diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_bot.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_bot.test.ts
index 9ed66d5b27f6..00c5b06e16c3 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_bot.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_bot.test.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ describe('e2e_bot', () => {
         // TODO: this should be taken from the `setup` call above
         l1Mnemonic: new SecretValue('test test test test test test test test test test test junk'),
         flushSetupTransactions: true,
+        // Increase fee headroom to handle fee volatility from rapid block building in tests
+        minFeePadding: 9,
       };
 
       {
@@ -172,6 +174,8 @@ describe('e2e_bot', () => {
         // TODO: this should be taken from the `setup` call above
         l1Mnemonic: new SecretValue('test test test test test test test test test test test junk'),
         flushSetupTransactions: true,
+        // Increase fee headroom to handle fee volatility from rapid block building in tests
+        minFeePadding: 9,
       };
 
       {