diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 725f61b7..06b4b566 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "warp-contracts",
-  "version": "1.4.36-beta.6",
+  "version": "1.4.36-beta.8",
   "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 01168cf0..1bcedc4e 100644
--- a/src/contract/states/ContractInteractionState.ts
+++ b/src/contract/states/ContractInteractionState.ts
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ export class ContractInteractionState implements InteractionState {
         }
       });
       const doStoreJsonBenchmark = Benchmark.measure();
-      await this.doStoreJson(latestState, interaction, forceStore);
+      this.doStoreJson(latestState, interaction, forceStore).then();
       doStoreJsonBenchmark.stop();
       this.logger.info('doStoreJsonBenchmark', doStoreJsonBenchmark.elapsed());
       const commitKvsBenchmark = Benchmark.measure();
       await this.commitKVs();
       commitKvsBenchmark.stop();
-      this.logger.info('commitKvs', doStoreJsonBenchmark.elapsed());
+      this.logger.info('commitKvs', commitKvsBenchmark.elapsed());
     } finally {
       this.reset();
     }