diff --git a/cosmwasm/deploy-contract.js b/cosmwasm/deploy-contract.js
index c695df53..6eb12758 100644
--- a/cosmwasm/deploy-contract.js
+++ b/cosmwasm/deploy-contract.js
@@ -368,9 +368,10 @@ const upload = (client, wallet, chainName, config, options) => {
         printInfo('Uploading contract binary');
 
         return uploadContract(client, wallet, config, options)
-            .then(({ address, codeId }) => {
+            .then(({ address, codeId, usedSalt }) => {
                 printInfo('Uploaded contract binary');
                 contractConfig.codeId = codeId;
+                contractConfig.salt = usedSalt;
 
                 if (!address) {
                     return;
diff --git a/cosmwasm/utils.js b/cosmwasm/utils.js
index adf37c55..ea2e33d0 100644
--- a/cosmwasm/utils.js
+++ b/cosmwasm/utils.js
@@ -35,20 +35,21 @@ const uploadContract = async (client, wallet, config, options) => {
             return client.upload(account.address, wasm, uploadFee).then(({ checksum, codeId }) => ({ checksum, codeId, account }));
         })
         .then(({ account, checksum, codeId }) => {
+            const usedSalt = salt || contractName.concat(chainNames);
             const address = instantiate2
                 ? instantiate2Address(
                       fromHex(checksum),
                       account.address,
-                      fromHex(getSaltFromKey(salt || contractName.concat(chainNames))),
+                      fromHex(getSaltFromKey(usedSalt)),
                       'axelar',
                   )
                 : null;
 
-            return { codeId, address };
+            return { codeId, address, usedSalt };
         });
 };
 
-const instantiateContract = (client, wallet, initMsg, config, { contractName, salt, instantiate2, chainNames, admin }) => {
+const instantiateContract = (client, wallet, initMsg, config, { contractName, instantiate2, admin }) => {
     return wallet
         .getAccounts()
         .then(([account]) => {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ const instantiateContract = (client, wallet, initMsg, config, { contractName, sa
                 ? client.instantiate2(
                       account.address,
                       contractConfig.codeId,
-                      fromHex(getSaltFromKey(salt || contractName.concat(chainNames))),
+                      contractConfig.salt,
                       initMsg,
                       contractName,
                       initFee,