diff --git a/abi.go b/abi.go
index a2afbf3..01af01f 100644
--- a/abi.go
+++ b/abi.go
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	_ "embed"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm"
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/mulberry/jackal/uploader"
 	evmTypes "github.com/JackalLabs/mulberry/types"
@@ -13,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"log"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 var ABI = `[
@@ -74,7 +76,6 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func handleLog(vLog *types.Log, w *wallet.Wallet, q *uploader.Queue) {
-
 	event := struct {
 		Sender common.Address
 		Merkle string
@@ -115,9 +116,11 @@ func handleLog(vLog *types.Log, w *wallet.Wallet, q *uploader.Queue) {
 
 	var hours int64 = 100 * 365 * 24
 
+	merkleBase64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(merkleRoot)
+
 	storageMsg := evmTypes.ExecuteMsg{
 		PostFile: &evmTypes.ExecuteMsgPostFile{
-			Merkle:        merkleRoot,
+			Merkle:        merkleBase64,
 			FileSize:      int64(event.Size),
 			ProofInterval: 3600,
 			ProofType:     0,
@@ -163,5 +166,4 @@ func handleLog(vLog *types.Log, w *wallet.Wallet, q *uploader.Queue) {
 
 	log.Println(res.RawLog)
 	log.Println(res.TxHash)
-
 }
diff --git a/jackal/uploader/queue.go b/jackal/uploader/queue.go
index 24cfa69..7c21f1c 100644
--- a/jackal/uploader/queue.go
+++ b/jackal/uploader/queue.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (q *Queue) Listen() {
 	go func() {
 		for !q.stopped {
 			time.Sleep(time.Minute * 10)
-			q.UpdateGecko() // updating price oracle every 5 minutes
+			_ = q.UpdateGecko() // updating price oracle every 5 minutes, we don't care about errors tbh
 		}
 	}()
 }
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ func (q *Queue) UpdateGecko() error {
 }
 
 func (q *Queue) GetCost(kbs int64, hours int64) int64 {
-
 	pricePerTBPerMonth := 15.0 * float64(kbs) * float64(hours)
 
 	quantifiedPricePerTBPerMonth := pricePerTBPerMonth / 3.0
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 96f1a6f..bb016b0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/mulberry/jackal/uploader"
 	jWallet "github.com/JackalLabs/mulberry/jackal/wallet"
 	walletTypes "github.com/desmos-labs/cosmos-go-wallet/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ func main() {
 		GasPrice:      "0.02ujkl",
 		GasAdjustment: 1.5,
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
 
 	log.Printf("Address: %s\n", w.AccAddress())