diff --git a/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/format_kas.go b/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/format_kas.go
index 7b2e616ad..3009c1490 100644
--- a/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/format_kas.go
+++ b/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/format_kas.go
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/constants"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // FormatKas takes the amount of sompis as uint64, and returns amount of KAS with 8  decimal places
@@ -17,9 +20,9 @@ func FormatKas(amount uint64) string {
 	return res
 }
 
-// Takes in a string representation of the Kas value to convert to Sompi
+// KasToSompi takes in a string representation of the Kas value to convert to Sompi
 func KasToSompi(amount string) (uint64, error) {
-	err := ValidateAmountFormat(amount)
+	err := validateAmountFormat(amount)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -30,14 +33,36 @@ func KasToSompi(amount string) (uint64, error) {
 	parts := strings.Split(amount, ".")
 	amountStr := ""
 
-	if len(parts) == 2 {
-		amountStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s%-*s", parts[0], 8, parts[1]) // Padded with spaces at the end to fill for missing decimals: Sample "0.01234    "
-		amountStr = strings.ReplaceAll(amountStr, " ", "0")      // Make the spaces be 0s. Sample "0.012340000"
-	} else {
-		amountStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s00000000", parts[0])
+	if constants.SompiPerKaspa%10 != 0 {
+		return 0, errors.Errorf("Unable to convert to sompi when SompiPerKaspa is not a multiple of 10")
 	}
 
+	decimalPlaces := int(math.Log10(constants.SompiPerKaspa))
+	decimalStr := ""
+
+	if len(parts) == 2 {
+		decimalStr = parts[1]
+	}
+
+	amountStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s%-*s", parts[0], decimalPlaces, decimalStr) // Padded with spaces at the end to fill for missing decimals: Sample "0.01234    "
+	amountStr = strings.ReplaceAll(amountStr, " ", "0")                    // Make the spaces be 0s. Sample "0.012340000"
+
 	convertedAmount, err := strconv.ParseUint(amountStr, 10, 64)
 
 	return convertedAmount, err
 }
+
+func validateAmountFormat(amount string) error {
+	// Check whether it's an integer, or a float with max 8 digits
+	match, err := regexp.MatchString("^([1-9]\\d{0,11}|0)(\\.\\d{0,8})?$", amount)
+
+	if !match {
+		return errors.Errorf("Invalid send amount")
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/format_kas_test.go b/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/format_kas_test.go
index 56b04e1df..a9d6579ea 100644
--- a/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/format_kas_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/format_kas_test.go
@@ -42,3 +42,49 @@ func TestKasToSompi(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestValidateAmountFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	validCases := []string{
+		"0",
+		"1",
+		"1.0",
+		"0.1",
+		"0.12345678",
+		"111111111111.11111111", // 12 digits to the left of decimal, 8 digits to the right
+		"184467440737.09551615", // Maximum input that can be represented in sompi later
+		"184467440737.09551616", // Cannot be represented in sompi, but we'll acccept for "correct format"
+		"999999999999.99999999", // Cannot be represented in sompi, but we'll acccept for "correct format"
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range validCases {
+		err := validateAmountFormat(testCase)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	invalidCases := []string{
+		"",
+		"a",
+		"-1",
+		"0.123456789",           // 9 decimal digits
+		".1",                    // decimal but no integer component
+		"0a",                    // Extra character
+		"0000000000000",         // 13 zeros
+		"012",                   // Int padded with zero
+		"00.1",                  // Decimal padded with zeros
+		"111111111111111111111", // all digits
+		"111111111111A11111111", // non-period/non-digit where decimal would be
+		"000000000000.00000000", // all zeros
+		"kaspa",                 // all text
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range invalidCases {
+		err := validateAmountFormat(testCase)
+
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Expected an error but succeeded validation for test case %s", testCase)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/validate_amount.go b/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/validate_amount.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bbcb5065f..000000000
--- a/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/validate_amount.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"regexp"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-)
-
-/**
- * 1. May be an integer (no decimal components)
- * 2. May be float with up to 8 decimal places
- */
-func ValidateAmountFormat(amount string) error {
-	// Check whether it's an integer, or a float with max 8 digits
-	match, err := regexp.MatchString("^([1-9]\\d{0,11}|0)(\\.\\d{0,8})?$", amount)
-
-	if !match {
-		return errors.Errorf("Invalid send amount")
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/validate_amount_test.go b/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/validate_amount_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 383d596de..000000000
--- a/cmd/kaspawallet/utils/validate_amount_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestValidateAmountFormat(t *testing.T) {
-	validCases := []string{
-		"0",
-		"1",
-		"1.0",
-		"0.1",
-		"0.12345678",
-		"111111111111.11111111", // 12 digits to the left of decimal, 8 digits to the right
-		"184467440737.09551615", // Maximum input that can be represented in sompi later
-		"184467440737.09551616", // Cannot be represented in sompi, but we'll acccept for "correct format"
-		"999999999999.99999999", // Cannot be represented in sompi, but we'll acccept for "correct format"
-	}
-
-	for _, testCase := range validCases {
-		err := ValidateAmountFormat(testCase)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Error(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	invalidCases := []string{
-		"",
-		"a",
-		"-1",
-		"0.123456789",           // 9 decimal digits
-		".1",                    // decimal but no integer component
-		"0a",                    // Extra character
-		"0000000000000",         // 13 zeros
-		"012",                   // Int padded with zero
-		"00.1",                  // Decimal padded with zeros
-		"111111111111111111111", // all digits
-		"111111111111A11111111", // non-period/non-digit where decimal would be
-		"000000000000.00000000", // all zeros
-		"kaspa",                 // all text
-	}
-
-	for _, testCase := range invalidCases {
-		err := ValidateAmountFormat(testCase)
-
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Errorf("Expected an error but succeeded validation for test case %s", testCase)
-		}
-	}
-}