diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af398db093..19597a3f65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### Changed
 - perf: Mine reveal prefix relying on `sign_schnorr` internal randomness.([#3192](https://github.com/chainwayxyz/citrea/pull/3192))
 - fix: use deterministic boundless patch and unpin ubuntu ci.([#3216](https://github.com/chainwayxyz/citrea/pull/3216))
+- fix(bitcoin-da): return correct error variant on mempool.space HTTP request failure. ([#3226](https://github.com/chainwayxyz/citrea/pull/3226))
 
 ## [v2.3.1](2026-03-31)
 
diff --git a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/fee.rs b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/fee.rs
index edb35c525b..909baf6b25 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/fee.rs
+++ b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/fee.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_fee_rate_from_mempool_space(mempool_space_url: &str) ->
         .await
         .map_err(|e| {
             trace!("Failed to fetch from {}: {:?}", url, e);
-            FeeServiceError::MempoolSpaceParseError
+            FeeServiceError::MempoolSpaceRequestError(e)
         })?;
 
     let json = response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await.map_err(|e| {