diff --git a/src/campaign.js b/src/campaign.js
index 687e0e1..e20286f 100644
--- a/src/campaign.js
+++ b/src/campaign.js
@@ -112,13 +112,12 @@ export default function Campaign (web3, address, { context, _decodeLog }) {
       }
 
       const receipt = await _transact(method, address)
+      // const Issuance = _decodeLog('Issuance', receipt.logs[0])
+      // console.log("Issuance", receipt)
 
-      // const Issuance = _decodeLog('Issuance', receipt2.logs[0])
-      // console.log("Issuance", Issuance)
-
-      return Promise.resolve(receipt)
+      return receipt
     } catch (e) {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error(`[rouge.js] issueCampaign failed: ${e}`))
+      throw new Error(`[rouge.js] issueCampaign failed: ${e}`)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/internalUtils.js b/src/internalUtils.js
index e3b756d..472aa02 100644
--- a/src/internalUtils.js
+++ b/src/internalUtils.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export const transact = async (web3, context, method, to, estimate, encoded) =>
     // possible workaround if incorrect ABI encoding &/or estimate...
     if (!estimate) estimate = await method.estimateGas({ from: context.as.address })
     if (!encoded) encoded = await method.encodeABI()
+    // workaround issues https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/issues/2441
+    // https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/issues/3175
+    if (context.web3jsworkaroundoutofgas) estimate = estimate + 1
     const rawTx = {
       gasPrice: web3.utils.toHex(web3.utils.toWei(context.options.gasPrice, 'gwei')),
       gasLimit: web3.utils.toHex(estimate),
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ export const transact = async (web3, context, method, to, estimate, encoded) =>
     }
     return sendTransaction(web3, context, rawTx)
   } catch (e) {
-    return Promise.reject(new Error(`[rouge.js] transact failed: ${e}`))
+    throw new Error(`[rouge.js] transact failed: ${e}`)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rouge.js b/src/rouge.js
index 42efb62..ffe50a6 100644
--- a/src/rouge.js
+++ b/src/rouge.js
@@ -123,14 +123,12 @@ function RougeProtocol (web3, context = {}) {
       const NewCampaign = _decodeLog('NewCampaign', receipt.logs[3])
       // console.log('NewCampaign', NewCampaign)
 
-      if (!successfulTransact(receipt)) Promise.reject(new Error(`[rouge.js] createCampaign tx failed`))
+      if (!successfulTransact(receipt)) throw new Error('tx failed')
 
       const campaign = campaign$(NewCampaign.campaign)
-      await campaign.issue({ scheme, ...args })
-
-      return Promise.resolve(campaign)
+      return await campaign.issue({ scheme, ...args })
     } catch (e) {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error(`[rouge.js] createCampaign failed: ${e}`))
+      throw new Error(`[rouge.js] createCampaign failed: ${e}`)
     }
   }