diff --git a/cashu/mint/ledger.py b/cashu/mint/ledger.py
index 34bb0ee5..d181cb0f 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/ledger.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/ledger.py
@@ -380,9 +380,10 @@ async def melt_quote(
 
     async def melt(
         self,
+        *,
         proofs: List[Proof],
         quote: str,
-        outputs: Optional[List[BlindedMessage]],
+        outputs: Optional[List[BlindedMessage]] = None,
         keyset: Optional[MintKeyset] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[bool, str, List[BlindedSignature]]:
         """Invalidates proofs and pays a Lightning invoice.
diff --git a/cashu/mint/router.py b/cashu/mint/router.py
index 9819e684..6a855de9 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/router.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/router.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ async def melt(payload: PostMeltRequest) -> PostMeltResponse:
     """
     logger.trace(f"> POST /v1/melt: {payload}")
     ok, preimage, change_promises = await ledger.melt(
-        payload.inputs, payload.quote, payload.outputs
+        proofs=payload.inputs, quote=payload.quote, outputs=payload.outputs
     )
     resp = PostMeltResponse(
         quote="to_be_replaced", paid=ok, proof=preimage, change=change_promises
diff --git a/cashu/mint/router_deprecated.py b/cashu/mint/router_deprecated.py
index 1a67c4de..1ac0de10 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/router_deprecated.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/router_deprecated.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     GetMintResponse_deprecated,
     KeysetsResponse_deprecated,
     KeysResponse_deprecated,
+    PostMeltQuoteRequest,
     PostMeltRequest_deprecated,
     PostMeltResponse_deprecated,
     PostMintQuoteRequest,
@@ -167,8 +168,11 @@ async def melt_deprecated(
     Requests tokens to be destroyed and sent out via Lightning.
     """
     logger.trace(f"> POST /melt: {payload}")
+    quote = await ledger.melt_quote(
+        PostMeltQuoteRequest(request=payload.pr, symbol="sat", method="bolt11")
+    )
     ok, preimage, change_promises = await ledger.melt(
-        payload.proofs, payload.pr, payload.outputs
+        proofs=payload.proofs, quote=quote.quote, outputs=payload.outputs
     )
     resp = PostMeltResponse_deprecated(
         paid=ok, preimage=preimage, change=change_promises
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/lightning/lightning.py b/cashu/wallet/lightning/lightning.py
index 7efab863..63454079 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/lightning/lightning.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/lightning/lightning.py
@@ -54,18 +54,21 @@ async def pay_invoice(self, pr: str) -> PaymentResponse:
         Returns:
             bool: True if successful
         """
-        total_amount, fee_reserve_sat = await self.get_pay_amount_with_fees(pr)
+        quote = await self.get_pay_amount_with_fees(pr)
+        total_amount = quote.amount + quote.fee_reserve
         assert total_amount > 0, "amount is not positive"
         if self.available_balance < total_amount:
             print("Error: Balance too low.")
             return PaymentResponse(ok=False)
         _, send_proofs = await self.split_to_send(self.proofs, total_amount)
         try:
-            resp = await self.pay_lightning(send_proofs, pr, fee_reserve_sat)
+            resp = await self.pay_lightning(
+                send_proofs, pr, quote.fee_reserve, quote.quote
+            )
             if resp.change:
-                fees_paid_sat = fee_reserve_sat - sum_promises(resp.change)
+                fees_paid_sat = quote.fee_reserve - sum_promises(resp.change)
             else:
-                fees_paid_sat = fee_reserve_sat
+                fees_paid_sat = quote.fee_reserve
 
             invoice_obj = bolt11.decode(pr)
             return PaymentResponse(
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/wallet.py b/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
index a858456e..f0a65205 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ def _splitrequest_include_fields(proofs: List[Proof]):
         )
         self.raise_on_error_request(resp)
         promises_dict = resp.json()
-        print(promises_dict)
         mint_response = PostSplitResponse.parse_obj(promises_dict)
         promises = [BlindedSignature(**p.dict()) for p in mint_response.signatures]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_mint.py b/tests/test_mint.py
index 36387e6b..e92c12bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_mint.py
+++ b/tests/test_mint.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from cashu.core.base import BlindedMessage, Proof
+from cashu.core.base import BlindedMessage, PostMintQuoteRequest, Proof
 from cashu.core.crypto.b_dhke import step1_alice
 from cashu.core.helpers import calculate_number_of_blank_outputs
 from cashu.core.settings import settings
@@ -77,14 +77,16 @@ async def test_get_keyset(ledger: Ledger):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_mint(ledger: Ledger):
-    invoice, id = await ledger.request_mint(8)
+    quote = await ledger.mint_quote(
+        PostMintQuoteRequest(amount=8, symbol="sat", method="bolt11")
+    )
     blinded_messages_mock = [
         BlindedMessage(
             amount=8,
             B_="02634a2c2b34bec9e8a4aba4361f6bf202d7fa2365379b0840afe249a7a9d71239",
         )
     ]
-    promises = await ledger.mint(outputs=blinded_messages_mock, id=id)
+    promises = await ledger.mint(outputs=blinded_messages_mock, quote_id=quote.quote)
     assert len(promises)
     assert promises[0].amount == 8
     assert (
@@ -95,7 +97,9 @@ async def test_mint(ledger: Ledger):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_mint_invalid_blinded_message(ledger: Ledger):
-    invoice, id = await ledger.request_mint(8)
+    quote = await ledger.mint_quote(
+        PostMintQuoteRequest(amount=8, symbol="sat", method="bolt11")
+    )
     blinded_messages_mock_invalid_key = [
         BlindedMessage(
             amount=8,
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ async def test_mint_invalid_blinded_message(ledger: Ledger):
         )
     ]
     await assert_err(
-        ledger.mint(outputs=blinded_messages_mock_invalid_key, id=id),
+        ledger.mint(outputs=blinded_messages_mock_invalid_key, quote_id=quote.quote),
         "invalid public key",
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_mint_operations.py b/tests/test_mint_operations.py
index 35e8c479..b07f5099 100644
--- a/tests/test_mint_operations.py
+++ b/tests/test_mint_operations.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 import pytest_asyncio
 
+from cashu.core.base import PostMeltQuoteRequest
 from cashu.mint.ledger import Ledger
 from cashu.wallet.wallet import Wallet
 from cashu.wallet.wallet import Wallet as Wallet1
@@ -27,15 +28,15 @@ async def test_melt(wallet1: Wallet, ledger: Ledger):
     invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(64)
     await wallet1.mint(64, id=invoice.id)
     assert wallet1.balance == 128
-    total_amount, fee_reserve_sat = await wallet1.get_pay_amount_with_fees(
-        invoice.bolt11
-    )
-    mint_fees = await ledger.get_melt_fees(invoice.bolt11)
-    assert mint_fees == fee_reserve_sat
-
+    mint_quote = await wallet1.get_pay_amount_with_fees(invoice.bolt11)
+    mint_fees = await ledger._get_lightning_fees(invoice.bolt11)
+    assert mint_fees == mint_quote.fee_reserve
+    total_amount = mint_quote.amount + mint_quote.fee_reserve
     keep_proofs, send_proofs = await wallet1.split_to_send(wallet1.proofs, total_amount)
-
-    await ledger.melt(send_proofs, invoice.bolt11, outputs=None)
+    melt_quote = await ledger.melt_quote(
+        PostMeltQuoteRequest(request=invoice.bolt11, symbol="sat", method="bolt11")
+    )
+    await ledger.melt(proofs=send_proofs, quote=melt_quote.quote)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
diff --git a/tests/test_wallet.py b/tests/test_wallet.py
index ab5a135d..c2c20b3c 100644
--- a/tests/test_wallet.py
+++ b/tests/test_wallet.py
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ async def test_mint(wallet1: Wallet):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_mint_amounts(wallet1: Wallet):
     """Mint predefined amounts"""
-    invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(64)
     amts = [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 16]
+    invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(sum(amts))
     await wallet1.mint(amount=sum(amts), split=amts, id=invoice.id)
     assert wallet1.balance == 27
     assert wallet1.proof_amounts == amts
@@ -168,9 +168,11 @@ async def test_mint_amounts(wallet1: Wallet):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_mint_amounts_wrong_sum(wallet1: Wallet):
     """Mint predefined amounts"""
+
     amts = [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 16]
+    invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(sum(amts))
     await assert_err(
-        wallet1.mint(amount=sum(amts) + 1, split=amts),
+        wallet1.mint(amount=sum(amts) + 1, split=amts, id=invoice.id),
         "split must sum to amount",
     )
 
@@ -179,8 +181,9 @@ async def test_mint_amounts_wrong_sum(wallet1: Wallet):
 async def test_mint_amounts_wrong_order(wallet1: Wallet):
     """Mint amount that is not part in 2^n"""
     amts = [1, 2, 3]
+    invoice = await wallet1.request_mint(sum(amts))
     await assert_err(
-        wallet1.mint(amount=sum(amts), split=[1, 2, 3]),
+        wallet1.mint(amount=sum(amts), split=[1, 2, 3], id=invoice.id),
         f"Can only mint amounts with 2^n up to {2**settings.max_order}.",
     )
 
@@ -236,16 +239,18 @@ async def test_melt(wallet1: Wallet):
     await wallet1.mint(64, id=invoice.id)
     assert wallet1.balance == 128
 
-    total_amount, fee_reserve_sat = await wallet1.get_pay_amount_with_fees(
-        invoice.bolt11
-    )
+    quote = await wallet1.get_pay_amount_with_fees(invoice.bolt11)
+    total_amount = quote.amount + quote.fee_reserve
     assert total_amount == 66
 
-    assert fee_reserve_sat == 2
+    assert quote.fee_reserve == 2
     _, send_proofs = await wallet1.split_to_send(wallet1.proofs, total_amount)
 
     melt_response = await wallet1.pay_lightning(
-        send_proofs, invoice=invoice.bolt11, fee_reserve_sat=fee_reserve_sat
+        send_proofs,
+        invoice=invoice.bolt11,
+        fee_reserve_sat=quote.fee_reserve,
+        quote_id=quote.quote,
     )
 
     assert melt_response.change
@@ -269,7 +274,7 @@ async def test_melt(wallet1: Wallet):
     assert all([p.melt_id == invoice_db.id for p in proofs_used])
 
     # the payment was without fees so we need to remove it from the total amount
-    assert wallet1.balance == 128 - (total_amount - fee_reserve_sat)
+    assert wallet1.balance == 128 - (total_amount - quote.fee_reserve)
     assert wallet1.balance == 64