diff --git a/sdk/src/esplora.ts b/sdk/src/esplora.ts
index 4b7637f3..02b78224 100644
--- a/sdk/src/esplora.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/esplora.ts
@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ export class EsploraClient {
     async getFeeEstimate(confirmationTarget: number): Promise<number> {
         const response = await this.getJson<Record<number, number>>(`${this.basePath}/fee-estimates`);
         if (response[confirmationTarget]) return response[confirmationTarget];
-        const TARGET_MAX = 1008;
-        for (let target = confirmationTarget + 1; target <= TARGET_MAX; target++) {
-            if (response[target]) return response[target];
-        }
+        const [_, result] = Object.entries(response)
+            .sort(([a], [b]) => Number(b) - Number(a))
+            .pop();
+        return result;
     }
 
     /**