diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f236d1d9..c62a6b21 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "dkg.js",
-    "version": "8.2.3",
+    "version": "8.2.4",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "dkg.js",
-            "version": "8.2.3",
+            "version": "8.2.4",
             "hasInstallScript": true,
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index febbe4d1..3999db55 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "dkg.js",
-    "version": "8.2.3",
+    "version": "8.2.4",
     "description": "Javascript library for interaction with the OriginTrail Decentralized Knowledge Graph",
     "main": "index.js",
     "exports": {
diff --git a/services/blockchain-service/blockchain-service-base.js b/services/blockchain-service/blockchain-service-base.js
index f8936b1a..662c4e3a 100644
--- a/services/blockchain-service/blockchain-service-base.js
+++ b/services/blockchain-service/blockchain-service-base.js
@@ -510,6 +510,25 @@ export default class BlockchainServiceBase {
             if (requestData?.paymaster && requestData?.paymaster !== ZERO_ADDRESS) {
                 // Handle the case when payer is passed
             } else {
+                const senderBalance = await this.callContractFunction(
+                    'Token',
+                    'balanceOf',
+                    [sender],
+                    blockchain,
+                );
+
+                if (BigInt(senderBalance) < BigInt(requestData.tokenAmount)) {
+                    const balance = Number(senderBalance) / 1e18;
+                    const required = Number(requestData.tokenAmount) / 1e18;
+
+                    throw new Error(
+                        `Insufficient TRAC token balance to publish. ` +
+                            `Wallet ${sender} has ${balance} TRAC, ` +
+                            `but the publish operation requires ${required} TRAC. ` +
+                            `Please fund your wallet with more TRAC tokens to proceed.`,
+                    );
+                }
+
                 await this.increaseKnowledgeCollectionAllowance(
                     sender,
                     requestData.tokenAmount,