diff --git a/src/app/create/page.tsx b/src/app/create/page.tsx
index 66b251b1..3acc29de 100644
--- a/src/app/create/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/create/page.tsx
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ export default function CreateStorylinePage() {
                 abi: storyFactoryAbi as unknown as [],
                 functionName: "createStoryline",
                 args: [title.trim(), cid, contentHash, hasDeadline],
+                gas: BigInt(5_000_000),
               }),
             });
         }}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useChainPlot.ts b/src/hooks/useChainPlot.ts
index de72ab4c..22f4b129 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useChainPlot.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useChainPlot.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function useChainPlot() {
           abi: storyFactoryAbi as unknown as [],
           functionName: "chainPlot",
           args: [BigInt(storylineId), title, cid, contentHash],
+          gas: BigInt(500_000),
         }),
       });
     },
diff --git a/src/hooks/usePublish.ts b/src/hooks/usePublish.ts
index 955efcdf..db788fed 100644
--- a/src/hooks/usePublish.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/usePublish.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ interface WriteCall {
   abi: Abi;
   functionName: string;
   args: readonly unknown[];
+  gas?: bigint;
 }
 
 interface PublishOptions {