diff --git a/miner.lua b/miner.lua
index 0024b02..7dfe62d 100644
--- a/miner.lua
+++ b/miner.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ local config = require('config-miner')
 
 local LOWER_SIZE_LIMIT = 2;
 local HIGHER_SIZE_LIMIT = 128;
+local FUEL_NEEDED_MULTIPLIER = 3
 local ADDITIONAL_FUEL_NEEDED = 256
 
 local INITIAL_TARGET_Y = config.targetY - config.startY
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ local MAX_Z = TARGET_Z
 local robot = robotApi.create()
 
 local MAX_INVENTORY_BLOCKS = 16 * 64
-local MIN_FUEL_NEEDED = 2 * ((config.size * 2) + INITIAL_TARGET_Y) + MAX_INVENTORY_BLOCKS + ADDITIONAL_FUEL_NEEDED
+local MIN_FUEL_NEEDED = FUEL_NEEDED_MULTIPLIER * ((config.size * 2) + INITIAL_TARGET_Y) + MAX_INVENTORY_BLOCKS + ADDITIONAL_FUEL_NEEDED
 
 local miner = {
   robot = robot,
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ local function checkConfig()
   if isOdd(config.size) then
     error('configured size should be even')
   end
+
+  if MIN_FUEL_NEEDED > turtle.getFuelLimit() then
+    error('MIN_FUEL_NEEDED is higher than the turtle fuel limit')
+  end
 end
 
 local function prepareTurtle()