diff --git a/packages/ui-signer/src/Checks/Transfer.tsx b/packages/ui-signer/src/Checks/Transfer.tsx
index fc0fba3312..6350761d31 100644
--- a/packages/ui-signer/src/Checks/Transfer.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-signer/src/Checks/Transfer.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class Transfer extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     const extraAmount = amount instanceof Compact ? amount.toBn() : new BN(amount);
     const isCreation = balances_all.votingBalance.isZero() && fees.creationFee.gtn(0);
-    const isNoEffect = extraAmount.add(balances_all.votingBalance).lte(fees.existentialDeposit);
+    const isNoEffect = extraAmount.add(balances_all.votingBalance).lt(fees.existentialDeposit);
     const extraWarn = isCreation || isNoEffect;
     const update = {
       extraAmount,
diff --git a/packages/ui-signer/src/Checks/index.tsx b/packages/ui-signer/src/Checks/index.tsx
index a3da01c622..58e05f77c4 100644
--- a/packages/ui-signer/src/Checks/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-signer/src/Checks/index.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class FeeDisplay extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     const allTotal = extraAmount.add(allFees);
     const hasAvailable = balances_all.availableBalance.gtn(0);
-    const isRemovable = balances_all.votingBalance.sub(allTotal).lte(balances_fees.existentialDeposit);
+    const isRemovable = balances_all.votingBalance.sub(allTotal).lt(balances_fees.existentialDeposit);
     const isReserved = balances_all.freeBalance.isZero() && balances_all.reservedBalance.gtn(0);
     const allWarn = extraWarn;
     const overLimit = txLength >= MAX_SIZE_BYTES;