
-	CommitPriceAndRootCostTON:    0.05,
+	CommitPriceUpdateOnlyCostTON: 0.05,
+	CommitPriceAndRootCostTON:    0.07,
 	ExecuteCostTON:               0.085,
 }