diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/TransferModule.tsx b/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/TransferModule.tsx
index 9b66bd49d..1f38a916c 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/TransferModule.tsx
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/App/Transfer/TransferModule.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ActionButton, Stack } from "@namada/components";
 import BigNumber from "bignumber.js";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { WalletProvider } from "types";
-import { formatDisplayValue } from "utils";
+import { toBaseAmount, toDisplayAmount } from "utils";
 import { SelectAssetModal } from "./SelectAssetModal";
 import { SelectChainModal } from "./SelectChainModal";
 import { SelectWalletModal } from "./SelectWalletModal";
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const TransferModule = ({
 
   const availableAmount =
     source.selectedAsset ?
-      formatDisplayValue(
+      toDisplayAmount(
         source.selectedAsset,
         new BigNumber(source.availableAmount || 0)
       )
@@ -93,7 +93,15 @@ export const TransferModule = ({
       throw new Error("Address is not provided");
     }
 
-    onSubmitTransfer?.(amount, address, memo);
+    if (!source.selectedAsset) {
+      throw new Error("Asset is not selected");
+    }
+
+    onSubmitTransfer?.(
+      toBaseAmount(source.selectedAsset, amount),
+      address,
+      memo
+    );
   };
 
   const onChangeWallet = (config: TransferModuleConfig) => (): void => {
diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/utils/index.ts b/apps/namadillo/src/utils/index.ts
index 18f128da3..50e8395d8 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Asset } from "@chain-registry/types";
+import { Asset, AssetDenomUnit } from "@chain-registry/types";
 import { ProposalStatus, ProposalTypeString } from "@namada/types";
 import BigNumber from "bignumber.js";
 import * as fns from "date-fns";
@@ -98,14 +98,23 @@ export const secondsToTimeRemainingString = (
     .replace("minute", "Min");
 };
 
-export const formatDisplayValue = (
-  asset: Asset,
-  amount: BigNumber
-): BigNumber => {
+const findDisplayUnit = (asset: Asset): AssetDenomUnit | undefined => {
   const { display, denom_units } = asset;
-  const displayUnit = denom_units.find((unit) => unit.denom === display);
+  return denom_units.find((unit) => unit.denom === display);
+};
+
+export const toDisplayAmount = (asset: Asset, amount: BigNumber): BigNumber => {
+  const displayUnit = findDisplayUnit(asset);
   if (!displayUnit) {
     return amount;
   }
   return amount.shiftedBy(-displayUnit.exponent);
 };
+
+export const toBaseAmount = (asset: Asset, amount: BigNumber): BigNumber => {
+  const displayUnit = findDisplayUnit(asset);
+  if (!displayUnit) {
+    return amount;
+  }
+  return amount.shiftedBy(displayUnit.exponent);
+};