diff --git a/packages/stateful/actions/core/chain_governance/GovernanceDeposit/index.tsx b/packages/stateful/actions/core/chain_governance/GovernanceDeposit/index.tsx
index 72e343a322..93485c5494 100644
--- a/packages/stateful/actions/core/chain_governance/GovernanceDeposit/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateful/actions/core/chain_governance/GovernanceDeposit/index.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ const InnerComponent: ActionComponent<undefined, GovernanceDepositData> = (
       ? govProposalsSelector({
           status: ProposalStatus.PROPOSAL_STATUS_DEPOSIT_PERIOD,
           chainId,
+          limit: 100,
         })
       : constSelector(undefined)
   )
diff --git a/packages/stateful/actions/core/chain_governance/GovernanceVote/index.tsx b/packages/stateful/actions/core/chain_governance/GovernanceVote/index.tsx
index 9f60ec18da..48c575920d 100644
--- a/packages/stateful/actions/core/chain_governance/GovernanceVote/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateful/actions/core/chain_governance/GovernanceVote/index.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const Component: ActionComponent<undefined, GovernanceVoteData> = (props) => {
       ? govProposalsSelector({
           status: ProposalStatus.PROPOSAL_STATUS_VOTING_PERIOD,
           chainId,
+          limit: 100,
         })
       : constSelector(undefined)
   )
diff --git a/packages/stateful/actions/core/dao_governance/SetUpApprover/index.tsx b/packages/stateful/actions/core/dao_governance/SetUpApprover/index.tsx
index 3d24f25f89..3f79c39271 100644
--- a/packages/stateful/actions/core/dao_governance/SetUpApprover/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateful/actions/core/dao_governance/SetUpApprover/index.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const useDecodedCosmosMsg: UseDecodedCosmosMsg<SetUpApproverData> = (
     }
   }
 
-  const parsedMsg = decodeJsonFromBase64(info.msg)
+  const parsedMsg = decodeJsonFromBase64(info.msg, true)
   if (
     !info.label.endsWith(`${DaoProposalSingleAdapterId}_approver`) ||
     !objectMatchesStructure(parsedMsg, {
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ const useDecodedCosmosMsg: UseDecodedCosmosMsg<SetUpApproverData> = (
   }
 
   const parsedPreProposeMsg = decodeJsonFromBase64(
-    parsedMsg.pre_propose_info.module_may_propose.info.msg
+    parsedMsg.pre_propose_info.module_may_propose.info.msg,
+    true
   )
   if (
     !objectMatchesStructure(parsedPreProposeMsg, {
diff --git a/packages/stateful/actions/core/nfts/TransferNft/index.tsx b/packages/stateful/actions/core/nfts/TransferNft/index.tsx
index 70540e57ef..cd2094971d 100644
--- a/packages/stateful/actions/core/nfts/TransferNft/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateful/actions/core/nfts/TransferNft/index.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ const useDecodedCosmosMsg: UseDecodedCosmosMsg<TransferNftData> = (
 
           executeSmartContract: true,
           smartContractMsg: JSON.stringify(
-            decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send_nft.msg),
+            decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send_nft.msg, true),
             null,
             2
           ),
diff --git a/packages/stateful/actions/core/smart_contracting/Execute/index.tsx b/packages/stateful/actions/core/smart_contracting/Execute/index.tsx
index d08caddbde..38cad7d32a 100644
--- a/packages/stateful/actions/core/smart_contracting/Execute/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateful/actions/core/smart_contracting/Execute/index.tsx
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ const useDecodedCosmosMsg: UseDecodedCosmosMsg<ExecuteData> = (
             : msg.wasm.execute.contract_addr,
           message: JSON.stringify(
             isCw20
-              ? decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send.msg)
+              ? decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send.msg, true)
               : msg.wasm.execute.msg,
             undefined,
             2
diff --git a/packages/stateful/actions/core/smart_contracting/Instantiate2/index.tsx b/packages/stateful/actions/core/smart_contracting/Instantiate2/index.tsx
index 901515e812..cc1df3dd75 100644
--- a/packages/stateful/actions/core/smart_contracting/Instantiate2/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateful/actions/core/smart_contracting/Instantiate2/index.tsx
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export const makeInstantiate2Action: ActionMaker<Instantiate2Data> = (
             admin: msg.stargate.value.admin,
             code_id: Number(msg.stargate.value.codeId),
             label: msg.stargate.value.label,
-            msg: decodeJsonFromBase64(toBase64(msg.stargate.value.msg)),
+            msg: decodeJsonFromBase64(toBase64(msg.stargate.value.msg), true),
             funds: msg.stargate.value.funds,
             fix_msg: msg.stargate.value.fixMsg,
             salt: fromUtf8(msg.stargate.value.salt),
diff --git a/packages/stateful/actions/core/treasury/ManageVesting/index.tsx b/packages/stateful/actions/core/treasury/ManageVesting/index.tsx
index 82ab1036ca..38310de8d5 100644
--- a/packages/stateful/actions/core/treasury/ManageVesting/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateful/actions/core/treasury/ManageVesting/index.tsx
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ export const makeManageVestingAction: ActionMaker<ManageVestingData> = (
         },
       }) &&
       objectMatchesStructure(
-        decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send.msg),
+        decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send.msg, true),
         {
           instantiate_payroll_contract: instantiateStructure,
         }
@@ -934,8 +934,10 @@ export const makeManageVestingAction: ActionMaker<ManageVestingData> = (
       // isCw20Begin
       else {
         // Extract instantiate message from cw20 send message.
-        instantiateMsg = decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send.msg)
-          .instantiate_payroll_contract.instantiate_msg as VestingInstantiateMsg
+        instantiateMsg = decodeJsonFromBase64(
+          msg.wasm.execute.msg.send.msg,
+          true
+        ).instantiate_payroll_contract?.instantiate_msg as VestingInstantiateMsg
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/stateful/actions/core/treasury/token_swap/PerformTokenSwap/index.tsx b/packages/stateful/actions/core/treasury/token_swap/PerformTokenSwap/index.tsx
index 8bec0993e4..089963de8a 100644
--- a/packages/stateful/actions/core/treasury/token_swap/PerformTokenSwap/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateful/actions/core/treasury/token_swap/PerformTokenSwap/index.tsx
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ const useDecodedCosmosMsg: UseDecodedCosmosMsg<PerformTokenSwapData> = (
     }) &&
     // Use common key to identify CW20s being sent to token swaps from this
     // DAO DAO action.
-    CW20_SEND_MSG_KEY in decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send.msg)
+    CW20_SEND_MSG_KEY in
+      decodeJsonFromBase64(msg.wasm.execute.msg.send.msg, true)
   ) {
     return {
       match: true,
diff --git a/packages/stateless/components/dao/create/pages/CreateDaoReview.tsx b/packages/stateless/components/dao/create/pages/CreateDaoReview.tsx
index 9ecb15e638..31e26b99db 100644
--- a/packages/stateless/components/dao/create/pages/CreateDaoReview.tsx
+++ b/packages/stateless/components/dao/create/pages/CreateDaoReview.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import { useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
 import { CreateDaoContext, DaoInfoCard } from '@dao-dao/types'
-import { decodeJsonFromBase64, processError } from '@dao-dao/utils'
+import {
+  decodeJsonFromBase64,
+  objectMatchesStructure,
+  processError,
+} from '@dao-dao/utils'
 
 import { CosmosMessageDisplay } from '../../../CosmosMessageDisplay'
 import { Checkbox } from '../../../inputs/Checkbox'
@@ -47,10 +51,15 @@ export const CreateDaoReview = ({
 
         // Convert encoded pre_propose_info message back to readable JSON.
         if (
-          'pre_propose_info' in msg &&
-          'module_may_propose' in msg.pre_propose_info &&
-          'info' in msg.pre_propose_info.module_may_propose &&
-          'msg' in msg.pre_propose_info.module_may_propose.info
+          objectMatchesStructure(msg, {
+            pre_propose_info: {
+              module_may_propose: {
+                info: {
+                  msg: {},
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          })
         ) {
           msg.pre_propose_info.module_may_propose.info.msg =
             decodeJsonFromBase64(
diff --git a/packages/utils/messages/cw.ts b/packages/utils/messages/cw.ts
index 88a7ba5906..52ad905625 100644
--- a/packages/utils/messages/cw.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/messages/cw.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const decodeMessage = (msg: CosmosMsgFor_Empty): Record<string, any> => {
     if (msgType && isBinaryType(msgType)) {
       const base64MsgContainer = (msg.wasm as any)[msgType]
       if (base64MsgContainer && 'msg' in base64MsgContainer) {
-        const parsedMsg = decodeJsonFromBase64(base64MsgContainer.msg)
+        const parsedMsg = decodeJsonFromBase64(base64MsgContainer.msg, true)
         if (parsedMsg) {
           return {
             ...msg,
diff --git a/packages/utils/messages/encoding.ts b/packages/utils/messages/encoding.ts
index bff9472bf1..b7b2e7645c 100644
--- a/packages/utils/messages/encoding.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/messages/encoding.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,25 @@ export const encodeJsonToBase64 = (object: any) =>
   toBase64(toUtf8(JSON.stringify(object)))
 
 /**
- * Decode base64 string into JSON object.
+ * Decode base64 string into JSON object. If `fallbackToString` is true and
+ * JSON parse fails, decoded string is returned.
  */
-export const decodeJsonFromBase64 = (base64String?: string) => {
+export const decodeJsonFromBase64 = (
+  base64String?: string,
+  fallbackToString = false
+) => {
   if (base64String) {
     const jsonMessage = fromUtf8(fromBase64(base64String))
-    if (jsonMessage) {
-      return JSON.parse(jsonMessage)
+    try {
+      if (jsonMessage) {
+        return JSON.parse(jsonMessage)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (fallbackToString) {
+        return jsonMessage
+      }
+
+      throw err
     }
   }
 }