1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts b/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
index d9e28f9f2..64783b469 100644
--- a/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ export class BaseContract {
             // Awaiting https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/pull/13288 to be merged
         } as any;
         if (_.isUndefined(txDataWithDefaults.gas) && !_.isUndefined(estimateGasAsync)) {
-            const estimatedGas = await estimateGasAsync(txData);
-            txDataWithDefaults.gas = estimatedGas;
+            txDataWithDefaults.gas = await estimateGasAsync(txData);
         }
         return txDataWithDefaults;
     }