diff --git a/packages/caliper-ethereum/lib/ethereum.js b/packages/caliper-ethereum/lib/ethereum.js
index 420b3715e7..dda81b25d8 100644
--- a/packages/caliper-ethereum/lib/ethereum.js
+++ b/packages/caliper-ethereum/lib/ethereum.js
@@ -101,12 +101,22 @@ class Ethereum extends BlockchainInterface {
      */
     async getContext(name, args) {
         let context = {
+            chainId: 1,
             clientIndex: this.clientIndex,
+            gasPrice: 0,
             contracts: {},
             nonces: {},
             web3: this.web3
         };
 
+        context.gasPrice = this.ethereumConfig.gasPrice !== undefined ?
+            this.ethereumConfig.gasPrice :
+            await this.web3.eth.getGasPrice();
+
+        context.chainId = this.ethereumConfig.chainId !== undefined ? 
+            this.ethereumConfig.chainId :
+            await this.web3.eth.getChainId();
+
         for (const key of Object.keys(args.contracts)) {
             context.contracts[key] = {
                 contract: new this.web3.eth.Contract(args.contracts[key].abi, args.contracts[key].address),
@@ -212,6 +222,21 @@ class Ethereum extends BlockchainInterface {
                 context.nonces[context.fromAddress] = nonce + 1;
                 params.nonce = nonce;
             }
+
+            if (context.gasPrice !== undefined) {
+                // leaving this value unset causes web3 to fetch gasPrice on the
+                // fly this can cause transactions to be reordered, which in
+                // turn causes nonce failures
+                params.gasPrice = context.gasPrice;
+            }
+
+            if (context.chainId !== undefined) {
+                // leaving this value unset causes web3 to fetch chainId on the
+                // fly this can cause transactions to be reordered, which in
+                // turn causes nonce failures
+                params.chainId = context.chainId;
+            }
+
             if (methodCall.args) {
                 if (contractInfo.gas && contractInfo.gas[methodCall.verb]) {
                     params.gas = contractInfo.gas[methodCall.verb];