diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 814cbb65..31f47d1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ Other optional arguments are:
 - `--owner-profile`, Specifies the owner limit, example: --owner-profile 0x123456=12 . Will override the 'OWNER_PROFILE' in env variables
 - `--public-rpc`, Allows to use public RPCs as fallbacks, default is false. Will override the 'PUBLIC_RPC' in env variables
 - `--gas-price-multiplier`, Option to multiply the gas price fetched from the rpc as percentage, default is 107, ie +7%. Will override the 'GAS_PRICE_MULTIPLIER' in env variables
-- `--gas-limit-multiplier`, Option to multiply the gas limit estimation from the rpc as percentage, default is 105, ie +5%. Will override the 'GAS_LIMIT_MULTIPLIER' in env variables
-- `--tx-gas`, Option to set a static gas limit for all submitting txs. Will override the 'TX_GAS' in env variables
+- `--gas-limit-multiplier`, Option to multiply the gas limit estimation from the rpc as percentage, default is 100, ie no change. Will override the 'GAS_LIMIT_MULTIPLIER' in env variables
+- `--tx-gas`, Option to set a gas limit for all submitting txs optionally with appended percentage sign to apply as percentage to original gas. Will override the 'TX_GAS' in env variables
 - `--quote-gas`, Option to set a static gas limit for quote read calls, default is 1 milion. Will override the 'QUOTE_GAS' in env variables
 - `--rp-only`, Only clear orders through RP4, excludes intra and inter orderbook clears. Will override the 'RP_ONLY' in env variablesin env variables
 - `-V` or `--version`, output the version number
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ ROUTE="single"
 # Option to multiply the gas price fetched from the rpc as percentage, default is 107, ie +7%
 GAS_PRICE_MULTIPLIER=
 
-# Option to multiply the gas limit estimation from the rpc as percentage, default is 105, ie +5%
+# Option to multiply the gas limit estimation from the rpc as percentage, default is 100, ie no change
 GAS_LIMIT_MULTIPLIER=
 
-# Option to set a static gas limit for all submitting txs
+# Option to set a gas limit for all submitting txs optionally with appended percentage sign to apply as percentage to original gas
 TX_GAS=
 
 # Option to set a static gas limit for quote read calls, default is 1 milion
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
index 3f341c2a..772a7a99 100644
--- a/example.env
+++ b/example.env
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ ROUTE="single"
 # Option to multiply the gas price fetched from the rpc as percentage, default is 107, ie +7%
 GAS_PRICE_MULTIPLIER=
 
-# Option to multiply the gas limit estimation from the rpc as percentage, default is 105, ie +5%
+# Option to multiply the gas limit estimation from the rpc as percentage, default is 100, ie no change
 GAS_LIMIT_MULTIPLIER=
 
-# Option to set a static gas limit for all submitting txs
+# Option to set a gas limit for all submitting txs optionally with appended percentage sign to apply as percentage to original gas
 TX_GAS=
 
 # Option to set a static gas limit for quote read calls, default is 1 milion
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index d72e35c8..6c00106e 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ const getOptions = async (argv: any, version?: string) => {
         )
         .option(
             "--gas-limit-multiplier <integer>",
-            "Option to multiply the gas limit estimation from the rpc as percentage, default is 105, ie +5%. Will override the 'GAS_LIMIT_MULTIPLIER' in env variables",
+            "Option to multiply the gas limit estimation from the rpc as percentage, default is 100, ie no change. Will override the 'GAS_LIMIT_MULTIPLIER' in env variables",
         )
         .option(
             "--tx-gas <integer>",
-            "Option to set a static gas limit for all submitting txs. Will override the 'TX_GAS' in env variables",
+            "Option to set a gas limit for all submitting txs optionally with appended percentage sign to apply as percentage to original gas. Will override the 'TX_GAS' in env variables",
         )
         .option(
             "--quote-gas <integer>",
@@ -458,18 +458,12 @@ export async function startup(argv: any, version?: string, tracer?: Tracer, ctx?
                 throw "invalid gasLimitMultiplier value, must be an integer greater than zero";
         } else throw "invalid gasLimitMultiplier value, must be an integer greater than zero";
     } else {
-        options.gasLimitMultiplier = 105;
+        options.gasLimitMultiplier = 100;
     }
     if (options.txGas) {
-        if (typeof options.txGas === "number") {
-            if (options.txGas <= 0 || !Number.isInteger(options.txGas))
-                throw "invalid txGas value, must be an integer greater than zero";
-            else options.txGas = BigInt(options.txGas);
-        } else if (typeof options.txGas === "string" && /^[0-9]+$/.test(options.txGas)) {
-            options.txGas = BigInt(options.txGas);
-            if (options.txGas <= 0n)
-                throw "invalid txGas value, must be an integer greater than zero";
-        } else throw "invalid txGas value, must be an integer greater than zero";
+        if (typeof options.txGas !== "string" || !/^[0-9]+%?$/.test(options.txGas)) {
+            throw "invalid txGas value, must be an integer greater than zero optionally with appended percentage sign to apply as percentage to original gas";
+        }
     }
     if (options.quoteGas) {
         try {
diff --git a/src/error.ts b/src/error.ts
index e8576204..5d20cf2f 100644
--- a/src/error.ts
+++ b/src/error.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ export function errorSnapshot(
  * Checks if a viem BaseError is from eth node, copied from
  * "viem/_types/utils/errors/getNodeError" since not a default export
  */
-export function containsNodeError(err: BaseError): boolean {
+export function containsNodeError(err: BaseError, circuitBreaker = 0): boolean {
+    if (circuitBreaker > 25) return false;
     try {
         const snapshot = errorSnapshot("", err);
         const parsed = parseRevertError(err);
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ export function containsNodeError(err: BaseError): boolean {
             err instanceof InsufficientFundsError ||
             (err instanceof RpcRequestError && err.code === ExecutionRevertedError.code) ||
             (snapshot.includes("exceeds allowance") && !snapshot.includes("out of gas")) ||
-            ("cause" in err && containsNodeError(err.cause as any))
+            ("cause" in err && containsNodeError(err.cause as any, ++circuitBreaker))
         );
     } catch (error) {
         return false;
@@ -155,14 +156,15 @@ export function containsNodeError(err: BaseError): boolean {
 /**
  * Checks if a viem BaseError is timeout error
  */
-export function isTimeout(err: BaseError): boolean {
+export function isTimeout(err: BaseError, circuitBreaker = 0): boolean {
+    if (circuitBreaker > 25) return false;
     try {
         return (
             err instanceof TimeoutError ||
             err instanceof TransactionNotFoundError ||
             err instanceof TransactionReceiptNotFoundError ||
             err instanceof WaitForTransactionReceiptTimeoutError ||
-            ("cause" in err && isTimeout(err.cause as any))
+            ("cause" in err && isTimeout(err.cause as any, ++circuitBreaker))
         );
     } catch (error) {
         return false;
@@ -227,14 +229,23 @@ export async function handleRevert(
 /**
  * Parses a revert error to TxRevertError type
  */
-export function parseRevertError(error: BaseError): TxRevertError {
+export function parseRevertError(error: BaseError, circuitBreaker = 0): TxRevertError {
+    if (circuitBreaker > 25) {
+        return {
+            raw: {
+                code: -2,
+                message:
+                    "Couldn't extract rpc error from the viem error object because the viem error object is circular",
+            },
+        };
+    }
     if ("cause" in error) {
-        return parseRevertError(error.cause as any);
+        return parseRevertError(error.cause as any, ++circuitBreaker);
     } else {
         let decoded: DecodedError | undefined;
         const raw: RawError = {
-            code: (error as any).code ?? NaN,
-            message: error.message,
+            code: (error as any).code ?? -2,
+            message: error.message ?? "No error msg",
             data: (error as any).data ?? undefined,
         };
         if ("data" in error && isHex(error.data)) {
diff --git a/src/modes/index.ts b/src/modes/index.ts
index 24867c46..2014d16f 100644
--- a/src/modes/index.ts
+++ b/src/modes/index.ts
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ export async function findOpp({
     fromToken: Token;
 }): Promise<DryrunResult> {
     try {
-        gasPrice = BigNumber.from(await viemClient.getGasPrice())
+        const gp = BigNumber.from(await viemClient.getGasPrice())
             .mul(config.gasPriceMultiplier)
             .div("100")
             .toBigInt();
+        if (gp > gasPrice) gasPrice = gp;
     } catch {
         /**/
     }
diff --git a/src/modes/interOrderbook.ts b/src/modes/interOrderbook.ts
index d272791d..ed95d2de 100644
--- a/src/modes/interOrderbook.ts
+++ b/src/modes/interOrderbook.ts
@@ -200,9 +200,6 @@ export async function dryrun({
         }
     }
     rawtx.gas = gasLimit.toBigInt();
-    if (typeof config.txGas === "bigint") {
-        rawtx.gas = config.txGas;
-    }
 
     // if reached here, it means there was a success and found opp
     spanAttributes["oppBlockNumber"] = blockNumber;
diff --git a/src/modes/intraOrderbook.ts b/src/modes/intraOrderbook.ts
index ab753257..85ddb0d5 100644
--- a/src/modes/intraOrderbook.ts
+++ b/src/modes/intraOrderbook.ts
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ export async function dryrun({
         }
     }
     rawtx.gas = gasLimit.toBigInt();
-    if (typeof config.txGas === "bigint") {
-        rawtx.gas = config.txGas;
-    }
 
     // if reached here, it means there was a success and found opp
     spanAttributes["oppBlockNumber"] = blockNumber;
diff --git a/src/modes/routeProcessor.ts b/src/modes/routeProcessor.ts
index 69a2d858..55ca3597 100644
--- a/src/modes/routeProcessor.ts
+++ b/src/modes/routeProcessor.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export async function dryrun({
         config.route,
     );
     if (route.status == "NoWay") {
+        if (hasPriceMatch) hasPriceMatch.value = false;
         spanAttributes["route"] = "no-way";
         result.reason = RouteProcessorDryrunHaltReason.NoRoute;
         return Promise.reject(result);
@@ -286,9 +287,6 @@ export async function dryrun({
             }
         }
         rawtx.gas = gasLimit.toBigInt();
-        if (typeof config.txGas === "bigint") {
-            rawtx.gas = config.txGas;
-        }
 
         // if reached here, it means there was a success and found opp
         // rest of span attr are not needed since they are present in the result.data
diff --git a/src/tx.ts b/src/tx.ts
index deb0cdc4..f9b143ca 100644
--- a/src/tx.ts
+++ b/src/tx.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ export async function handleTransaction(
     let txhash: `0x${string}`, txUrl: string;
     let time = 0;
     const sendTx = async () => {
-        if (writeSigner !== undefined) {
-            rawtx.gas = undefined;
-        }
+        rawtx.gas = getTxGas(config, rawtx.gas!);
         txhash =
             writeSigner !== undefined
                 ? await writeSigner.sendTx({
@@ -384,3 +382,19 @@ export async function pollSigners(accounts: ViemClient[]): Promise<ViemClient> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns the gas limit for a tx by applying the specified config
+ */
+export function getTxGas(config: BotConfig, gas: bigint): bigint {
+    if (config.txGas) {
+        if (config.txGas.endsWith("%")) {
+            const multiplier = BigInt(config.txGas.substring(0, config.txGas.length - 1));
+            return (gas * multiplier) / 100n;
+        } else {
+            return BigInt(config.txGas);
+        }
+    } else {
+        return gas;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 49b5c8f3..6f631c16 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export type CliOptions = {
     route?: string;
     gasPriceMultiplier: number;
     gasLimitMultiplier: number;
-    txGas?: bigint;
+    txGas?: string;
     quoteGas: bigint;
     rpOnly?: boolean;
 };
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export type BotConfig = {
     rpcRecords: Record<string, RpcRecord>;
     gasPriceMultiplier: number;
     gasLimitMultiplier: number;
-    txGas?: bigint;
+    txGas?: string;
     quoteGas: bigint;
     rpOnly?: boolean;
     onFetchRequest?: (request: Request) => void;
diff --git a/test/cli.test.js b/test/cli.test.js
index e91fd249..08cb2e78 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.js
+++ b/test/cli.test.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ describe("Test cli", async function () {
                 },
                 gasPriceMultiplier: 120,
                 gasLimitMultiplier: 110,
-                txGas: 123456789n,
+                txGas: "123456789",
                 quoteGas: 7777n,
                 rpOnly: true,
             },
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe("Test cli", async function () {
                 botMinBalance: "0.123",
                 gasPriceMultiplier: 120,
                 gasLimitMultiplier: 110,
-                txGas: 123456789n,
+                txGas: "123456789",
                 quoteGas: 7777n,
                 rpOnly: true,
             },
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e.test.js b/test/e2e/e2e.test.js
index 98510da8..ea00789c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e.test.js
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ for (let i = 0; i < testData.length; i++) {
         provider.register();
         const tracer = provider.getTracer("arb-bot-tracer");
 
+        config.rpc = [rpc];
+        const dataFetcherPromise = getDataFetcher(config, liquidityProviders, false);
+
         // run tests on each rp version
         for (let j = 0; j < rpVersions.length; j++) {
             const rpVersion = rpVersions[j];
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < testData.length; i++) {
             it(`should clear orders successfully using route processor v${rpVersion}`, async function () {
                 config.rpc = [rpc];
                 const viemClient = await viem.getPublicClient();
-                const dataFetcher = await getDataFetcher(config, liquidityProviders, false);
+                const dataFetcher = await dataFetcherPromise;
                 const testSpan = tracer.startSpan("test-clearing");
                 const ctx = trace.setSpan(context.active(), testSpan);
 
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < testData.length; i++) {
             it("should clear orders successfully using inter-orderbook", async function () {
                 config.rpc = [rpc];
                 const viemClient = await viem.getPublicClient();
-                const dataFetcher = await getDataFetcher(config, liquidityProviders, false);
+                const dataFetcher = await dataFetcherPromise;
                 const testSpan = tracer.startSpan("test-clearing");
                 const ctx = trace.setSpan(context.active(), testSpan);
 
@@ -690,7 +693,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < testData.length; i++) {
             it("should clear orders successfully using intra-orderbook", async function () {
                 config.rpc = [rpc];
                 const viemClient = await viem.getPublicClient();
-                const dataFetcher = await getDataFetcher(config, liquidityProviders, false);
+                const dataFetcher = await dataFetcherPromise;
                 const testSpan = tracer.startSpan("test-clearing");
                 const ctx = trace.setSpan(context.active(), testSpan);
 
diff --git a/test/tx.test.ts b/test/tx.test.ts
index e25e44b6..00789f5e 100644
--- a/test/tx.test.ts
+++ b/test/tx.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
     handleReceipt,
     sendTransaction,
     handleTransaction,
+    getTxGas,
 } from "../src/tx";
 
 describe("Test tx", async function () {
@@ -423,4 +424,27 @@ describe("Test tx", async function () {
         const result = await pollSigners(someMockedSigners);
         assert.equal(result, someMockedSigners[2]);
     });
+
+    it("should test getTxGas", async function () {
+        const gas = 500n;
+
+        // percentage
+        const config = {
+            txGas: "120%",
+        } as any;
+        let result = getTxGas(config, gas);
+        let expected = 600n;
+        assert.equal(result, expected);
+
+        // static
+        config.txGas = "900";
+        result = getTxGas(config, gas);
+        expected = 900n;
+        assert.equal(result, expected);
+
+        // none
+        config.txGas = undefined;
+        result = getTxGas(config, gas);
+        assert.equal(result, gas);
+    });
 });