diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a556cc7f..a7fb8992 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v1.9.1
+
+_4 nov 2024_
+
+- Added fix for omitting gap-attribute in Layout component
+
 ## v1.9.0
 
 _4 nov 2024_
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4681276f..a64812bf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@lightningjs/blits",
-  "version": "1.9.0",
+  "version": "1.9.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@lightningjs/blits",
-      "version": "1.9.0",
+      "version": "1.9.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@lightningjs/msdf-generator": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92980f80..a3947641 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lightningjs/blits",
-  "version": "1.9.0",
+  "version": "1.9.1",
   "description": "Blits: The Lightning 3 App Development Framework",
   "bin": "bin/index.js",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/src/engines/L3/element.js b/src/engines/L3/element.js
index 5db4f022..fd7333a2 100644
--- a/src/engines/L3/element.js
+++ b/src/engines/L3/element.js
@@ -31,26 +31,27 @@ const layoutFn = function (config) {
   const children = this.children
   const childrenLength = children.length
   let otherDimension = 0
+  const gap = config.gap || 0
   for (let i = 0; i < childrenLength; i++) {
     const node = children[i]
     node[xy] = offset
     // todo: temporary text check, due to 1px width of empty text node
     if (wh === 'width') {
-      offset += node.width + (node.width !== ('text' in node ? 1 : 0) ? config.gap : 0)
+      offset += node.width + (node.width !== ('text' in node ? 1 : 0) ? gap : 0)
     } else if (wh === 'height') {
       offset +=
         'text' in node
           ? node.width > 1
-            ? node.height + config.gap
+            ? node.height + gap
             : 0
           : node.height !== 0
-          ? node.height + config.gap
+          ? node.height + gap
           : 0
     }
     otherDimension = Math.max(otherDimension, node[opositeWh])
   }
   // adjust the size of the layout container
-  this[wh] = offset - (config.gap || 0)
+  this[wh] = offset - gap
   this[opositeWh] = otherDimension
 }