diff --git a/app/ante.go b/app/ante.go
index 657ef1f19..2e0f63df6 100644
--- a/app/ante.go
+++ b/app/ante.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ func NewAnteHandler(options HandlerOptions) (sdk.AnteHandler, error) {
 		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrLogic, "custom akash governance keeper is required for ante builder")
 	}
 
+	if options.FeegrantKeeper == nil {
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrLogic, "akash feegrant keeper is required for ante builder")
+	}
+
 	anteDecorators := []sdk.AnteDecorator{
 		ante.NewSetUpContextDecorator(), // outermost AnteDecorator. SetUpContext must be called first
 		ante.NewRejectExtensionOptionsDecorator(),
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 167f2099a..0fdd05dc7 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ func NewApp(
 		HandlerOptions: ante.HandlerOptions{
 			AccountKeeper:   app.Keepers.Cosmos.Acct,
 			BankKeeper:      app.Keepers.Cosmos.Bank,
+			FeegrantKeeper:  app.Keepers.Cosmos.FeeGrant,
 			SignModeHandler: encodingConfig.TxConfig.SignModeHandler(),
 			SigGasConsumer:  ante.DefaultSigVerificationGasConsumer,
 		},