diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/queries/wasm.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/queries/wasm.ts
index 229a0cb8..0f13060d 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/queries/wasm.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/queries/wasm.ts
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ export function setupWasmExtension(base: QueryClient): WasmExtension {
         return queryService.Code(request);
       },
       listContractsByCodeId: async (id: number, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => {
-        const pagination = {
+        const request = {
+          codeId: Long.fromNumber(id),
           pagination: createPagination(paginationKey),
         };
-        const request = { ...pagination, codeId: Long.fromNumber(id) };
         return queryService.ContractsByCode(request);
       },
       getContractInfo: async (address: string) => {
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ export function setupWasmExtension(base: QueryClient): WasmExtension {
       },
 
       getContractCodeHistory: async (address: string, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => {
-        const pagination = {
+        const request = {
+          address: address,
           pagination: createPagination(paginationKey),
         };
-        const request = { ...pagination, address: address };
         return queryService.ContractHistory(request);
       },
 
       getAllContractState: async (address: string, paginationKey?: Uint8Array) => {
-        const pagination = {
+        const request = {
+          address: address,
           pagination: createPagination(paginationKey),
         };
-        const request = { ...pagination, address: address };
         return queryService.AllContractState(request);
       },
 
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/queries/utils.ts b/packages/stargate/src/queries/utils.ts
index 247446a6..983494f8 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/queries/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/queries/utils.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ export function toAccAddress(address: string): Uint8Array {
   return Bech32.decode(address).data;
 }
 
+/**
+ * If paginationKey is set, return a `PageRequest` with the given key.
+ * If paginationKey is unset, return `undefined`.
+ *
+ * Use this with a query response's pagination next key to
+ * request the next page.
+ */
 export function createPagination(paginationKey?: Uint8Array): PageRequest | undefined {
   return paginationKey
     ? {