diff --git a/contracts/deployment_scripts/testnet/layer2/003_set_fee.ts b/contracts/deployment_scripts/testnet/layer2/003_set_fee.ts
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+import {HardhatRuntimeEnvironment} from 'hardhat/types';
+import {DeployFunction} from 'hardhat-deploy/types';
+import { Receipt } from 'hardhat-deploy/dist/types';
+import { network } from 'hardhat';
+
+/* 
+    This script deploys the ZenTestnet contract on the l2 and whitelists it.
+*/
+
+
+const func: DeployFunction = async function (hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment) {
+    const l2Network = hre; 
+
+    const l2Accounts = await l2Network.getNamedAccounts();
+
+    const networkConfig = await l2Network.network.provider.request({
+        method: "net_config",
+    });    
+
+    const signer = await l2Network.ethers.getSigner(l2Accounts.deployer);
+    const fees = await l2Network.ethers.getContractAt(
+        'Fees', 
+        networkConfig["PublicSystemContracts"]["Fees"], 
+        signer
+    );
+
+    const owner = await fees.owner();
+    console.log(`Owner = ${owner}`);
+    console.log(`Signer = ${l2Accounts.deployer}`);
+
+    const tx = await fees.setMessageFee(10000);
+    const receipt =await tx.wait();
+
+    if (receipt.status != 1) {
+        throw new Error("Failed to set message fee");
+    }
+    console.log(`Fee set at ${receipt.hash}`);
+}
+export default func;
+func.tags = ['SetFees', 'SetFees_deploy'];
+func.dependencies = ['ZenBase'];