diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06b4b566..cf8172f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "warp-contracts",
-  "version": "1.4.36-beta.8",
+  "version": "1.4.36-beta.9",
   "description": "An implementation of the SmartWeave smart contract protocol.",
   "types": "./lib/types/index.d.ts",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
diff --git a/src/contract/states/ContractInteractionState.ts b/src/contract/states/ContractInteractionState.ts
index 1bcedc4e..ac84c72a 100644
--- a/src/contract/states/ContractInteractionState.ts
+++ b/src/contract/states/ContractInteractionState.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ export class ContractInteractionState implements InteractionState {
         }
       });
       const doStoreJsonBenchmark = Benchmark.measure();
-      this.doStoreJson(latestState, interaction, forceStore).then();
+      this.doStoreJson(latestState, interaction, forceStore).then(() => {
+        this.logger.info(`json stored`);
+      });
       doStoreJsonBenchmark.stop();
       this.logger.info('doStoreJsonBenchmark', doStoreJsonBenchmark.elapsed());
       const commitKvsBenchmark = Benchmark.measure();