diff --git a/nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py b/nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py
index 9c4540e74..04491e78f 100644
--- a/nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py
+++ b/nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ from nucypher.blockchain.eth.sol.compile.types import SourceBundle
 from nucypher.blockchain.eth.utils import get_transaction_name, prettify_eth_amount
 from nucypher.characters.control.emitters import JSONRPCStdoutEmitter, StdoutEmitter
 from nucypher.utilities.ethereum import encode_constructor_arguments
-from nucypher.utilities.gas_strategies import datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy, WEB3_GAS_STRATEGIES
+from nucypher.utilities.gas_strategies import construct_datafeed_fallback_strategy, WEB3_GAS_STRATEGIES
 from nucypher.utilities.logging import GlobalLoggerSettings, Logger
 
 Web3Providers = Union[IPCProvider, WebsocketProvider, HTTPProvider, EthereumTester]  # TODO: Move to types.py
@@ -284,9 +284,8 @@ class BlockchainInterface:
         if gas_strategy:
             reported_gas_strategy = f"fixed/{gas_strategy.name}"
         elif isinstance(self.client, InfuraClient):
-            gas_strategy = datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy
-            self.gas_strategy = 'fast'
-            reported_gas_strategy = "datafeed/fast"
+            gas_strategy = construct_datafeed_fallback_strategy(speed=self.gas_strategy)
+            reported_gas_strategy = f"datafeed/{self.gas_strategy}"
         else:
             reported_gas_strategy = f"web3/{self.gas_strategy}"
             gas_strategy = self.get_gas_strategy(self.gas_strategy)
diff --git a/nucypher/utilities/datafeeds.py b/nucypher/utilities/datafeeds.py
index ba243bb9a..bb3e7069d 100644
--- a/nucypher/utilities/datafeeds.py
+++ b/nucypher/utilities/datafeeds.py
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ class EthereumGasPriceDatafeed(Datafeed):
         return gas_price_wei
 
     @classmethod
-    def construct_gas_strategy(cls):
+    def construct_gas_strategy(cls, speed: Optional[str] = None):
         def gas_price_strategy(web3: Web3, transaction_params: TxParams = None) -> Wei:
             feed = cls()
-            gas_price = feed.get_gas_price()
+            gas_price = feed.get_gas_price(speed=speed)
             return gas_price
         return gas_price_strategy
 
diff --git a/nucypher/utilities/gas_strategies.py b/nucypher/utilities/gas_strategies.py
index d60f96dbd..7cf11292f 100644
--- a/nucypher/utilities/gas_strategies.py
+++ b/nucypher/utilities/gas_strategies.py
@@ -36,20 +36,22 @@ class GasStrategyError(RuntimeError):
 #
 
 
-def datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy(web3: Web3, transaction_params: TxParams = None) -> Wei:
-    feeds = (EtherchainGasPriceDatafeed, UpvestGasPriceDatafeed)
+def construct_datafeed_fallback_strategy(speed: Optional[str] = None) -> Callable:
+    def datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy(web3: Web3, transaction_params: TxParams = None) -> Wei:
+        feeds = (EtherchainGasPriceDatafeed, UpvestGasPriceDatafeed)
 
-    for gas_price_feed_class in feeds:
-        try:
-            gas_strategy = gas_price_feed_class.construct_gas_strategy()
-            gas_price = gas_strategy(web3, transaction_params)
-        except Datafeed.DatafeedError:
-            continue
+        for gas_price_feed_class in feeds:
+            try:
+                gas_strategy = gas_price_feed_class.construct_gas_strategy(speed=speed)
+                gas_price = gas_strategy(web3, transaction_params)
+            except Datafeed.DatafeedError:
+                continue
+            else:
+                return gas_price
         else:
-            return gas_price
-    else:
-        # Worst-case scenario, we get the price from the ETH node itself
-        return rpc_gas_price_strategy(web3, transaction_params)
+            # Worst-case scenario, we get the price from the ETH node itself
+            return rpc_gas_price_strategy(web3, transaction_params)
+    return datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy
 
 
 #
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_datafeeds.py b/tests/unit/test_datafeeds.py
index 31fdc189f..dfc16ee50 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_datafeeds.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_datafeeds.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from nucypher.utilities.datafeeds import (
     Datafeed,
     UpvestGasPriceDatafeed,
     EthereumGasPriceDatafeed)
-from nucypher.utilities.gas_strategies import datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy
+from nucypher.utilities.gas_strategies import construct_datafeed_fallback_strategy
 
 etherchain_json = {
     "safeLow": "99.0",
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ def test_datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy():
     # In normal circumstances, the first datafeed (Etherchain) will return the gas price
     with patch('nucypher.utilities.datafeeds.EtherchainGasPriceDatafeed.construct_gas_strategy',
                return_value=mock_gas_strategy):
+        datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy = construct_datafeed_fallback_strategy()
         assert datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy("web3", "tx") == mocked_gas_price
 
     # If the first datafeed in the chain fails, we resort to the second one
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ def test_datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy():
                side_effect=Datafeed.DatafeedError):
         with patch('nucypher.utilities.datafeeds.UpvestGasPriceDatafeed.construct_gas_strategy',
                    return_value=mock_gas_strategy):
+            datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy = construct_datafeed_fallback_strategy()
             assert datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy("web3", "tx") == mocked_gas_price
 
     # If both datafeeds fail, we fallback to the rpc_gas_price_strategy
@@ -181,4 +183,5 @@ def test_datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy():
         with patch('nucypher.utilities.datafeeds.UpvestGasPriceDatafeed._probe_feed',
                    side_effect=Datafeed.DatafeedError):
             with patch('nucypher.utilities.gas_strategies.rpc_gas_price_strategy', side_effect=mock_gas_strategy):
+                datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy = construct_datafeed_fallback_strategy()
                 assert datafeed_fallback_gas_price_strategy("web3", "tx") == mocked_gas_price