1 files changed, 5 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/rpc/fees.cpp b/src/rpc/fees.cpp
index aefe78162b..10caa9ed2e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/fees.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/fees.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 using common::FeeModeFromString;
-using common::FeeModes;
+using common::FeeModesDetail;
 using common::InvalidEstimateModeErrorMessage;
 using node::NodeContext;
 
@@ -36,13 +36,8 @@ static RPCHelpMan estimatesmartfee()
         "in BIP 141 (witness data is discounted).\n",
         {
             {"conf_target", RPCArg::Type::NUM, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "Confirmation target in blocks (1 - 1008)"},
-            {"estimate_mode", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Default{"conservative"}, "The fee estimate mode.\n"
-            "Whether to return a more conservative estimate which also satisfies\n"
-            "a longer history. A conservative estimate potentially returns a\n"
-            "higher feerate and is more likely to be sufficient for the desired\n"
-            "target, but is not as responsive to short term drops in the\n"
-            "prevailing fee market. Must be one of (case insensitive):\n"
-             "\"" + FeeModes("\"\n\"") + "\""},
+            {"estimate_mode", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Default{"economical"}, "The fee estimate mode.\n"
+              + FeeModesDetail(std::string("default mode will be used"))},
         },
         RPCResult{
             RPCResult::Type::OBJ, "", "",
@@ -71,13 +66,13 @@ static RPCHelpMan estimatesmartfee()
             CHECK_NONFATAL(mempool.m_opts.signals)->SyncWithValidationInterfaceQueue();
             unsigned int max_target = fee_estimator.HighestTargetTracked(FeeEstimateHorizon::LONG_HALFLIFE);
             unsigned int conf_target = ParseConfirmTarget(request.params[0], max_target);
-            bool conservative = true;
+            bool conservative = false;
             if (!request.params[1].isNull()) {
                 FeeEstimateMode fee_mode;
                 if (!FeeModeFromString(request.params[1].get_str(), fee_mode)) {
                     throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, InvalidEstimateModeErrorMessage());
                 }
-                if (fee_mode == FeeEstimateMode::ECONOMICAL) conservative = false;
+                if (fee_mode == FeeEstimateMode::CONSERVATIVE) conservative = true;
             }
 
             UniValue result(UniValue::VOBJ);