diff --git a/packages/nextjs/hooks/scaffold-stark/useScaffoldMultiWriteContract.ts b/packages/nextjs/hooks/scaffold-stark/useScaffoldMultiWriteContract.ts
index 16728c86..e6661477 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/hooks/scaffold-stark/useScaffoldMultiWriteContract.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/hooks/scaffold-stark/useScaffoldMultiWriteContract.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   UseScaffoldWriteConfig,
 } from "~~/utils/scaffold-stark/contract";
 import { useSendTransaction, useNetwork, Abi } from "@starknet-react/core";
-import { InvocationsDetails } from "starknet";
+import { Contract as StarknetJsContract, InvocationsDetails } from "starknet";
 import { notification } from "~~/utils/scaffold-stark";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { useTransactor } from "./useTransactor";
@@ -44,30 +44,38 @@ export const useScaffoldMultiWriteContract = <
           contractName as ContractName
         ] as Contract<TContractName>;
 
-        const abiFunction = getFunctionsByStateMutability(
-          contract?.abi || [],
-          "external",
-        ).find((fn) => fn.name === functionName);
+        // TODO: see if we still need this
+        // const abiFunction = getFunctionsByStateMutability(
+        //   contract?.abi || [],
+        //   "external",
+        // ).find((fn) => fn.name === functionName);
+
+        // we convert to starknetjs contract instance here since deployed data may be undefined if contract is not deployed
+        const contractInstance = new StarknetJsContract(
+          contract.abi,
+          contract.address,
+        );
 
         return {
-          contractAddress: contract?.address,
-          entrypoint: functionName,
-          calldata:
-            abiFunction && unParsedArgs && contract
-              ? parseFunctionParams({
-                  abiFunction,
-                  isRead: false,
-                  inputs: unParsedArgs as any[],
-                  isReadArgsParsing: false,
-                  abi: contract.abi,
-                }).flat()
-              : [],
+          ...contractInstance.populate(functionName, unParsedArgs as any[]),
+
+          // TODO: see if we still need this
+          // calldata:
+          //   abiFunction && unParsedArgs && contract
+          //     ? parseFunctionParams({
+          //         abiFunction,
+          //         isRead: false,
+          //         inputs: unParsedArgs as any[],
+          //         isReadArgsParsing: false,
+          //         abi: contract.abi,
+          //       }).flat()
+          //     : [],
         };
       });
     } else {
       return [];
     }
-  }, [calls]);
+  }, [calls, targetNetwork.network]);
 
   // TODO add custom options
   const sendTransactionInstance = useSendTransaction({
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/hooks/scaffold-stark/useScaffoldWriteContract.ts b/packages/nextjs/hooks/scaffold-stark/useScaffoldWriteContract.ts
index 9fce2ee5..7632c9e8 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/hooks/scaffold-stark/useScaffoldWriteContract.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/hooks/scaffold-stark/useScaffoldWriteContract.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useTargetNetwork } from "./useTargetNetwork";
 import {
   useDeployedContractInfo,
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ import {
   parseFunctionParams,
   UseScaffoldWriteConfig,
 } from "~~/utils/scaffold-stark/contract";
-import { useSendTransaction, useNetwork, Abi } from "@starknet-react/core";
+import {
+  useSendTransaction,
+  useNetwork,
+  Abi,
+  useContract,
+} from "@starknet-react/core";
 import { notification } from "~~/utils/scaffold-stark";
+import { Contract as StarknetJsContract } from "starknet";
 
 type UpdatedArgs = Parameters<
   ReturnType<typeof useSendTransaction>["sendAsync"]
@@ -45,90 +51,97 @@ export const useScaffoldWriteContract = <
     [deployedContractData?.abi, functionName],
   );
 
-  const parsedParams = useMemo(() => {
-    if (args && abiFunction && deployedContractData) {
-      const parsed = parseFunctionParams({
-        abiFunction,
-        abi: deployedContractData.abi,
-        inputs: args as any[],
-        isRead: false,
-        isReadArgsParsing: false,
-      }).flat(Infinity);
-      return parsed;
-    }
-    return [];
-  }, [args, abiFunction, deployedContractData]);
+  // TODO: see if we need this bit later
+  // const parsedParams = useMemo(() => {
+  //   if (args && abiFunction && deployedContractData) {
+  //     const parsed = parseFunctionParams({
+  //       abiFunction,
+  //       abi: deployedContractData.abi,
+  //       inputs: args as any[],
+  //       isRead: false,
+  //       isReadArgsParsing: true,
+  //     }).flat(Infinity);
+  //     return parsed;
+  //   }
+  //   return [];
+  // }, [args, abiFunction, deployedContractData]);
 
-  const sendTransactionInstance = useSendTransaction({
-    calls: deployedContractData
-      ? [
-          {
-            contractAddress: deployedContractData?.address,
-            entrypoint: functionName,
-            calldata: parsedParams,
-          },
-        ]
-      : [],
-  });
+  // leave blank for now since default args will be called by the trigger function anyway
+  const sendTransactionInstance = useSendTransaction({});
 
-  const sendContractWriteTx = async (params?: {
-    args?: UseScaffoldWriteConfig<TAbi, TContractName, TFunctionName>["args"];
-  }) => {
-    // if no args supplied, use the one supplied from hook
-    let newArgs = params?.args;
-    if (Object.keys(newArgs || {}).length <= 0) {
-      newArgs = args;
-    }
+  const sendContractWriteTx = useCallback(
+    async (params?: {
+      args?: UseScaffoldWriteConfig<TAbi, TContractName, TFunctionName>["args"];
+    }) => {
+      // if no args supplied, use the one supplied from hook
+      let newArgs = params?.args;
+      if (Object.keys(newArgs || {}).length <= 0) {
+        newArgs = args;
+      }
 
-    if (!deployedContractData) {
-      console.error(
-        "Target Contract is not deployed, did you forget to run `yarn deploy`?",
+      if (!deployedContractData) {
+        console.error(
+          "Target Contract is not deployed, did you forget to run `yarn deploy`?",
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!chain?.id) {
+        console.error("Please connect your wallet");
+        return;
+      }
+      if (chain?.id !== targetNetwork.id) {
+        console.error("You are on the wrong network");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // TODO: see if we need this back, keeping this here
+      // let newParsedParams =
+      //   newArgs && abiFunction && deployedContractData
+      //     ? parseFunctionParams({
+      //         abiFunction,
+      //         abi: deployedContractData.abi,
+      //         inputs: newArgs as any[],
+      //         isRead: false,
+      //         isReadArgsParsing: false,
+      //       })
+      //     : parsedParams;
+
+      // we convert to starknetjs contract instance here since deployed data may be undefined if contract is not deployed
+      const contractInstance = new StarknetJsContract(
+        deployedContractData.abi,
+        deployedContractData.address,
       );
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!chain?.id) {
-      console.error("Please connect your wallet");
-      return;
-    }
-    if (chain?.id !== targetNetwork.id) {
-      console.error("You are on the wrong network");
-      return;
-    }
 
-    let newParsedParams =
-      newArgs && abiFunction && deployedContractData
-        ? parseFunctionParams({
-            abiFunction,
-            abi: deployedContractData.abi,
-            inputs: newArgs as any[],
-            isRead: false,
-            isReadArgsParsing: false,
-          }).flat(Infinity)
-        : parsedParams;
-    const newCalls = [
-      {
-        contractAddress: deployedContractData.address,
-        entrypoint: functionName,
-        calldata: newParsedParams,
-      },
-    ];
+      const newCalls = deployedContractData
+        ? [contractInstance.populate(functionName, newArgs as any[])]
+        : [];
 
-    if (sendTransactionInstance.sendAsync) {
-      try {
-        // setIsMining(true);
-        return await sendTxnWrapper(() =>
-          sendTransactionInstance.sendAsync(newCalls as any[]),
-        );
-      } catch (e: any) {
-        throw e;
-      } finally {
-        // setIsMining(false);
+      if (sendTransactionInstance.sendAsync) {
+        try {
+          // setIsMining(true);
+          return await sendTxnWrapper(() =>
+            sendTransactionInstance.sendAsync(newCalls as any[]),
+          );
+        } catch (e: any) {
+          throw e;
+        } finally {
+          // setIsMining(false);
+        }
+      } else {
+        notification.error("Contract writer error. Try again.");
+        return;
       }
-    } else {
-      notification.error("Contract writer error. Try again.");
-      return;
-    }
-  };
+    },
+    [
+      args,
+      chain?.id,
+      deployedContractData,
+      functionName,
+      sendTransactionInstance,
+      sendTxnWrapper,
+      targetNetwork.id,
+    ],
+  );
 
   return {
     ...sendTransactionInstance,
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/utils/scaffold-stark/contract.ts b/packages/nextjs/utils/scaffold-stark/contract.ts
index 6a8fb479..6016009e 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/utils/scaffold-stark/contract.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/utils/scaffold-stark/contract.ts
@@ -783,13 +783,11 @@ export function parseFunctionParams({
     args: inputs,
   });
 
-  console.debug({ formattedInputs });
-
   formattedInputs.forEach((inputItem) => {
     const { type: inputType, value: inputValue } = inputItem;
 
     parsedInputs.push(
-      parseParamWithType(inputType, inputValue, isRead, !!isReadArgsParsing),
+      deepParseValues(inputValue, isRead, inputType, !!isReadArgsParsing),
     );
   });
 
@@ -841,7 +839,10 @@ function formatInputForParsing({
           _formatInput(structValue, argIndex, variants as AbiParameter[]),
         ];
       });
-      return { type: structName, value: { variant: Object.fromEntries } };
+      return {
+        type: structName,
+        value: { variant: Object.fromEntries(formattedEntries) },
+      };
     }
 
     const { members } = structDef as AbiStruct;