diff --git a/cmd/lotus-pcr/main.go b/cmd/lotus-pcr/main.go
index 5491e4af224..b5da0588392 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-pcr/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-pcr/main.go
@@ -926,6 +926,11 @@ func (r *refunder) processTipsetStorageMinerActor(ctx context.Context, tipset *t
 			return false, messageMethod, types.NewInt(0), nil
 		}
 
+		if tipset.Blocks()[0].ParentBaseFee.GreaterThan(r.proveFeeCapMax) {
+			log.Debugw("skipping high base fee message", "method", messageMethod, "cid", msg.Cid, "miner", m.To, "basefee", tipset.Blocks()[0].ParentBaseFee, "fee_cap_max", r.proveFeeCapMax)
+			return false, messageMethod, types.NewInt(0), nil
+		}
+
 		var sn abi.SectorNumber
 
 		var proveCommitSector miner0.ProveCommitSectorParams
@@ -982,6 +987,11 @@ func (r *refunder) processTipsetStorageMinerActor(ctx context.Context, tipset *t
 			return false, messageMethod, types.NewInt(0), nil
 		}
 
+		if tipset.Blocks()[0].ParentBaseFee.GreaterThan(r.preFeeCapMax) {
+			log.Debugw("skipping high base fee message", "method", messageMethod, "cid", msg.Cid, "miner", m.To, "basefee", tipset.Blocks()[0].ParentBaseFee, "fee_cap_max", r.preFeeCapMax)
+			return false, messageMethod, types.NewInt(0), nil
+		}
+
 		var precommitInfo miner.SectorPreCommitInfo
 		if err := precommitInfo.UnmarshalCBOR(bytes.NewBuffer(m.Params)); err != nil {
 			log.Warnw("failed to decode precommit params", "err", err, "method", messageMethod, "cid", msg.Cid, "miner", m.To)