diff --git a/chainio/clients/avsregistry/reader.go b/chainio/clients/avsregistry/reader.go
index bf90c443..3d2fc769 100644
--- a/chainio/clients/avsregistry/reader.go
+++ b/chainio/clients/avsregistry/reader.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 
@@ -212,7 +213,8 @@ func (r *AvsRegistryChainReader) GetOperatorAddrsInQuorumsAtCurrentBlock(
 		uint32(curBlock),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, types.WrapError(errors.New("Failed to get operators state"), err)
+		return nil, types.WrapError(fmt.Errorf("Failed to get operators state at block %d, quorums %v and registryCoordinatorAddr %v",
+			curBlock, quorumNumbers, r.registryCoordinatorAddr), err)
 	}
 	var quorumOperatorAddrs [][]common.Address
 	for _, quorum := range operatorStakes {
diff --git a/chainio/clients/wallet/fireblocks_wallet.go b/chainio/clients/wallet/fireblocks_wallet.go
index d2a8ca77..153ac25a 100644
--- a/chainio/clients/wallet/fireblocks_wallet.go
+++ b/chainio/clients/wallet/fireblocks_wallet.go
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ type fireblocksWallet struct {
 	// accessed concurrently by SendTransaction and GetTransactionReceipt
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
-	fireblocksClient fireblocks.Client
-	ethClient        eth.Client
-	vaultAccountName string
-	logger           logging.Logger
-	chainID          *big.Int
+	fireblocksClient   fireblocks.Client
+	ethClient          eth.Client
+	vaultAccountName   string
+	logger             logging.Logger
+	chainID            *big.Int
+	gasLimitMultiplier float64
 
 	// nonceToTx keeps track of the transaction ID for each nonce
 	// this is used to retrieve the transaction hash for a given nonce
@@ -53,11 +54,12 @@ func NewFireblocksWallet(fireblocksClient fireblocks.Client, ethClient eth.Clien
 	}
 	logger.Debug("Creating new Fireblocks wallet for chain", "chainID", chainID)
 	return &fireblocksWallet{
-		fireblocksClient: fireblocksClient,
-		ethClient:        ethClient,
-		vaultAccountName: vaultAccountName,
-		logger:           logger,
-		chainID:          chainID,
+		fireblocksClient:   fireblocksClient,
+		ethClient:          ethClient,
+		vaultAccountName:   vaultAccountName,
+		logger:             logger,
+		chainID:            chainID,
+		gasLimitMultiplier: FallbackGasLimitMultiplier,
 
 		nonceToTxID: make(map[uint64]TxID),
 		txIDToNonce: make(map[TxID]uint64),
@@ -68,6 +70,11 @@ func NewFireblocksWallet(fireblocksClient fireblocks.Client, ethClient eth.Clien
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (t *fireblocksWallet) WithGasLimitMultiplier(multiplier float64) *fireblocksWallet {
+	t.gasLimitMultiplier = multiplier
+	return t
+}
+
 func (t *fireblocksWallet) getAccount(ctx context.Context) (*fireblocks.VaultAccount, error) {
 	if t.account == nil {
 		accounts, err := t.fireblocksClient.ListVaultAccounts(ctx)
@@ -158,7 +165,7 @@ func (t *fireblocksWallet) SendTransaction(ctx context.Context, tx *types.Transa
 
 	gasLimit := ""
 	if tx.Gas() > 0 {
-		gasLimit = strconv.FormatUint(tx.Gas(), 10)
+		gasLimit = strconv.FormatUint(uint64(float64(tx.Gas())*t.gasLimitMultiplier), 10)
 	}
 
 	// if the gas fees are specified in the transaction, use them.
diff --git a/chainio/clients/wallet/privatekey_wallet.go b/chainio/clients/wallet/privatekey_wallet.go
index ecc14409..32214a4a 100644
--- a/chainio/clients/wallet/privatekey_wallet.go
+++ b/chainio/clients/wallet/privatekey_wallet.go
@@ -17,16 +17,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	FallbackGasTipCap = big.NewInt(15_000_000_000)
+	FallbackGasTipCap          = big.NewInt(15_000_000_000)
+	FallbackGasLimitMultiplier = 1.1
 )
 
 var _ Wallet = (*privateKeyWallet)(nil)
 
 type privateKeyWallet struct {
-	ethClient eth.Client
-	address   common.Address
-	signerFn  signerv2.SignerFn
-	logger    logging.Logger
+	ethClient          eth.Client
+	address            common.Address
+	signerFn           signerv2.SignerFn
+	logger             logging.Logger
+	gasLimitMultiplier float64
 
 	// cache
 	contracts map[common.Address]*bind.BoundContract
@@ -34,14 +36,20 @@ type privateKeyWallet struct {
 
 func NewPrivateKeyWallet(ethClient eth.Client, signer signerv2.SignerFn, signerAddress common.Address, logger logging.Logger) (Wallet, error) {
 	return &privateKeyWallet{
-		ethClient: ethClient,
-		address:   signerAddress,
-		signerFn:  signer,
-		logger:    logger,
-		contracts: make(map[common.Address]*bind.BoundContract, 0),
+		ethClient:          ethClient,
+		address:            signerAddress,
+		signerFn:           signer,
+		logger:             logger,
+		gasLimitMultiplier: FallbackGasLimitMultiplier,
+		contracts:          make(map[common.Address]*bind.BoundContract, 0),
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (t *privateKeyWallet) WithGasLimitMultiplier(multiplier float64) *privateKeyWallet {
+	t.gasLimitMultiplier = multiplier
+	return t
+}
+
 func (t *privateKeyWallet) SendTransaction(ctx context.Context, tx *types.Transaction) (TxID, error) {
 	// Estimate gas and nonce
 	// can't print tx hash in logs because the tx changes below when we complete and sign it
@@ -134,7 +142,7 @@ func (t *privateKeyWallet) estimateGasAndNonce(ctx context.Context, tx *types.Tr
 		GasFeeCap: gasFeeCap,
 		Data:      tx.Data(),
 		Value:     tx.Value(),
-		Gas:       gasLimit,   // TODO(add buffer)
+		Gas:       uint64(float64(gasLimit) * t.gasLimitMultiplier),
 		Nonce:     tx.Nonce(), // We are not doing any nonce management for now but we probably should later for more robustness
 	}