diff --git a/src/RelayServer.ts b/src/RelayServer.ts
index 127965b..0dceabc 100644
--- a/src/RelayServer.ts
+++ b/src/RelayServer.ts
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export class RelayServer extends EventEmitter {
         tokenContract != constants.AddressZero
       ) {
         verifierContract = IDeployVerifier__factory.connect(verifier, provider);
-      } else {
+      } else if (!isDeployTransaction(envelopingTransaction)) {
         verifierContract = IRelayVerifier__factory.connect(verifier, provider);
       }
     } catch (e) {
@@ -361,23 +361,26 @@ export class RelayServer extends EventEmitter {
 
     try {
       let verifyMethod: PopulatedTransaction;
-      if (isDeployTransaction(envelopingTransaction)) {
+      if (
+        isDeployTransaction(envelopingTransaction) &&
+        tokenContract != constants.AddressZero
+      ) {
         verifyMethod = await (
-          verifierContract as IDeployVerifier
+          verifierContract! as IDeployVerifier
         ).populateTransaction.verifyRelayedCall(
           envelopingTransaction.relayRequest,
           envelopingTransaction.metadata.signature,
           { from: this.workerAddress }
         );
-      } else {
+      } else if (!isDeployTransaction(envelopingTransaction)) {
         verifyMethod = await (
-          verifierContract as IRelayVerifier
+          verifierContract! as IRelayVerifier
         ).populateTransaction.verifyRelayedCall(
           envelopingTransaction.relayRequest as RelayRequest,
           envelopingTransaction.metadata.signature
         );
       }
-      await provider.call(verifyMethod, 'pending');
+      await provider.call(verifyMethod!, 'pending');
     } catch (e) {
       const error = e as Error;
       throw new Error(`Verification by verifier failed: ${error.message}`);