diff --git a/demos/inpage/.gitignore b/demos/inpage/.gitignore
index d9aa86cf..6ae0b39c 100644
--- a/demos/inpage/.gitignore
+++ b/demos/inpage/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+.vite
diff --git a/demos/inpage/src/EthereumApi.tsx b/demos/inpage/src/EthereumApi.tsx
index 77759ccd..b8fafafe 100644
--- a/demos/inpage/src/EthereumApi.tsx
+++ b/demos/inpage/src/EthereumApi.tsx
@@ -290,7 +290,12 @@ export default class EthereumApi {
                   parsedTx.data.to,
                 );
 
-              if (recipientBalance === 0n) {
+              const txCount =
+                await this.#waxInPage.ethersProvider.getTransactionCount(
+                  parsedTx.data.to,
+                );
+
+              if (recipientBalance === 0n && txCount === 0) {
                 gas += extraGasForTransferToNewAddress;
               }
             }