diff --git a/packages/sc-deployer/src/utils/maxCoins.ts b/packages/sc-deployer/src/utils/maxCoins.ts
index ea42a2d8..bb93270b 100644
--- a/packages/sc-deployer/src/utils/maxCoins.ts
+++ b/packages/sc-deployer/src/utils/maxCoins.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { fromMAS } from '@massalabs/massa-web3';
 import { ISCData } from '../interfaces';
 
-const BASE_ACOUNT_CREATION_COST = fromMAS(0.01);
-const PRICE_PER_BYTE = fromMAS(0.001);
+const BASE_ACOUNT_CREATION_COST = fromMAS(0.001);
+const PRICE_PER_BYTE = fromMAS(0.0001);
 
 /**
  * Estimates the value of the maxCoins maximum number of coins to that should be used while deploying a smart contract.
diff --git a/packages/sc-project-initializer/commands/init/src/deploy.ts b/packages/sc-project-initializer/commands/init/src/deploy.ts
index 99506b5d..92e655e4 100644
--- a/packages/sc-project-initializer/commands/init/src/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/sc-project-initializer/commands/init/src/deploy.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(path.dirname(__filename));
       // Additional smart contracts can be added here for deployment
     ],
     0n, // fees for deployment
-    4_200_000_000n, // max gas for deployment
+    3_980_167_295n, // max gas for deployment
     true, // if true, waits for the first event before returning
   );
   process.exit(0); // terminate the process after deployment(s)