diff --git a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nyxd/mod.rs b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nyxd/mod.rs
index ec77c2ecad..e396af4053 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nyxd/mod.rs
+++ b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nyxd/mod.rs
@@ -331,29 +331,31 @@ where
             .map(|block| block.block_id.hash)
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_cw2_contract_version(
+    pub async fn try_get_cw2_contract_version(
         &self,
         contract_address: &AccountId,
-    ) -> Result<Option<cw2::ContractVersion>, NyxdError> {
+    ) -> Option<cw2::ContractVersion> {
         let raw_info = self
             .query_contract_raw(contract_address, b"contract_info".to_vec())
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .ok()?;
 
-        Ok(serde_json::from_slice(&raw_info).ok())
+        serde_json::from_slice(&raw_info).ok()
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_contract_build_information(
+    pub async fn try_get_contract_build_information(
         &self,
         contract_address: &AccountId,
-    ) -> Result<Option<ContractBuildInformation>, NyxdError> {
+    ) -> Option<ContractBuildInformation> {
         let raw_info = self
             .query_contract_raw(
                 contract_address,
                 CONTRACT_BUILD_INFO_STORAGE_KEY.as_bytes().to_vec(),
             )
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .ok()?;
 
-        Ok(serde_json::from_slice(&raw_info).ok())
+        serde_json::from_slice(&raw_info).ok()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/nym-api/src/nym_contract_cache/cache/refresher.rs b/nym-api/src/nym_contract_cache/cache/refresher.rs
index 5a9970008e..c1ea22e825 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/nym_contract_cache/cache/refresher.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/nym_contract_cache/cache/refresher.rs
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ impl NymContractCacheRefresher {
             (multisig, "nym-cw3-multisig-contract"),
         ] {
             let (cw2, build_info) = if let Some(address) = address {
-                let cw2 = query_guard!(client_guard, get_cw2_contract_version(address).await)?;
-                let mut build_info =
-                    query_guard!(client_guard, get_contract_build_information(address).await)?;
+                let cw2 = query_guard!(client_guard, try_get_cw2_contract_version(address).await);
+                let mut build_info = query_guard!(
+                    client_guard,
+                    try_get_contract_build_information(address).await
+                );
 
                 // for backwards compatibility until we migrate the contracts
                 if build_info.is_none() {