diff --git a/config/example.env b/config/example.env
index 8ca1f1f40..2610c1a28 100644
--- a/config/example.env
+++ b/config/example.env
@@ -310,5 +310,5 @@ MONGO_DB_REPORT_DB_NAME=
 GITCOIN_PASSPORT_MIN_VALID_ANALYSIS_SCORE=
 # 1 day
 GITCOIN_PASSPORT_EXPIRATION_PERIOD_MS=86400000
-MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY=
+MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY_IN_USD=
 ACTIVATE_GITCOIN_SCORE_CHECK=
diff --git a/src/constants/gitcoin.ts b/src/constants/gitcoin.ts
index f4a4ef7e5..34c4cdce5 100644
--- a/src/constants/gitcoin.ts
+++ b/src/constants/gitcoin.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export const GITCOIN_PASSPORT_EXPIRATION_PERIOD_MS =
   (+config.get('GITCOIN_PASSPORT_EXPIRATION_PERIOD_MS') as number) || 86400000; // 1 day
 export const GITCOIN_PASSPORT_MIN_VALID_ANALYSIS_SCORE =
   (+config.get('GITCOIN_PASSPORT_MIN_VALID_ANALYSIS_SCORE') as number) || 50;
-export const MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY =
-  (+config.get('MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY') as number) ||
-  1000;
+export const MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY_IN_USD =
+  (+config.get(
+    'MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY_IN_USD',
+  ) as number) || 1000;
diff --git a/src/resolvers/qAccResolver.ts b/src/resolvers/qAccResolver.ts
index c961d6751..8411af51a 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/qAccResolver.ts
+++ b/src/resolvers/qAccResolver.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { getProjectUserRecordAmount } from '../repositories/projectUserRecordRep
 import qAccService from '../services/qAccService';
 import { ApolloContext } from '../types/ApolloContext';
 import { i18n, translationErrorMessagesKeys } from '../utils/errorMessages';
-import { getUserById } from '../services/userService';
+import { findUserById } from '../repositories/userRepository';
 
 @ObjectType()
 class ProjectUserRecordAmounts {
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ export class QAccResolver {
         i18n.__(translationErrorMessagesKeys.AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED),
       );
 
-    const dbUser = await getUserById(user.userId);
+    const dbUser = await findUserById(user.userId);
+    if (!dbUser) {
+      throw new Error(`user not found with id ${user.userId}`);
+    }
 
     const qAccCap = await qAccService.getQAccDonationCap({
       projectId,
diff --git a/src/services/qAccService.ts b/src/services/qAccService.ts
index 65402d4a9..729a63a4d 100644
--- a/src/services/qAccService.ts
+++ b/src/services/qAccService.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { updateUserGitcoinAnalysisScore } from './userService';
 import {
   GITCOIN_PASSPORT_EXPIRATION_PERIOD_MS,
   GITCOIN_PASSPORT_MIN_VALID_ANALYSIS_SCORE,
-  MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY,
+  MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY_IN_USD,
 } from '../constants/gitcoin';
 
 const getEaProjectRoundRecord = async ({
@@ -226,8 +226,16 @@ const getUserRemainedCapBasedOnGitcoinScore = async ({
     projectId,
     userId: user.id,
   });
+  const activeQfRound = await findActiveQfRound();
   const qfTotalDonationAmount = userRecord.qfTotalDonationAmount;
-  return MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY - qfTotalDonationAmount;
+  if (!activeQfRound?.tokenPrice) {
+    throw new Error('active qf round does not have token price!');
+  }
+  return (
+    MAX_CONTRIBUTION_WITH_GITCOIN_PASSPORT_ONLY_IN_USD /
+      activeQfRound?.tokenPrice -
+    qfTotalDonationAmount
+  );
 };
 
 const validDonationAmountBasedOnKYCAndScore = async ({
diff --git a/src/services/userService.ts b/src/services/userService.ts
index b3ab2586a..b4994def1 100644
--- a/src/services/userService.ts
+++ b/src/services/userService.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { User } from '../entities/user';
 import { Donation } from '../entities/donation';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
-import {
-  findAdminUserByEmail,
-  findUserById,
-} from '../repositories/userRepository';
+import { findAdminUserByEmail } from '../repositories/userRepository';
 import { getGitcoinAdapter } from '../adapters/adaptersFactory';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
 const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
@@ -102,11 +99,3 @@ export const updateUserGitcoinAnalysisScore = async (user: User) => {
   user.passportScoreUpdateTimestamp = new Date();
   await user.save();
 };
-
-export const getUserById = async (userId: number) => {
-  const foundedUser = await findUserById(userId);
-  if (foundedUser) {
-    return foundedUser;
-  }
-  throw new Error(`user not found with id ${userId}`);
-};