diff --git a/reporter/client/broadcast_message.go b/reporter/client/broadcast_message.go
index c54db6c..5aa9824 100644
--- a/reporter/client/broadcast_message.go
+++ b/reporter/client/broadcast_message.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateAndBroadcastSpotPriceReport(ctx context.Context, qd []b
 }
 
 func (c *Client) HandleBridgeDepositTxInChannel(ctx context.Context, data TxChannelInfo) {
-	resp, err := c.sendTx(ctx, 0, data.Msg) // 0 = no queryMeta tracking for bridge transactions
+	resp, err := c.sendTx(ctx, 0, true, data.Msg) // 0 = no queryMeta tracking for bridge transactions
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.Error("submitting deposit report transaction",
 			"error", err,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (c *Client) BroadcastTxMsgToChain() {
 			defer cancel()
 
 			if !txInfo.isBridge {
-				_, err := c.sendTx(ctx, txInfo.QueryMetaId, txInfo.Msg)
+				_, err := c.sendTx(ctx, txInfo.QueryMetaId, false, txInfo.Msg)
 				if err != nil {
 					c.logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error sending tx: %v", err))
 				}
diff --git a/reporter/client/client.go b/reporter/client/client.go
index 8edc775..b537ffd 100644
--- a/reporter/client/client.go
+++ b/reporter/client/client.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 )
 
-const defaultGas = uint64(300000)
+const defaultGas = uint64(240000)
 
 var (
 	commitedIds   = make(map[uint64]bool)
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ func (c *Client) Start(
 		if !viper.IsSet("price-guard-update-on-blocked") {
 			return fmt.Errorf("price-guard-enabled is true but price-guard-update-on-blocked is not set")
 		}
-	} else
-	// If price guard is disabled, error if any other price guard flags are set
-	if viper.IsSet("price-guard-threshold") || viper.IsSet("price-guard-max-age") || viper.IsSet("price-guard-update-on-blocked") {
+	} else if !priceGuardEnabled && (viper.IsSet("price-guard-threshold") || viper.IsSet("price-guard-max-age") || viper.IsSet("price-guard-update-on-blocked")) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("price-guard flags are set but price-guard-enabled is false")
 	}
 
diff --git a/reporter/client/tx_handler.go b/reporter/client/tx_handler.go
index 80d7c12..af223b3 100644
--- a/reporter/client/tx_handler.go
+++ b/reporter/client/tx_handler.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -21,11 +22,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
 )
 
+var (
+	gasEstimateMap     = make(map[reflect.Type]uint64)
+	BRIDGE_REPORT_TYPE = reflect.TypeOf("bridge_deposit_report")
+)
+
 func newFactory(clientCtx client.Context) tx.Factory {
 	return tx.Factory{}.
 		WithChainID(clientCtx.ChainID).
 		WithKeybase(clientCtx.Keyring).
-		WithGasAdjustment(1.1).
+		WithGasAdjustment(1.25).
 		WithGas(defaultGas).
 		WithSignMode(signing.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_DIRECT).
 		WithAccountRetriever(clientCtx.AccountRetriever).
@@ -120,7 +126,34 @@ func (c *Client) WaitForBlockHeight(ctx context.Context, h int64) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) sendTx(ctx context.Context, queryMetaId uint64, msg ...sdk.Msg) (*cmttypes.ResultTx, error) {
+func (c *Client) EstimateGas(ctx context.Context, isBridge bool, txf tx.Factory, msg ...sdk.Msg) (uint64, error) {
+	if isBridge {
+		if gasEstimate, ok := gasEstimateMap[BRIDGE_REPORT_TYPE]; ok {
+			return gasEstimate, nil
+		}
+	} else {
+		msgType := reflect.TypeOf(msg[0])
+		if gasEstimate, ok := gasEstimateMap[msgType]; ok {
+			return gasEstimate, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if isBridge {
+		txf = txf.WithGasAdjustment(1.75)
+	}
+	_, gasEstimate, err := tx.CalculateGas(c.cosmosCtx, txf, msg...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("error calculating gas: %w", err)
+	}
+	if isBridge {
+		gasEstimateMap[BRIDGE_REPORT_TYPE] = gasEstimate
+	} else {
+		msgType := reflect.TypeOf(msg[0])
+		gasEstimateMap[msgType] = gasEstimate
+	}
+	return gasEstimate, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) sendTx(ctx context.Context, queryMetaId uint64, isBridge bool, msg ...sdk.Msg) (*cmttypes.ResultTx, error) {
 	telemetry.IncrCounter(1, "daemon_sending_txs", "called")
 
 	// Track success status for defer cleanup
@@ -153,7 +186,10 @@ func (c *Client) sendTx(ctx context.Context, queryMetaId uint64, msg ...sdk.Msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error preparing transaction factory: %w", err)
 	}
-
+	gasEstimate, err := c.EstimateGas(ctx, isBridge, txf, msg...)
+	if err == nil {
+		txf = txf.WithGas(gasEstimate)
+	}
 	txn, err := txf.BuildUnsignedTx(msg...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error building unsigned transaction: %w", err)