diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index 81bbe7cc2b..76b8996efb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #### General
 
+- \#2001  fix max gas price nil pointer error in replace transaction (@kyriediculous)
+
 #### Broadcaster
 
 #### Orchestrator
diff --git a/eth/transactionManager.go b/eth/transactionManager.go
index 2ebc996cf8..cd2161d9cc 100644
--- a/eth/transactionManager.go
+++ b/eth/transactionManager.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (tm *TransactionManager) replace(tx *types.Transaction) (*types.Transaction
 
 	// Bump gas price exceeds max gas price, return early
 	max := tm.gpm.MaxGasPrice()
-	if gasPrice.Cmp(max) > 0 {
+	if max != nil && gasPrice.Cmp(max) > 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("replacement gas price exceeds max gas price suggested=%v max=%v", gasPrice, max)
 	}
 
diff --git a/eth/transactionManager_test.go b/eth/transactionManager_test.go
index ab4280de4a..aee3f34ca8 100644
--- a/eth/transactionManager_test.go
+++ b/eth/transactionManager_test.go
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ func TestTransactionManager_Replace(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	// Error signing replacement tx
+	gpm.maxGasPrice = nil
 	expErr = errors.New("SignTx error")
 	sig := &stubTransactionSigner{
 		err: nil,