diff --git a/src/stacks-contracts/services/contract-deployer.ts b/src/stacks-contracts/services/contract-deployer.ts
index 64f6a0d7..6fae4499 100644
--- a/src/stacks-contracts/services/contract-deployer.ts
+++ b/src/stacks-contracts/services/contract-deployer.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class ContractDeployer {
         anchorMode: AnchorMode.Any,
         postConditionMode: PostConditionMode.Allow,
         nonce: nonce !== undefined ? nonce : undefined,
-        fee: BigInt(100_000), // 0.1 STX
+        fee: BigInt(500_000), // 0.5 STX
       };
 
       const transaction = await makeContractDeploy(deployOptions);