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Transaction Problems
How to Fix an Insufficient Gas Error
Learn why wallets show insufficient gas errors and how to prepare native gas tokens before making a transaction.
Quick answer
What this usually means
An insufficient gas error means the wallet does not have enough native network token to pay transaction fees.
Common causes
Why it happens
- The wallet has tokens but not enough native gas token.
- The network fee estimate increased before submission.
- The user is trying to send the entire native token balance.
- The transaction requires more gas than a simple transfer.
Fix path
What to check first
- Identify the native gas token for the network.
- Keep a small amount of native token for fees.
- Avoid sending the entire native balance.
- Retry after the wallet updates the fee estimate.
- If fees are high, wait for lower congestion.
Safety note
Do not make the problem worse
- Do not buy gas tokens from links sent by strangers.
- Make sure the gas token is on the same network as the transaction.
- Bridging just for gas can be risky if you use an unknown bridge.