diff --git a/contracts/okp4-cognitarium/src/contract.rs b/contracts/okp4-cognitarium/src/contract.rs
index a4c03f70..858b42d8 100644
--- a/contracts/okp4-cognitarium/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/okp4-cognitarium/src/contract.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use cw2::set_contract_version;
 
 use crate::error::ContractError;
 use crate::msg::{ExecuteMsg, InstantiateMsg, QueryMsg};
+use crate::state::{Store, STORE};
 
 // version info for migration info
 const CONTRACT_NAME: &str = "crates.io:storage";
@@ -14,11 +15,20 @@ const CONTRACT_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 pub fn instantiate(
     deps: DepsMut,
     _env: Env,
-    _info: MessageInfo,
-    _msg: InstantiateMsg,
+    info: MessageInfo,
+    msg: InstantiateMsg,
 ) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
     set_contract_version(deps.storage, CONTRACT_NAME, CONTRACT_VERSION)?;
-    Err(ContractError::NotImplemented)
+
+    STORE.save(
+        deps.storage,
+        &Store {
+            owner: info.sender,
+            limits: msg.limits.into(),
+        },
+    )?;
+
+    Ok(Response::default())
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "library"), entry_point)]
diff --git a/contracts/okp4-cognitarium/src/state.rs b/contracts/okp4-cognitarium/src/state.rs
index 528f24c6..003c31e6 100644
--- a/contracts/okp4-cognitarium/src/state.rs
+++ b/contracts/okp4-cognitarium/src/state.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::msg;
-use cosmwasm_std::Uint128;
+use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Uint128};
 use cw_storage_plus::Item;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub const STORE: Item<Store> = Item::new("store");
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Store {
-    pub owner: String,
+    pub owner: Addr,
     pub limits: StoreLimits,
 }