diff --git a/rust/chains/hyperlane-ethereum/src/rpc_clients/trait_builder.rs b/rust/chains/hyperlane-ethereum/src/rpc_clients/trait_builder.rs
index d522b40df..d5b327b70 100644
--- a/rust/chains/hyperlane-ethereum/src/rpc_clients/trait_builder.rs
+++ b/rust/chains/hyperlane-ethereum/src/rpc_clients/trait_builder.rs
@@ -218,12 +218,14 @@ pub trait BuildableWithProvider {
             // gas pricing issues. So we first wrap the provider in a gas escalator middleware.
             // - When txs reach the gas escalator, they will already have been signed by the signer middleware,
             // so they are ready to be retried
+            let signing_provider = wrap_with_signer(provider, signer.clone()).await;
             let gas_escalator_provider =
-                wrap_with_gas_escalator(provider, &conn.transaction_overrides);
-            let signing_provider = wrap_with_signer(gas_escalator_provider, signer)
+                wrap_with_gas_escalator(signing_provider, &conn.transaction_overrides);
+            let nonce_manager_provider = wrap_with_nonce_manager(gas_escalator_provider, signer)
                 .await
                 .map_err(ChainCommunicationError::from_other)?;
-            self.build_with_provider(signing_provider, conn, locator)
+
+            self.build_with_provider(nonce_manager_provider, conn, locator)
         } else {
             self.build_with_provider(provider, conn, locator)
         }
@@ -244,15 +246,20 @@ pub trait BuildableWithProvider {
 async fn wrap_with_signer<M: Middleware>(
     provider: M,
     signer: Signers,
-) -> Result<SignerMiddleware<NonceManagerMiddleware<M>, Signers>, M::Error> {
+) -> SignerMiddleware<M, Signers> {
+    SignerMiddleware::new(provider, signer)
+}
+
+async fn wrap_with_nonce_manager<M: Middleware>(
+    provider: M,
+    signer: Signers,
+) -> Result<NonceManagerMiddleware<M>, M::Error> {
     let provider_chain_id = provider.get_chainid().await?;
     let signer = ethers::signers::Signer::with_chain_id(signer, provider_chain_id.as_u64());
 
     let address = ethers::prelude::Signer::address(&signer);
-    let provider = NonceManagerMiddleware::new(provider, address);
-
-    let signing_provider = SignerMiddleware::new(provider, signer);
-    Ok(signing_provider)
+    let nonce_manager_provider = NonceManagerMiddleware::new(provider, address);
+    Ok(nonce_manager_provider)
 }
 
 fn build_polygon_gas_oracle(chain: ethers_core::types::Chain) -> ChainResult<Box<dyn GasOracle>> {
diff --git a/rust/chains/hyperlane-ethereum/src/tx.rs b/rust/chains/hyperlane-ethereum/src/tx.rs
index 5ec0ebd38..f45a9ab0b 100644
--- a/rust/chains/hyperlane-ethereum/src/tx.rs
+++ b/rust/chains/hyperlane-ethereum/src/tx.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ where
         .cloned()
         .unwrap_or_else(|| NameOrAddress::Address(Default::default()));
 
-    info!(?to, %data, "Dispatching transaction");
-    // We can set the gas higher here!
+    info!(?to, %data, tx=?tx.tx, "Dispatching transaction");
     let dispatch_fut = tx.send();
     let dispatched = dispatch_fut
         .await?
diff --git a/rust/ethers-prometheus/src/middleware/mod.rs b/rust/ethers-prometheus/src/middleware/mod.rs
index 592e6a200..acb97dabb 100644
--- a/rust/ethers-prometheus/src/middleware/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/ethers-prometheus/src/middleware/mod.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,18 @@ impl<M: Middleware> Middleware for PrometheusMiddleware<M> {
     ) -> Result<PendingTransaction<'_, Self::Provider>, Self::Error> {
         let start = Instant::now();
         let tx: TypedTransaction = tx.into();
-
+        // print tx type based on enum variants
+        match tx {
+            TypedTransaction::Legacy(_) => {
+                println!("~~~ sending Legacy transaction");
+            }
+            TypedTransaction::Eip2930(_) => {
+                println!("~~~ sending EIP-2930 transaction");
+            }
+            TypedTransaction::Eip1559(_) => {
+                println!("~~~ sending EIP-1559 transaction");
+            }
+        }
         let chain = {
             let data = self.conf.read().await;
             chain_name(&data.chain).to_owned()