diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06cf51c14..bb9554a87 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Current Master
 
 - Fix bug where the "Reset account" feature would not clear the network cache.
+- Increase maximum gas limit, to allow very gas heavy transactions, since block gas limits have been stable.
 
 ## 4.4.0 Mon Mar 26 2018
 
diff --git a/old-ui/app/components/pending-tx.js b/old-ui/app/components/pending-tx.js
index 720df2243..7f63d9fdf 100644
--- a/old-ui/app/components/pending-tx.js
+++ b/old-ui/app/components/pending-tx.js
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ PendingTx.prototype.render = function () {
   const gasBn = hexToBn(gas)
   // default to 8MM gas limit
   const gasLimit = new BN(parseInt(blockGasLimit) || '8000000')
-  const safeGasLimitBN = this.bnMultiplyByFraction(gasLimit, 19, 20)
-  const saferGasLimitBN = this.bnMultiplyByFraction(gasLimit, 18, 20)
+  const safeGasLimitBN = this.bnMultiplyByFraction(gasLimit, 99, 100)
+  const saferGasLimitBN = this.bnMultiplyByFraction(gasLimit, 98, 100)
   const safeGasLimit = safeGasLimitBN.toString(10)
 
   // Gas Price
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ PendingTx.prototype.render = function () {
               style: {
                 fontSize: '0.9em',
               },
-            }, 'Gas limit set dangerously high. Approving this transaction is likely to fail.')
+            }, 'Gas limit set dangerously high. Approving this transaction is liable to fail.')
           : null,
         ]),