diff --git a/tauri-wallet/src/routes/send/validationSchema.ts b/tauri-wallet/src/routes/send/validationSchema.ts
index 15008ff78e..cde14baf11 100644
--- a/tauri-wallet/src/routes/send/validationSchema.ts
+++ b/tauri-wallet/src/routes/send/validationSchema.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ export const validationSchema = Yup.object().shape({
   amount: Yup.string()
     .required()
     .test('valid-amount', 'A valid amount is required', (amount) => {
-      return validateAmount(amount || '0', '1')
+      return validateAmount(amount || '0', '0')
     }),
 })
diff --git a/tauri-wallet/src/utils/index.ts b/tauri-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
index e5d8b6944f..19c23454df 100644
--- a/tauri-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/tauri-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,16 @@ export const validateAmount = async (
   minimum: string
 ): Promise<boolean> => {
   // tests basic coin value requirements, like no more than 6 decimal places, value lower than total supply, etc
-  if (!basicRawCoinValueValidation(amount)) {
-    return false
-  }
 
   try {
     const minorValueStr: Coin = await invoke('major_to_minor', {
       amount,
     })
 
+    if (!basicRawCoinValueValidation(minorValueStr.amount)) {
+      return false
+    }
+
     const minorValue = parseInt(minorValueStr.amount)
 
     return minorValue >= parseInt(minimum)
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export const basicRawCoinValueValidation = (rawAmount: string): boolean => {
   if (!Number(rawAmount)) {
     return false
   }
-
+  debugger
   const amountFloat = parseFloat(rawAmount)
 
   // it cannot have more than 6 decimal places