diff --git a/packages-ts/starknet-gauntlet-oz/src/commands/account/deploy.ts b/packages-ts/starknet-gauntlet-oz/src/commands/account/deploy.ts
index 662764667..d650c0a46 100644
--- a/packages-ts/starknet-gauntlet-oz/src/commands/account/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages-ts/starknet-gauntlet-oz/src/commands/account/deploy.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const makeUserInput = async (flags, _, env): Promise<UserInput> => {
   const keypair = ec.starkCurve.utils.randomPrivateKey()
   const generatedPK = '0x' + Buffer.from(keypair).toString('hex')
   const pubkey = flags.publicKey || env.publicKey || ec.starkCurve.getStarkKey(keypair)
-  const salt: number = flags.salt ? +flags.salt : undefined
+  const salt: number = !isNaN(flags.salt) ? +flags.salt : undefined
   return {
     publicKey: pubkey,
     privateKey: (!flags.publicKey || !env.account) && generatedPK,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const beforeExecute: BeforeExecute<UserInput, ContractInput> = (
 ) => async () => {
   deps.logger.info(`About to deploy an OZ 0.x Account Contract with:
     public key: ${input.contract[0]}
-    salt: ${input.user.salt || 'randomly generated'}
+    salt: ${!isNaN(input.user.salt) ? input.user.salt : 'randomly generated'}
     action: ${context.action}`)
   if (input.user.privateKey) {
     await deps.prompt(`The generated private key will be shown next, continue?`)
diff --git a/packages-ts/starknet-gauntlet/src/provider/index.ts b/packages-ts/starknet-gauntlet/src/provider/index.ts
index b895ed1de..ddb2a965d 100644
--- a/packages-ts/starknet-gauntlet/src/provider/index.ts
+++ b/packages-ts/starknet-gauntlet/src/provider/index.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Provider implements IStarknetProvider {
     const tx = await this.account.declareAndDeploy({
       contract,
       compiledClassHash,
-      salt: salt ? '0x' + salt.toString(16) : salt, // convert number to hex or leave undefined
+      salt: !isNaN(salt) ? '0x' + salt.toString(16) : salt, // convert number to hex or leave undefined
       // unique: false,
       ...(!!input && input.length > 0 && { constructorCalldata: input }),
     })
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class Provider implements IStarknetProvider {
   deployContract = async (classHash: string, input: any = [], wait = true, salt = undefined) => {
     const tx = await this.account.deployContract({
       classHash: classHash,
-      salt: salt ? '0x' + salt.toString(16) : salt,
+      salt: !isNaN(salt) ? '0x' + salt.toString(16) : salt,
       ...(!!input && input.length > 0 && { constructorCalldata: input }),
     })
     const response = wrapResponse(this, tx)