diff --git a/apps/fortuna/Cargo.lock b/apps/fortuna/Cargo.lock
index bf4e8e87c0..390ae620be 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/Cargo.lock
+++ b/apps/fortuna/Cargo.lock
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fortuna"
-version = "7.4.7"
+version = "7.4.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/Cargo.toml b/apps/fortuna/Cargo.toml
index bd0ae25e9d..5beca37f55 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/fortuna/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fortuna"
-version = "7.4.7"
+version = "7.4.8"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/src/eth_utils/utils.rs b/apps/fortuna/src/eth_utils/utils.rs
index 537eee6476..3aa2f8a12c 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/src/eth_utils/utils.rs
+++ b/apps/fortuna/src/eth_utils/utils.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ pub async fn submit_tx_with_backoff<T: Middleware + NonceManaged + 'static>(
 
     let num_retries = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
 
+    let padded_gas_limit = U256::from(escalation_policy.gas_limit_tolerance_pct) * gas_limit / 100;
+
     let success = backoff::future::retry_notify(
         backoff,
         || async {
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ pub async fn submit_tx_with_backoff<T: Middleware + NonceManaged + 'static>(
             submit_tx(
                 middleware.clone(),
                 &call,
-                gas_limit,
+                padded_gas_limit,
                 gas_multiplier_pct,
                 fee_multiplier_pct,
             )