diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/PaymentTransactor.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/PaymentTransactor.cpp
index b8421d10e..e2e6bceed 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/PaymentTransactor.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/PaymentTransactor.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 
 #define RIPPLE_PATHS_MAX	3
 
-// TODO: only have the higher fee if the account doesn't in fact exist
+// only have the higher fee if the account doesn't in fact exist
 void PaymentTransactor::calculateFee()
 {
 	if (mTxn.getFlags() & tfCreateAccount)
 	{
-
-		mFeeDue	= theConfig.FEE_ACCOUNT_CREATE;
+		const uint160	uDstAccountID	= mTxn.getFieldAccount160(sfDestination);
+		SLE::pointer	sleDst	= mEngine->entryCache(ltACCOUNT_ROOT, Ledger::getAccountRootIndex(uDstAccountID));
+		if(!sleDst) mFeeDue	= theConfig.FEE_ACCOUNT_CREATE;
+		else Transactor::calculateFee();
 	}else Transactor::calculateFee();
 }
 
diff --git a/test/send-test.js b/test/send-test.js
index 043855714..21d261c7a 100644
--- a/test/send-test.js
+++ b/test/send-test.js
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ var serverDelay = 1500;
 
 buster.testRunner.timeout = 5000;
 
+
 /*
-buster.testCase("Simple", {
+buster.testCase("Fee Changes", {
   'setUp' : testutils.build_setup({no_server: true}),  // 
   'tearDown' : testutils.build_teardown(),
 
-  "simple." :
-    function (done) { buster.assert(1); 
+  "varying the fee for Payment" :
+    function (done) { 
     
  		this.remote.transaction()
 	.payment('root', 'alice', "10000")
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ buster.testCase("Simple", {
 	  }).submit();
 	  
 	   }
-    }); */
-    
+    }); 
+  */ 
 buster.testCase("Sending", {
   'setUp' : testutils.build_setup(),
   'tearDown' : testutils.build_teardown(),