diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10d74f1..18b470c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@crocswap-libs/sdk",
-  "version": "2.0.13",
+  "version": "2.0.14",
   "description": "🛠🐊🛠 An SDK for building applications on top of CrocSwap",
   "author": "Ben Wolski <ben@crocodilelabs.io>",
   "repository": "https://github.com/CrocSwap/sdk.git",
diff --git a/src/vaults/tempest.ts b/src/vaults/tempest.ts
index a1ea1c4..bfa82f5 100644
--- a/src/vaults/tempest.ts
+++ b/src/vaults/tempest.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Contract, Signer, TransactionResponse, Typed } from "ethers";
 import { TEMPEST_VAULT_ABI } from "../abis/external/TempestVaultAbi";
-import { CrocContext } from "../context";
+import { CrocContext, ensureChain } from "../context";
 import { CrocTokenView, TokenQty } from "../tokens";
 
 export type TempestStrategy = 'rswEth' | 'symetricAmbient'
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export class TempestVault {
         this.token1 = token1
         this.vaultToken = vaultToken
         this.strategy = strategy
-        this.vault = context.then(c => new Contract(this.vaultAddr, TEMPEST_VAULT_ABI, c.actor));
+        this.vaultWrite = context.then(c => new Contract(this.vaultAddr, TEMPEST_VAULT_ABI, c.actor));
+        this.vaultRead = context.then(c => new Contract(this.vaultAddr, TEMPEST_VAULT_ABI, c.provider));
         this.context = context
     }
 
@@ -25,11 +26,12 @@ export class TempestVault {
         if (this.token1.isNativeEth) {
             txArgs = { value: await weiQty };
         }
+        await ensureChain(await this.context)
         switch (this.strategy) {
             case 'symetricAmbient':
-                return (await this.vault).deposit(await weiQty, owner, Typed.bool(true), txArgs)
+                return (await this.vaultWrite).deposit(await weiQty, owner, Typed.bool(true), txArgs)
             case 'rswEth':
-                return (await this.vault).deposit(await weiQty, owner, Typed.bytes('0x'), txArgs)
+                return (await this.vaultWrite).deposit(await weiQty, owner, Typed.bytes('0x'), txArgs)
         }
     }
 
@@ -40,48 +42,51 @@ export class TempestVault {
         let owner = ((await this.context).actor as Signer).getAddress()
         let weiQty = this.vaultToken.normQty(vaultQty);
         let minWeiQty = this.token1.normQty(minToken1Qty);
+        await ensureChain(await this.context)
         switch (this.strategy) {
             case 'symetricAmbient':
-                return (await this.vault).redeem(await weiQty, owner, owner, Typed.uint256(await minWeiQty), Typed.bool(true))
+                return (await this.vaultWrite).redeem(await weiQty, owner, owner, Typed.uint256(await minWeiQty), Typed.bool(true))
             case 'rswEth':
-                return (await this.vault).redeem(await weiQty, owner, owner, Typed.bytes('0x'))
+                return (await this.vaultWrite).redeem(await weiQty, owner, owner, Typed.bytes('0x'))
         }
     }
 
     /* @notice Retrieves the min deposit quantity in token1 for the Tempest vault */
     async minDeposit(): Promise<bigint> {
         if (!this.minDepositCache) {
-            this.minDepositCache = (await this.vault).minimumDeposit();
+            this.minDepositCache = (await this.vaultRead).minimumDeposit();
         }
         return this.minDepositCache
     }
 
     /* @notice Queries the vault token balance of a wallet */
     async balanceVault (wallet: string): Promise<bigint> {
-        return (await this.vaultToken).wallet(wallet)
+        return this.vaultToken.wallet(wallet)
     }
 
     /* @notice Queries the implied token1 balance based on the share to asset conversion. */
     async balanceToken1 (wallet: string): Promise<bigint> {
         let balance = await this.balanceVault(wallet);
-        return (await this.vault).convertToAssets(balance)
+        if (balance === BigInt(0))
+            return BigInt(0)
+        return (await this.vaultRead).convertToAssets(balance)
     }
 
     /* @notice Returns the conversion rate between vault tokens and token1 collateral. */
     async queryConversionRate(): Promise<number> {
         let denom = 1000000
-        let numer = await (await this.vault).convertToShares(denom)
+        let numer = await (await this.vaultRead).convertToShares(denom)
         return denom / Number(numer)
     }
 
     /* @notice Checks a wallet's token approval for the vault's token1. */
     async allowance(wallet: string): Promise<bigint> {
-        return (await this.token1).allowance(wallet, await this.vaultAddr);
+        return this.token1.allowance(wallet, this.vaultAddr);
     }
 
     /* @notice Sends transaction to approve token1 on the vault contract */
     async approve (approveQty?: TokenQty): Promise<TransactionResponse | undefined> {
-        return (await this.token1).approveAddr(await this.vaultAddr, approveQty);
+        return this.token1.approveAddr(this.vaultAddr, approveQty);
     }
 
 
@@ -89,7 +94,8 @@ export class TempestVault {
     private token1: CrocTokenView;
     private vaultToken: CrocTokenView;
     private strategy: TempestStrategy
-    private vault: Promise<Contract>;
+    private vaultWrite: Promise<Contract>;
+    private vaultRead: Promise<Contract>;
     private minDepositCache: Promise<bigint> | undefined
     private context: Promise<CrocContext>
 }