diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/arg_parsing.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/arg_parsing.rs
index 0718ad192..ae068a25b 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/arg_parsing.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/arg_parsing.rs
@@ -86,9 +86,15 @@ pub fn build_host_function_parameters(
         .map(|i| {
             let name = i.name.to_utf8_string()?;
             if let Some(mut val) = matches_.get_raw(&name) {
-                let mut s = val.next().unwrap().to_string_lossy().to_string();
+                let mut s = val
+                    .next()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .trim_matches('"')
+                    .to_string();
                 if matches!(i.type_, ScSpecTypeDef::Address) {
-                    let (addr, signer) = resolve_sc_address(&s, config)?;
+                    let addr = resolve_address(&s, config)?;
+                    let signer = resolve_signer(&s, config);
                     s = addr;
                     if let Some(signer) = signer {
                         signers.push(signer);
@@ -247,26 +253,26 @@ pub fn output_to_string(
     Ok(TxnResult::Res(res_str))
 }
 
-fn resolve_sc_address(
-    addr_or_alias: &str,
-    config: &config::Args,
-) -> Result<(String, Option<SigningKey>), Error> {
-    let addr_or_alias = addr_or_alias.trim_matches('"');
+fn resolve_address(addr_or_alias: &str, config: &config::Args) -> Result<String, Error> {
     let sc_address: ScAddress = addr_or_alias.parse().unwrap();
     let account = match sc_address {
-        ScAddress::Address(addr) => return Ok((addr.to_string(), None)),
+        ScAddress::Address(addr) => addr.to_string(),
         addr @ ScAddress::Alias(_) => {
             let addr = addr.resolve(&config.locator, &config.get_network()?.network_passphrase)?;
             match addr {
                 xdr::ScAddress::Account(account) => account.to_string(),
-                contract @ xdr::ScAddress::Contract(_) => return Ok((contract.to_string(), None)),
+                contract @ xdr::ScAddress::Contract(_) => contract.to_string(),
             }
         }
     };
+    Ok(account)
+}
+
+fn resolve_signer(addr_or_alias: &str, config: &config::Args) -> Option<SigningKey> {
     let cmd = crate::commands::keys::address::Cmd {
         name: addr_or_alias.to_string(),
         hd_path: Some(0),
         locator: config.locator.clone(),
     };
-    Ok((account, cmd.private_key().ok()))
+    cmd.private_key().ok()
 }