diff --git a/packages/common/src/sendTransaction.ts b/packages/common/src/sendTransaction.ts
index b450f5c8d2..e9748ddc0a 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/sendTransaction.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/sendTransaction.ts
@@ -52,17 +52,15 @@ export async function sendTransaction<
       account,
     } as CallParameters<TChain>);
 
-    // TODO: estimate gas
-
     return request;
   }
 
-  const preparedRequest = await prepare();
-
   return await nonceManager.mempoolQueue.add(
     () =>
       pRetry(
         async () => {
+          const preparedRequest = await prepare();
+
           if (!nonceManager.hasNonce()) {
             await nonceManager.resetNonce();
           }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/writeContract.ts b/packages/common/src/writeContract.ts
index 5ce34e5c24..99bce2b5e0 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/writeContract.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/writeContract.ts
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ export async function writeContract<
     return result.request as unknown as WriteContractParameters<abi, functionName, args, chain, account, chainOverride>;
   }
 
-  const preparedWrite = await prepareWrite();
-
   return nonceManager.mempoolQueue.add(
     () =>
       pRetry(
         async () => {
+          const preparedWrite = await prepareWrite();
+
           if (!nonceManager.hasNonce()) {
             await nonceManager.resetNonce();
           }