diff --git a/src/rpcTest/resources/README.md b/src/rpcTest/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/rpcTest/resources/README.md
rename to src/rpcTest/README.md
diff --git a/src/rpcTest/resources/privateNetConfig/conf/rpc-test-private-genesis.json b/src/rpcTest/resources/privateNetConfig/conf/rpc-test-private-genesis.json
index 77cc30743c..49c1cc450c 100644
--- a/src/rpcTest/resources/privateNetConfig/conf/rpc-test-private-genesis.json
+++ b/src/rpcTest/resources/privateNetConfig/conf/rpc-test-private-genesis.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extraData": "0x00",
   "nonce": "0x0000000000000042",
-  "gasLimit": "0x2fefd8",
+  "gasLimit": "0xffffffffff",
   "difficulty": "0x400",
   "ommersHash": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
   "timestamp": "0x00",
diff --git a/src/rpcTest/resources/privateNetConfig/conf/rpc-test-private.conf b/src/rpcTest/resources/privateNetConfig/conf/rpc-test-private.conf
index 2614ca612d..da984edd30 100644
--- a/src/rpcTest/resources/privateNetConfig/conf/rpc-test-private.conf
+++ b/src/rpcTest/resources/privateNetConfig/conf/rpc-test-private.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mantis {
 
     network = "rpc-test-private"
 
-    rpc-test-private = ${mantis.blockchains.base}
+    rpc-test-private = ${mantis.blockchains.etc}
     rpc-test-private {
       dao = null
       custom-genesis-file = ./conf/rpc-test-private-genesis.json
diff --git a/src/rpcTest/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/rpcTest/RpcApiTests.scala b/src/rpcTest/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/rpcTest/RpcApiTests.scala
index e767540f3c..6546ba0eeb 100644
--- a/src/rpcTest/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/rpcTest/RpcApiTests.scala
+++ b/src/rpcTest/scala/io/iohk/ethereum/rpcTest/RpcApiTests.scala
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class RpcApiTests extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with Logger {
     val pBlock = response1.getBlock
     pBlock should not equal null
 
-    pBlock.getNumber compareTo lBlock.getNumber should be <= 0
+    pBlock.getNumber should be >= lBlock.getNumber
   }
 
   it should "eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex" taggedAs (MainNet) in new ScenarioSetup {
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ class RpcApiTests extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with Logger {
     nonExistingFilterChanges.getLogs.asScala.size shouldEqual 0
   }
 
-  it should "eth_newBlockFilter" taggedAs (PrivNet, MainNet) in new ScenarioSetup {
+  it should "eth_newBlockFilter" taggedAs (PrivNet) in new ScenarioSetup {
     val blockFilter = service.ethNewBlockFilter().send()
     val filterid = blockFilter.getFilterId
 
@@ -1054,22 +1054,40 @@ class RpcApiTests extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with Logger {
     getHashRateResponse3.getHashrate.asBigInt shouldEqual 0
   }
 
-  it should "eth_getTransactionCount without mining" taggedAs (PrivNetNoMining) in new ScenarioSetup {
+  it should "eth_getTransactionCount (without pending block) without mining" taggedAs (PrivNetNoMining) in new ScenarioSetup {
     val unlockAccountResponse = service.personalUnlockAccount(firstAccount.address, firstAccount.password, 0).send()
     unlockAccountResponse.accountUnlocked() shouldEqual true
 
-    val curentCountResponse = service.ethGetTransactionCount(firstAccount.address, latestBlock).send()
-    val currentCount = curentCountResponse.getTransactionCount
+    val currentCountResponse = service.ethGetTransactionCount(firstAccount.address, latestBlock).send()
+    val currentCount = currentCountResponse.getTransactionCount
 
     val transferAmount = 100
     val response1 =
       service.ethSendTransaction(valueTransfer(firstAccount.address, secondAccount.address, transferAmount)).send()
     response1.getError shouldEqual null
 
-    val curentCountResponse1 = service.ethGetTransactionCount(firstAccount.address, pendingBlock).send()
-    val currentCount1 = curentCountResponse1.getTransactionCount
+    val txCountResponse = service.ethGetTransactionCount(firstAccount.address, latestBlock).send()
+    val txCount = txCountResponse.getTransactionCount
 
-    currentCount.asBigInt shouldEqual currentCount1.asBigInt
+    txCount.asBigInt shouldEqual currentCount.asBigInt
+  }
+
+  it should "eth_getTransactionCount (with pending block) without mining" taggedAs (PrivNetNoMining) in new ScenarioSetup {
+    val unlockAccountResponse = service.personalUnlockAccount(firstAccount.address, firstAccount.password, 0).send()
+    unlockAccountResponse.accountUnlocked() shouldEqual true
+
+    val currentCountResponse = service.ethGetTransactionCount(firstAccount.address, latestBlock).send()
+    val currentCount = currentCountResponse.getTransactionCount
+
+    val transferAmount = 100
+    val response1 =
+      service.ethSendTransaction(valueTransfer(firstAccount.address, secondAccount.address, transferAmount)).send()
+    response1.getError shouldEqual null
+
+    val txCountResponseWithPendingBlock = service.ethGetTransactionCount(firstAccount.address, pendingBlock).send()
+    val txCount = txCountResponseWithPendingBlock.getTransactionCount
+
+    txCount.asBigInt shouldEqual currentCount.asBigInt + 1
   }
 
   it should "personal_ListAccounts and eth_ListAccounts " taggedAs (PrivNet) in new ScenarioSetup {