diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
index 997b0328..20ee2e17 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
@@ -372,8 +372,10 @@ export class StargateClient {
 
     const broadcasted = await this.forceGetTmClient().broadcastTxSync({ tx });
     if (broadcasted.code) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Broadcasting transaction failed with code ${broadcasted.code} (codespace: ${broadcasted.codeSpace}). Log: ${broadcasted.log}`,
+      return Promise.reject(
+        new Error(
+          `Broadcasting transaction failed with code ${broadcasted.code} (codespace: ${broadcasted.codeSpace}). Log: ${broadcasted.log}`,
+        ),
       );
     }
     const transactionId = toHex(broadcasted.hash).toUpperCase();