diff --git a/dlc-manager/src/manager.rs b/dlc-manager/src/manager.rs
index dd2f5c1d..c78ac94b 100644
--- a/dlc-manager/src/manager.rs
+++ b/dlc-manager/src/manager.rs
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ where
                 let fee_rate = self
                     .fee_estimator
                     .get_est_sat_per_1000_weight(
-                        ConfirmationTarget::HighPriority,
+                        ConfirmationTarget::Background,
                     );
 
                 let fee_rate = fee_rate / 250;