diff --git a/docs/api/classes/stakingpool.md b/docs/api/classes/stakingpool.md
index 29161587..36948613 100644
--- a/docs/api/classes/stakingpool.md
+++ b/docs/api/classes/stakingpool.md
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ Abstraction over staking pool smart contract
 
 ### constructor
 
-\+ **new StakingPool**(`pool`: StakingPoolContract): [StakingPool](stakingpool.md)
+\+ **new StakingPool**(`patron`: Required\<Signer>, `address`: string): [StakingPool](stakingpool.md)
 
 #### Parameters:
 
 Name | Type |
 ------ | ------ |
-`pool` | StakingPoolContract |
+`patron` | Required\<Signer> |
+`address` | string |
 
 **Returns:** [StakingPool](stakingpool.md)
 
diff --git a/docs/api/enums/error_messages.md b/docs/api/enums/error_messages.md
index 7ffc2df5..7d2aa16a 100644
--- a/docs/api/enums/error_messages.md
+++ b/docs/api/enums/error_messages.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 * [ENS\_REGISTRY\_NOT\_INITIALIZED](error_messages.md#ens_registry_not_initialized)
 * [ENS\_RESOLVER\_NOT\_INITIALIZED](error_messages.md#ens_resolver_not_initialized)
 * [ENS\_TYPE\_NOT\_SUPPORTED](error_messages.md#ens_type_not_supported)
+* [INSUFFICIENT\_BALANCE](error_messages.md#insufficient_balance)
 * [JWT\_NOT\_INITIALIZED](error_messages.md#jwt_not_initialized)
 * [METAMASK\_EXTENSION\_NOT\_AVAILABLE](error_messages.md#metamask_extension_not_available)
 * [NATS\_NOT\_CONNECTED](error_messages.md#nats_not_connected)
@@ -100,6 +101,12 @@ ___
 
 ___
 
+### INSUFFICIENT\_BALANCE
+
+•  **INSUFFICIENT\_BALANCE**:  = "Signer has insufficient balance"
+
+___
+
 ### JWT\_NOT\_INITIALIZED
 
 •  **JWT\_NOT\_INITIALIZED**:  = "JWT was not initialized"
diff --git a/src/errors/ErrorMessages.ts b/src/errors/ErrorMessages.ts
index 4877303b..7daf51a6 100644
--- a/src/errors/ErrorMessages.ts
+++ b/src/errors/ErrorMessages.ts
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ export enum ERROR_MESSAGES {
   ONCHAIN_ROLE_VERSION_NOT_SPECIFIED = "On-chain role version not specified",
   CACHE_SERVER_NOT_REGISTERED = "Cache server for this chain is not registered",
   WITHDRAWAL_WAS_NOT_REQUESTED = "Stake withdrawal was not requested",
-  STAKE_WAS_NOT_PUT = "Stake was not put"
+  STAKE_WAS_NOT_PUT = "Stake was not put",
+  INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE = "Signer has insufficient balance"
 }
diff --git a/src/staking/index.ts b/src/staking/index.ts
index 9ded2c2f..8808c7ca 100644
--- a/src/staking/index.ts
+++ b/src/staking/index.ts
@@ -103,12 +103,11 @@ export class StakingPoolService {
    * @param org ENS name of organization
    */
   async getPool(org: string): Promise<StakingPool | null> {
-    const service = await this._stakingPoolFactory.services(namehash(org));
-    if (service.pool === emptyAddress) {
+    const { pool } = await this._stakingPoolFactory.services(namehash(org));
+    if (pool === emptyAddress) {
       return null;
     }
-    const pool = new StakingPool__factory(this._signer).attach(service.pool);
-    return new StakingPool(pool);
+    return new StakingPool(this._signer, pool);
   }
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +115,10 @@ export class StakingPoolService {
  * Abstraction over staking pool smart contract
  */
 export class StakingPool {
-  constructor(private pool: StakingPoolContract) { }
+  private pool: StakingPoolContract;
+  constructor(private patron: Required<Signer>, address: string) {
+    this.pool = new StakingPool__factory(patron).attach(address);
+  }
 
   /**
    * @description Locks stake and starts accumulating reward
@@ -129,6 +131,9 @@ export class StakingPool {
     if (typeof stake === "number") {
       stake = new BigNumber(stake);
     }
+    if ((await this.getBalance()).lt(stake)) {
+      throw new Error(ERROR_MESSAGES.INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE);
+    }
     await (await this.pool.putStake({
       value: stake
     })).wait();
@@ -206,7 +211,10 @@ export class StakingPool {
    * @param signer Signer connected to provider
    */
   connect(signer: Signer): StakingPool {
-    return new StakingPool(this.pool.connect(signer));
+    if (!signer.provider) {
+      throw new Error("StakingPoolService.init: Signer is not connected to provider");
+    }
+    return new StakingPool(signer as Required<Signer>, this.pool.address);
   }
 
   private async now(): Promise<utils.BigNumber> {
@@ -215,4 +223,10 @@ export class StakingPool {
       (await this.pool.provider.getBlock(lastBlock)).timestamp
     );
   }
+
+  private async getBalance(): Promise<utils.BigNumber> {
+    return await this.patron.provider.getBalance(
+      await this.patron.getAddress()
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/staking.ts b/test/staking.ts
index 95cb897c..005d710b 100644
--- a/test/staking.ts
+++ b/test/staking.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { StakingPoolFactory } from "@energyweb/iam-contracts/dist/ethers-v4/Stak
 import { StakingPool as StakingPoolContract } from "@energyweb/iam-contracts/dist/ethers-v4/StakingPool";
 import { EventFilter, Contract, Wallet, utils, providers } from "ethers";
 import { Methods } from "@ew-did-registry/did";
-import { IAM, RegistrationTypes, setChainConfig, StakingPool, StakingPoolService } from "../src/iam-client-lib";
+import { ERROR_MESSAGES, IAM, RegistrationTypes, setChainConfig, StakingPool, StakingPoolService } from "../src/iam-client-lib";
 import { claimManager, ensRegistry, replenish, provider, deployer } from "./setup_contracts";
 import { createIam, root, rootOwner } from "./iam.test";
 import { mockJsonCodec, mockNats } from "./testUtils/mocks";
@@ -306,13 +306,22 @@ export const stakingTests = (): void => {
       )).rejects.toThrow("StakingPool: patron is not registered with patron role");
     });
 
-    it("stake amount must be provided", async () => {
+    it("should reject when stake amount isn't provided", async () => {
       return expect(
         pool.putStake(parseEther("0"))
       )
         .rejects.toThrow("StakingPool: stake amount is not provided");
     });
 
+    it("should not be able to stake with insufficient balance", async () => {
+      const balance = await patron.getBalance();
+
+      return expect(
+        pool.putStake(balance.add(1))
+      )
+        .rejects.toThrow(ERROR_MESSAGES.INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE);
+    });
+
     it("stake should not be replenished", async () => {
       await pool.putStake(parseEther("0.1"));
 
@@ -320,7 +329,7 @@ export const stakingTests = (): void => {
         .rejects.toThrow("StakingPool: Replenishment of the stake is not allowed");
     });
 
-    it("staker should be able to request withdraw", async () => { 
+    it("staker should be able to request withdraw", async () => {
       await pool.putStake(parseEther("0.1"));
       const requestDelay = await pool.requestWithdrawDelay();
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000 * requestDelay.toNumber()));