diff --git a/electrum/fee_policy.py b/electrum/fee_policy.py
index 972986de9..d3c330411 100644
--- a/electrum/fee_policy.py
+++ b/electrum/fee_policy.py
@@ -243,13 +243,12 @@ class FeePolicy(Logger):
     ) -> int:
         if self.method == FeeMethod.FIXED:
             return self.value
-        if network is None and self.use_dynamic_estimates:
+        fee_per_kb = self.fee_per_kb(network)
+        if fee_per_kb is None and self.use_dynamic_estimates:
             if allow_fallback_to_static_rates:
                 fee_per_kb = FEERATE_FALLBACK_STATIC_FEE
             else:
                 raise NoDynamicFeeEstimates()
-        else:
-            fee_per_kb = self.fee_per_kb(network)
 
         return self.estimate_fee_for_feerate(fee_per_kb, size)
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/confirm_tx_dialog.py b/electrum/gui/qt/confirm_tx_dialog.py
index 1f7a5aa4d..9dee64d38 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/confirm_tx_dialog.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/confirm_tx_dialog.py
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ class TxEditor(WindowModalDialog):
                 self.error = long_warning
             else:
                 messages.append(long_warning)
+        if self.no_dynfee_estimates:
+            self.error = _('Fee estimates not available. Please set a fixed fee or feerate.')
         if self.tx.get_dummy_output(DummyAddress.SWAP):
             messages.append(_('This transaction will send funds to a submarine swap.'))
         # warn if spending unconf
diff --git a/electrum/wallet.py b/electrum/wallet.py
index e1875bb05..240fd031c 100644
--- a/electrum/wallet.py
+++ b/electrum/wallet.py
@@ -1854,9 +1854,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(ABC, Logger, EventListener):
                 i_max_sum += weight
                 i_max.append((weight, i))
 
-        if fee_policy.method is not FeeMethod.FIXED and fee_policy.fee_per_kb(self.network) is None:
-            raise NoDynamicFeeEstimates()
-
         for txin in coins:
             self.add_input_info(txin)
             nSequence = 0xffffffff - (2 if rbf else 1)