diff --git a/replacements.dev.json b/replacements.dev.json
index 300e26a6a..0e49e0969 100644
--- a/replacements.dev.json
+++ b/replacements.dev.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
   "REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT": "thomaspreview.testnet",
   "REPL_NEAR": "discom.testnet",
   "REPL_MOB": "eugenethedream",
-  "REPL_EFIZ": "efiz.testnet"
+  "REPL_EFIZ": "efiz.testnet",
+  "REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT": "v1.social08.testnet"
 }
diff --git a/replacements.mainnet.json b/replacements.mainnet.json
index 463f96a69..0e6027863 100644
--- a/replacements.mainnet.json
+++ b/replacements.mainnet.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
   "REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT": "devgovgigs.near",
   "REPL_NEAR": "near",
   "REPL_MOB": "mob.near",
-  "REPL_EFIZ": "efiz.near"
+  "REPL_EFIZ": "efiz.near",
+  "REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT": "social.near"
 }
diff --git a/replacements.testnet.json b/replacements.testnet.json
index d2e0e56e7..d8e38d2d3 100644
--- a/replacements.testnet.json
+++ b/replacements.testnet.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
   "REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT": "thomaselliot.testnet",
   "REPL_NEAR": "discom.testnet",
   "REPL_MOB": "eugenethedream",
-  "REPL_EFIZ": "efiz.testnet"
+  "REPL_EFIZ": "efiz.testnet",
+  "REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT": "v1.social08.testnet"
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/common.jsx b/src/core/lib/common.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9af877f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/common.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// https://docs.rs/near-sdk/latest/near_sdk/env/constant.STORAGE_PRICE_PER_BYTE.html
+const STORAGE_PRICE_PER_BYTE = "10000000000000000000";
+// https://github.com/NearSocial/social-db/blob/d28c647252ce25a06c70c3b7f4930ccdcd217fd9/contract/src/account.rs#L8C5-L8C50
+const MIN_STORAGE_BYTES = "2000";
+const MIN_STORAGE_COST = Big(STORAGE_PRICE_PER_BYTE).times(MIN_STORAGE_BYTES);
+
+// in case the user is new and doesn't have min storage cost, increasing the deposit
+function getDepositAmountForWriteAccess(userStorageDeposit) {
+  const depositAmt = Big(userStorageDeposit?.available).gt(MIN_STORAGE_COST)
+    ? Big(10).pow(22)
+    : Big(MIN_STORAGE_COST).plus(Big(10).pow(22));
+
+  return depositAmt;
+}
+
+return { getDepositAmountForWriteAccess };
diff --git a/src/devhub/entity/post/Post.jsx b/src/devhub/entity/post/Post.jsx
index 01a6c99bb..43b696ca7 100644
--- a/src/devhub/entity/post/Post.jsx
+++ b/src/devhub/entity/post/Post.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 // Ideally, this would be a page
 
 const { href } = VM.require("${REPL_DEVHUB}/widget/core.lib.url");
+const { getDepositAmountForWriteAccess } = VM.require(
+  "${REPL_DEVHUB}/widget/core.lib.common"
+);
 
+getDepositAmountForWriteAccess || (getDepositAmountForWriteAccess = () => {});
 const { draftState, onDraftStateChange } = VM.require(
   "${REPL_DEVHUB}/widget/devhub.entity.post.draft"
 );
@@ -262,12 +266,24 @@ const containsLike = props.isPreview
 const likeBtnClass = containsLike ? fillIcons.Like : emptyIcons.Like;
 // This must be outside onLike, because Near.view returns null at first, and when the view call finished, it returns true/false.
 // If checking this inside onLike, it will give `null` and we cannot tell the result is true or false.
-let grantNotify = Near.view("social.near", "is_write_permission_granted", {
-  predecessor_id: "${REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT}",
-  key: context.accountId + "/index/notify",
-});
+let grantNotify = Near.view(
+  "${REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT}",
+  "is_write_permission_granted",
+  {
+    predecessor_id: "${REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT}",
+    key: context.accountId + "/index/notify",
+  }
+);
+
+const userStorageDeposit = Near.view(
+  "${REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT}",
+  "storage_balance_of",
+  {
+    account_id: context.accountId,
+  }
+);
 
-if (grantNotify === null) {
+if (grantNotify === null || userStorageDeposit === null) {
   return;
 }
 
@@ -289,14 +305,14 @@ const onLike = () => {
 
   if (grantNotify === false) {
     likeTxn.unshift({
-      contractName: "social.near",
+      contractName: "${REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT}",
       methodName: "grant_write_permission",
       args: {
         predecessor_id: "${REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT}",
         keys: [context.accountId + "/index/notify"],
       },
       gas: Big(10).pow(14),
-      deposit: Big(10).pow(22),
+      deposit: getDepositAmountForWriteAccess(userStorageDeposit),
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/devhub/entity/post/PostEditor.jsx b/src/devhub/entity/post/PostEditor.jsx
index 8fb798e93..da795dc8e 100644
--- a/src/devhub/entity/post/PostEditor.jsx
+++ b/src/devhub/entity/post/PostEditor.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const { normalize } = VM.require("${REPL_DEVHUB}/widget/core.lib.stringUtils");
+const { getDepositAmountForWriteAccess } = VM.require(
+  "${REPL_DEVHUB}/widget/core.lib.common"
+);
 
+getDepositAmountForWriteAccess || (getDepositAmountForWriteAccess = () => {});
 normalize || (normalize = () => {});
 
 const CenteredMessage = styled.div`
@@ -33,6 +37,14 @@ if (!context.accountId) {
   );
 }
 
+const userStorageDeposit = Near.view(
+  "${REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT}",
+  "storage_balance_of",
+  {
+    account_id: context.accountId,
+  }
+);
+
 const cleanDescription = (description) => {
   return description
     ? description.replace(
@@ -256,11 +268,15 @@ const typeSwitch = (optionName) => {
 
 // This must be outside onClick, because Near.view returns null at first, and when the view call finished, it returns true/false.
 // If checking this inside onClick, it will give `null` and we cannot tell the result is true or false.
-let grantNotify = Near.view("social.near", "is_write_permission_granted", {
-  predecessor_id: "${REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT}",
-  key: context.accountId + "/index/notify",
-});
-if (grantNotify === null) {
+let grantNotify = Near.view(
+  "${REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT}",
+  "is_write_permission_granted",
+  {
+    predecessor_id: "${REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT}",
+    key: context.accountId + "/index/notify",
+  }
+);
+if (grantNotify === null || userStorageDeposit === null) {
   return;
 }
 
@@ -356,14 +372,14 @@ const onSubmit = () => {
   if (mode == "Create" || mode == "Edit") {
     if (grantNotify === false) {
       txn.unshift({
-        contractName: "social.near",
+        contractName: "${REPL_SOCIAL_CONTRACT}",
         methodName: "grant_write_permission",
         args: {
           predecessor_id: "${REPL_DEVHUB_CONTRACT}",
           keys: [context.accountId + "/index/notify"],
         },
         gas: Big(10).pow(14),
-        deposit: Big(10).pow(22),
+        deposit: getDepositAmountForWriteAccess(userStorageDeposit),
       });
     }
     Near.call(txn);