diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/modules/wasm/queries.spec.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/modules/wasm/queries.spec.ts
index 81a34cb118..61087cac56 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/modules/wasm/queries.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/modules/wasm/queries.spec.ts
@@ -400,8 +400,11 @@ describe("WasmExtension", () => {
         assertIsDeliverTxSuccess(result);
         const contractAddressAttr = findAttribute(result.events, "instantiate", "_contract_address");
         contractAddress = contractAddressAttr.value;
-        const amountAttr = findAttribute(result.events, "transfer", "amount");
-        expect(amountAttr.value).toEqual("1234ucosm,321ustake");
+        const amountAttrs = result.events
+          .filter((e) => e.type == "transfer")
+          .flatMap((e) => e.attributes.filter((a) => a.key == "amount"));
+        expect(amountAttrs[0].value).toEqual("5000000ucosm"); // fee
+        expect(amountAttrs[1].value).toEqual("1234ucosm,321ustake"); // instantiate funds
         const actionAttr = findAttribute(result.events, "message", "module");
         expect(actionAttr.value).toEqual("wasm");
 
diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.spec.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.spec.ts
index 9d1fb98ea3..025cea9677 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.spec.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
 
     it("works with legacy Amino signer access type", async () => {
       pendingWithoutWasmd();
+      pending("wasmd 0.50 does not work with Amino JSON signing");
       const wallet = await Secp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, { prefix: wasmd.prefix });
       const options = { ...defaultSigningClientOptions, prefix: wasmd.prefix };
       const client = await SigningCosmWasmClient.connectWithSigner(wasmd.endpoint, wallet, options);
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
 
     it("works with legacy Amino signer", async () => {
       pendingWithoutWasmd();
+      pending("wasmd 0.50 does not work with Amino JSON signing");
       const wallet = await Secp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, { prefix: wasmd.prefix });
       const client = await SigningCosmWasmClient.connectWithSigner(
         wasmd.endpoint,
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@ describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
       const { codeId } = await client.upload(alice.address0, getHackatom().data, defaultUploadFee);
       const funds = [coin(1234, "ucosm"), coin(321, "ustake")];
       const beneficiaryAddress = makeRandomAddress();
-      const salt = Uint8Array.from([0x01]);
+      const salt = Random.getBytes(64); // different salt every time we run the test to avoid address collision erors
       const wasm = getHackatom().data;
       const msg = {
         verifier: alice.address0,
@@ -346,6 +348,7 @@ describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
 
     it("works with Amino JSON signing", async () => {
       pendingWithoutWasmd();
+      pending("wasmd 0.50 does not work with Amino JSON signing");
       const aminoJsonWallet = await Secp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, {
         prefix: wasmd.prefix,
       });
@@ -527,6 +530,7 @@ describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
 
     it("works with legacy Amino signer", async () => {
       pendingWithoutWasmd();
+      pending("wasmd 0.50 does not work with Amino JSON signing");
       const wallet = await Secp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, { prefix: wasmd.prefix });
       const client = await SigningCosmWasmClient.connectWithSigner(
         wasmd.endpoint,
@@ -630,6 +634,7 @@ describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
 
     it("works with legacy Amino signer", async () => {
       pendingWithoutWasmd();
+      pending("wasmd 0.50 does not work with Amino JSON signing");
       const wallet = await Secp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, { prefix: wasmd.prefix });
       const client = await SigningCosmWasmClient.connectWithSigner(
         wasmd.endpoint,
diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.ts
index 2e0bdf2b76..6d1b9fd2d6 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.ts
@@ -165,15 +165,15 @@ export interface ExecuteResult {
 }
 
 /**
- * Searches in events for the first event of the given event type and in that event
- * for the first first attribute with the given attribute key.
+ * Searches in events for an event of the given event type which contains an
+ * attribute for with the given key.
  *
  * Throws if the attribute was not found.
  */
 export function findAttribute(events: readonly Event[], eventType: string, attrKey: string): Attribute {
-  const out = events
-    .find((event) => event.type === eventType)
-    ?.attributes.find((attr) => attr.key === attrKey);
+  // all attributes from events with the right event type
+  const attributes = events.filter((event) => event.type === eventType).flatMap((e) => e.attributes);
+  const out = attributes.find((attr) => attr.key === attrKey);
   if (!out) {
     throw new Error(
       `Could not find attribute '${attrKey}' in first event of type '${eventType}' in first log.`,