diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelCommentsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelCommentsFragment.java
index fbb58190..2597b183 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelCommentsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelCommentsFragment.java
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ public class ChannelCommentsFragment extends Fragment implements SdkStatusListen
 
         Comment comment = buildPostComment();
         // only use 2 decimal places
-        BigDecimal amount = new BigDecimal(new DecimalFormat(Helper.PLAIN_CURRENCY_FORMAT_PATTERN).format(tipAmount));
+        BigDecimal amount = new BigDecimal(String.valueOf(tipAmount));
 
         beforePostComment();
         CommentCreateWithTipTask task = new CommentCreateWithTipTask(comment, amount, progressPostComment, new CommentCreateWithTipTask.CommentCreateWithTipHandler() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
index 88dab58e..695fac83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
 
         Comment comment = buildPostComment();
         // only use 2 decimal places
-        BigDecimal amount = new BigDecimal(new DecimalFormat(Helper.PLAIN_CURRENCY_FORMAT_PATTERN).format(tipAmount));
+        BigDecimal amount = new BigDecimal(String.valueOf(tipAmount));
 
         beforePostComment();
         CommentCreateWithTipTask task = new CommentCreateWithTipTask(comment, amount, progressPostComment, new CommentCreateWithTipTask.CommentCreateWithTipHandler() {