diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6d2ee9..7781a8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## v0.7.3 (Unreleased)
+
+### Fixed
+
+#### **arch3-core**
+
+- refactor `connectToRpcClient` into `connectCometWithBatchClient`, adding
+back support for using `Comet38Client` with 0.38.x RPC Clients ([#123])
+
 ## v0.7.2 (2024-09-11)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/packages/arch3-core/src/archwayclient.ts b/packages/arch3-core/src/archwayclient.ts
index b99289c..a91ff47 100644
--- a/packages/arch3-core/src/archwayclient.ts
+++ b/packages/arch3-core/src/archwayclient.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   RewardsPool,
   RewardsRecord
 } from './types';
-import { connectToRpcClient } from './utils';
+import { connectCometWithBatchClient } from './utils';
 
 /**
  * Extension to the {@link CosmWasmClient } with queries for Archway's modules.
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ export class ArchwayClient extends CosmWasmClient implements IArchwayQueryClient
    *
    * @remarks This factory method doesn't support WebSocket endpoints.
    */
-  public static async connectWithBatchClient(endpoint: string | HttpEndpoint, options?: Partial<HttpBatchClientOptions>): Promise<ArchwayClient> {
-    const rpcClient: RpcClient = new HttpBatchClient(endpoint, options);
-    const cometBatchClient = await connectToRpcClient(rpcClient);
+  public static async connectWithBatchClient(
+    endpoint: string | HttpEndpoint,
+    options?: Partial<HttpBatchClientOptions>,
+  ): Promise<ArchwayClient> {
+    const cometBatchClient = await connectCometWithBatchClient(endpoint, options);
     return ArchwayClient.create(cometBatchClient);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/arch3-core/src/signingarchwayclient.ts b/packages/arch3-core/src/signingarchwayclient.ts
index e9e11c4..b6d570c 100644
--- a/packages/arch3-core/src/signingarchwayclient.ts
+++ b/packages/arch3-core/src/signingarchwayclient.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
   RewardsPool,
   RewardsRecord,
 } from './types';
-import { connectToRpcClient } from './utils';
+import { connectCometWithBatchClient } from './utils';
 
 export interface SigningArchwayClientOptions extends SigningCosmWasmClientOptions {
   /**
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ export class SigningArchwayClient extends SigningCosmWasmClient implements IArch
     options?: SigningArchwayClientOptions,
     batchClientOptions?: Partial<HttpBatchClientOptions>,
   ): Promise<SigningArchwayClient> {
-    const rpcClient: RpcClient = new HttpBatchClient(endpoint, batchClientOptions);
-    const cometBatchClient = await connectToRpcClient(rpcClient);
+    const cometBatchClient = await connectCometWithBatchClient(endpoint, batchClientOptions);
     return SigningArchwayClient.createWithSigner(cometBatchClient, signer, options);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/arch3-core/src/utils.ts b/packages/arch3-core/src/utils.ts
index 915302c..1fb3678 100644
--- a/packages/arch3-core/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/arch3-core/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,40 @@
-import { Tendermint37Client, RpcClient, Comet38Client, Tendermint34Client, CometClient } from '@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc';
+import {
+  Comet38Client,
+  CometClient,
+  HttpEndpoint,
+  HttpBatchClientOptions,
+  HttpBatchClient,
+  RpcClient,
+  Tendermint37Client,
+  Tendermint34Client,
+} from '@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc';
 
 /**
- * Auto-detects Tendermint/CometBFT 0.34/0.37/0.38 version for connecting to an RPC Client.
+ * Auto-detects Tendermint/CometBFT 0.34/0.37/0.38 version for connecting to an RPC Client with an HttpBatchClient.
  *
- * @param rpcClient - Instance of {@link RpcClient} to connect to.
- * @returns Suitable client version of {@link CometClient}.
+ * @param endpoint - String URL of the RPC endpoint to connect or an {@link HttpEndpoint} object.
+ * @param options - Optional configuration to control how the {@link HttpBatchClient} will batch requests.
  */
-export async function connectToRpcClient(rpcClient: RpcClient): Promise<CometClient> {
+export async function connectCometWithBatchClient(
+  endpoint: string | HttpEndpoint,
+  options?: Partial<HttpBatchClientOptions>,
+): Promise<CometClient> {
+  let rpcClient: RpcClient = new HttpBatchClient(endpoint, options);
   const tendermint37Client = await Tendermint37Client.create(rpcClient);
   const version = (await tendermint37Client.status()).nodeInfo.version;
 
-  // HACK: Force Tendermint37Client on 0.38.x versions, remove when client batching issue is fixed
-  if (version.startsWith('0.37.') || version.startsWith('0.38.')) {
+  if (version.startsWith('0.37.')) {
     return tendermint37Client;
   }
 
   tendermint37Client.disconnect();
+  rpcClient.disconnect();
 
-  // if (version.startsWith('0.38.')) {
-  //   console.log('VERRRRR2222',version)
-  //   return await Comet38Client.create(rpcClient);
-  // }
+  rpcClient = new HttpBatchClient(endpoint, options);
+
+  if (version.startsWith('0.38.')) {
+    return await Comet38Client.create(rpcClient);
+  }
 
   return await Tendermint34Client.create(rpcClient);
 }