diff --git a/axelar-chains-config/info/mainnet.json b/axelar-chains-config/info/mainnet.json
index e645b73a..de91c9e9 100644
--- a/axelar-chains-config/info/mainnet.json
+++ b/axelar-chains-config/info/mainnet.json
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
       "name": "Binance",
       "id": "binance",
       "chainId": 56,
-      "rpc": "https://bscrpc.com",
+      "rpc": "https://1rpc.io/bnb",
       "tokenSymbol": "BNB",
       "wrappedSymbol": "WBNB",
       "contracts": {
diff --git a/evm/send-tokens.js b/evm/send-tokens.js
index 378a6d5e..530f3eeb 100644
--- a/evm/send-tokens.js
+++ b/evm/send-tokens.js
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ async function processCommand(_, chain, options) {
             value: amount,
         };
 
+        if (!offline && chain.name.toLowerCase() === 'binance') {
+            tx.gasPrice = await provider.getGasPrice() * 1.2;
+        }
+
         const { baseTx, signedTx } = await signTransaction(wallet, chain, tx, options);
 
         if (offline) {