diff --git a/bolt-cli/src/cli.rs b/bolt-cli/src/cli.rs
index 646c0a546..c0e708c18 100644
--- a/bolt-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/bolt-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ pub struct SendCommand {
     #[clap(long, env = "BLOB", default_value = "false")]
     pub blob: bool,
 
+    /// The max fee per gas in gwei.
+    #[clap(long, env = "MAX_FEE")]
+    pub max_fee: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The max priority fee per gas in gwei.
+    #[clap(long, env = "PRIORITY_FEE", default_value = "2")]
+    pub priority_fee: String,
+
     /// If set, the transaction will target the devnet environment.
     /// This is only used in Kurtosis for internal testing purposes
     #[clap(long, hide = true, env = "DEVNET", default_value = "false")]
diff --git a/bolt-cli/src/commands/send.rs b/bolt-cli/src/commands/send.rs
index c2b7367eb..788894b70 100644
--- a/bolt-cli/src/commands/send.rs
+++ b/bolt-cli/src/commands/send.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use alloy::{
     consensus::{BlobTransactionSidecar, SidecarBuilder, SimpleCoder, Transaction},
     eips::eip2718::Encodable2718,
     network::{EthereumWallet, TransactionBuilder, TransactionBuilder4844},
-    primitives::{keccak256, Address, B256, U256},
+    primitives::{keccak256, utils::parse_units, Address, B256, U256},
     providers::{ProviderBuilder, SendableTx},
     rpc::types::TransactionRequest,
     signers::{local::PrivateKeySigner, Signer},
@@ -25,16 +25,29 @@ impl SendCommand {
     /// Run the `send` command.
     pub async fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
         let wallet: PrivateKeySigner = self.private_key.parse().wrap_err("invalid private key")?;
+        let max_fee = self.max_fee.as_ref().map(|fee| {
+            parse_units(fee, "gwei").expect("Correct unit").try_into().expect("Correct unit")
+        });
+
+        let priority_fee = parse_units(&self.priority_fee, "gwei")
+            .expect("Correct unit")
+            .try_into()
+            .expect("Correct unit");
 
         if self.devnet {
             self.send_devnet_transaction(&wallet).await
         } else {
-            self.send_transaction(&wallet).await
+            self.send_transaction(&wallet, max_fee, priority_fee).await
         }
     }
 
     /// Send a transaction.
-    async fn send_transaction(self, wallet: &PrivateKeySigner) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn send_transaction(
+        self,
+        wallet: &PrivateKeySigner,
+        max_fee: Option<u128>,
+        priority_fee: u128,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         let transaction_signer = EthereumWallet::from(wallet.clone());
         let provider = ProviderBuilder::new()
             .with_recommended_fillers()
@@ -73,6 +86,12 @@ impl SendCommand {
         for _ in 0..self.count {
             // generate a simple self-transfer of ETH
             let mut req = create_tx_request(wallet.address(), self.blob);
+            if let Some(max_fee) = max_fee {
+                req.set_max_fee_per_gas(max_fee);
+            }
+
+            req.set_max_priority_fee_per_gas(priority_fee);
+
             if let Some(next_nonce) = next_nonce {
                 req.set_nonce(next_nonce);
             }
diff --git a/bolt-cli/src/common/keystore.rs b/bolt-cli/src/common/keystore.rs
index 464a1e5cd..76e8ce061 100644
--- a/bolt-cli/src/common/keystore.rs
+++ b/bolt-cli/src/common/keystore.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl KeystoreSecret {
     /// Load the keystore passwords from a directory containing individual password files.
     pub fn from_directory(root_dir: &str) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut secrets = HashMap::new();
-        for entry in fs::read_dir(&root_dir)
+        for entry in fs::read_dir(root_dir)
             .wrap_err(format!("failed to read secrets directory. path: {}", &root_dir))?
         {
             let entry = entry.wrap_err("Failed to read secrets directory entry")?;