diff --git a/lbry/wallet/transaction.py b/lbry/wallet/transaction.py
index 63549016d..371f1270b 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/transaction.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/transaction.py
@@ -838,10 +838,10 @@ class Transaction:
                 )
                 if payment > cost:
                     change = payment - cost
-                    if change > cost_of_change and change > DUST:
+                    change_amount = change - cost_of_change
+                    if change_amount > DUST:
                         change_address = await change_account.change.get_or_create_usable_address()
                         change_hash160 = change_account.ledger.address_to_hash160(change_address)
-                        change_amount = change - cost_of_change
                         change_output = Output.pay_pubkey_hash(change_amount, change_hash160)
                         change_output.is_internal_transfer = True
                         tx.add_outputs([Output.pay_pubkey_hash(change_amount, change_hash160)])
diff --git a/tests/integration/transactions/test_transaction_commands.py b/tests/integration/transactions/test_transaction_commands.py
index 609d80e8f..d85641847 100644
--- a/tests/integration/transactions/test_transaction_commands.py
+++ b/tests/integration/transactions/test_transaction_commands.py
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ class TransactionCommandsTestCase(CommandTestCase):
 
     async def test_txo_dust_prevention(self):
         address = await self.daemon.jsonrpc_address_unused(self.account.id)
-        tx = await self.account_send('9.9998758', address)
+        tx = await self.account_send('9.9997758', address)
         # dust prevention threshold not reached, small txo created
         self.assertEqual(2, len(tx['outputs']))
-        self.assertEqual(tx['outputs'][1]['amount'], '0.0000002')
-        tx = await self.account_send('8.9998759', address)
-        # prior to dust prevention this produced a '0.0000001' change txo
+        self.assertEqual(tx['outputs'][1]['amount'], '0.0001002')
+        tx = await self.account_send('9.999706', address)
         # dust prevention prevented dust
         self.assertEqual(1, len(tx['outputs']))
-        self.assertEqual(tx['outputs'][0]['amount'], '8.9998759')
+        self.assertEqual(tx['outputs'][0]['amount'], '9.999706')
 
     async def test_transaction_show(self):
         # local tx