diff --git a/components/collections/creation/CollectionDetails.tsx b/components/collections/creation/CollectionDetails.tsx
index 3de023d..0d6a06e 100644
--- a/components/collections/creation/CollectionDetails.tsx
+++ b/components/collections/creation/CollectionDetails.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable eslint-comments/disable-enable-pair */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
 
@@ -11,9 +12,12 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { toast } from 'react-hot-toast'
 
 import { TextInput } from '../../forms/FormInput'
+import type { UploadMethod } from './UploadDetails'
 
 interface CollectionDetailsProps {
   onChange: (data: CollectionDetailsDataProps) => void
+  uploadMethod: UploadMethod
+  coverImageUrl: string
 }
 
 export interface CollectionDetailsDataProps {
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ export interface CollectionDetailsDataProps {
   externalLink?: string
 }
 
-export const CollectionDetails = ({ onChange }: CollectionDetailsProps) => {
+export const CollectionDetails = ({ onChange, uploadMethod, coverImageUrl }: CollectionDetailsProps) => {
   const [coverImage, setCoverImage] = useState<File | null>(null)
 
   const nameState = useInputState({
@@ -84,23 +88,44 @@ export const CollectionDetails = ({ onChange }: CollectionDetailsProps) => {
       <FormGroup subtitle="Information about your collection" title="Collection Details">
         <TextInput {...nameState} isRequired />
         <TextInput {...descriptionState} isRequired />
-        <FormControl isRequired title="Cover Image">
-          <input
-            accept="image/*"
-            className={clsx(
-              'file:py-2 file:px-4 file:mr-4 file:bg-plumbus-light file:rounded file:border-0 cursor-pointer',
-              'before:hover:bg-white/5 before:transition',
-            )}
-            id="cover-image"
-            onChange={selectCoverImage}
-            type="file"
-          />
-          {coverImage !== null && (
-            <div className="w-[200px] h-[200px] rounded border-2">
-              <img alt="cover-preview" src={URL.createObjectURL(coverImage)} />
+
+        <FormControl isRequired={uploadMethod === 'new'} title="Cover Image">
+          {uploadMethod === 'new' && (
+            <input
+              accept="image/*"
+              className={clsx(
+                'file:py-2 file:px-4 file:mr-4 file:bg-plumbus-light file:rounded file:border-0 cursor-pointer',
+                'before:hover:bg-white/5 before:transition',
+              )}
+              id="cover-image"
+              onChange={selectCoverImage}
+              type="file"
+            />
+          )}
+
+          {coverImage !== null && uploadMethod === 'new' && (
+            <div className="max-w-[200px] max-h-[200px] rounded border-2">
+              <img alt="no-preview-available" src={URL.createObjectURL(coverImage)} />
             </div>
           )}
+          {uploadMethod === 'existing' && coverImageUrl?.includes('ipfs://') && (
+            <div className="max-w-[200px] max-h-[200px] rounded border-2">
+              <img
+                alt="no-preview-available"
+                src={`https://ipfs.io/ipfs/${coverImageUrl.substring(coverImageUrl.lastIndexOf('ipfs://') + 7)}`}
+              />
+            </div>
+          )}
+          {uploadMethod === 'existing' && coverImageUrl && !coverImageUrl?.includes('ipfs://') && (
+            <div className="max-w-[200px] max-h-[200px] rounded border-2">
+              <img alt="no-preview-available" src={coverImageUrl} />
+            </div>
+          )}
+          {uploadMethod === 'existing' && !coverImageUrl && (
+            <span className="italic font-light ">Waiting for cover image URL to be specified.</span>
+          )}
         </FormControl>
+
         <TextInput {...externalLinkState} />
       </FormGroup>
     </div>
diff --git a/components/collections/creation/MintingDetails.tsx b/components/collections/creation/MintingDetails.tsx
index 328e093..32d6319 100644
--- a/components/collections/creation/MintingDetails.tsx
+++ b/components/collections/creation/MintingDetails.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import { InputDateTime } from 'components/InputDateTime'
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { NumberInput } from '../../forms/FormInput'
+import type { UploadMethod } from './UploadDetails'
 
 interface MintingDetailsProps {
   onChange: (data: MintingDetailsDataProps) => void
   numberOfTokens: number | undefined
+  uploadMethod: UploadMethod
 }
 
 export interface MintingDetailsDataProps {
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ export interface MintingDetailsDataProps {
   startTime: string
 }
 
-export const MintingDetails = ({ onChange, numberOfTokens }: MintingDetailsProps) => {
+export const MintingDetails = ({ onChange, numberOfTokens, uploadMethod }: MintingDetailsProps) => {
   const [timestamp, setTimestamp] = useState<Date | undefined>()
 
   const numberOfTokensState = useNumberInputState({
@@ -60,7 +62,12 @@ export const MintingDetails = ({ onChange, numberOfTokens }: MintingDetailsProps
   return (
     <div>
       <FormGroup subtitle="Information about your minting settings" title="Minting Details">
-        <NumberInput {...numberOfTokensState} disabled isRequired value={numberOfTokens} />
+        <NumberInput
+          {...numberOfTokensState}
+          disabled={uploadMethod === 'new'}
+          isRequired
+          value={uploadMethod === 'new' ? numberOfTokens : numberOfTokensState.value}
+        />
         <NumberInput {...unitPriceState} isRequired />
         <NumberInput {...perAddressLimitState} isRequired />
         <FormControl htmlId="timestamp" isRequired subtitle="Start time for the minting" title="Start Time">
diff --git a/components/collections/creation/UploadDetails.tsx b/components/collections/creation/UploadDetails.tsx
index 233d5f3..65ee304 100644
--- a/components/collections/creation/UploadDetails.tsx
+++ b/components/collections/creation/UploadDetails.tsx
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ import { Conditional } from 'components/Conditional'
 import { TextInput } from 'components/forms/FormInput'
 import { useInputState } from 'components/forms/FormInput.hooks'
 import { MetadataModal } from 'components/MetadataModal'
-import { setBaseTokenUri, setImage, useCollectionStore } from 'contexts/collection'
 import type { ChangeEvent } from 'react'
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { toast } from 'react-hot-toast'
 import type { UploadServiceType } from 'services/upload'
 import { naturalCompare } from 'utils/sort'
 
-type UploadMethod = 'new' | 'existing'
+export type UploadMethod = 'new' | 'existing'
 
 interface UploadDetailsProps {
   onChange: (value: UploadDetailsDataProps) => void
@@ -26,10 +25,12 @@ export interface UploadDetailsDataProps {
   nftStorageApiKey?: string
   pinataApiKey?: string
   pinataSecretKey?: string
+  uploadMethod: UploadMethod
+  baseTokenURI?: string
+  imageUrl?: string
 }
 
 export const UploadDetails = ({ onChange }: UploadDetailsProps) => {
-  const baseTokenURI = useCollectionStore().base_token_uri
   const [assetFilesArray, setAssetFilesArray] = useState<File[]>([])
   const [metadataFilesArray, setMetadataFilesArray] = useState<File[]>([])
   const [uploadMethod, setUploadMethod] = useState<UploadMethod>('new')
@@ -60,13 +61,21 @@ export const UploadDetails = ({ onChange }: UploadDetailsProps) => {
     defaultValue: '9d6f42dc01eaab15f52eac8f36cc4f0ee4184944cb3cdbcda229d06ecf877ee7',
   })
 
-  const handleChangeBaseTokenUri = (event: { target: { value: React.SetStateAction<string> } }) => {
-    setBaseTokenUri(event.target.value.toString())
-  }
+  const baseTokenUriState = useInputState({
+    id: 'baseTokenUri',
+    name: 'baseTokenUri',
+    title: 'Base Token URI',
+    placeholder: 'ipfs://',
+    defaultValue: '',
+  })
 
-  const handleChangeImage = (event: { target: { value: React.SetStateAction<string> } }) => {
-    setImage(event.target.value.toString())
-  }
+  const coverImageUrlState = useInputState({
+    id: 'coverImageUrl',
+    name: 'coverImageUrl',
+    title: 'Cover Image URL',
+    placeholder: 'ipfs://',
+    defaultValue: '',
+  })
 
   const selectAssets = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const files: File[] = []
@@ -135,6 +144,9 @@ export const UploadDetails = ({ onChange }: UploadDetailsProps) => {
         nftStorageApiKey: nftStorageApiKeyState.value,
         pinataApiKey: pinataApiKeyState.value,
         pinataSecretKey: pinataSecretKeyState.value,
+        uploadMethod,
+        baseTokenURI: baseTokenUriState.value,
+        imageUrl: coverImageUrlState.value,
       }
       onChange(data)
     } catch (error: any) {
@@ -147,11 +159,16 @@ export const UploadDetails = ({ onChange }: UploadDetailsProps) => {
     nftStorageApiKeyState.value,
     pinataApiKeyState.value,
     pinataSecretKeyState.value,
+    uploadMethod,
+    baseTokenUriState.value,
+    coverImageUrlState.value,
   ])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setAssetFilesArray([])
     setMetadataFilesArray([])
+    baseTokenUriState.onChange('')
+    coverImageUrlState.onChange('')
   }, [uploadMethod])
 
   return (
@@ -192,14 +209,6 @@ export const UploadDetails = ({ onChange }: UploadDetailsProps) => {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {baseTokenURI && (
-        <Alert className="mt-5" type="info">
-          <a href={baseTokenURI} rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
-            Base Token URI: {baseTokenURI}
-          </a>
-        </Alert>
-      )}
-
       <div className="p-3 py-5 pb-8">
         <Conditional test={uploadMethod === 'existing'}>
           <div className="ml-3 flex-column">
@@ -216,33 +225,10 @@ export const UploadDetails = ({ onChange }: UploadDetailsProps) => {
               and upload your assets & metadata manually to get a base URI for your collection.
             </p>
             <div>
-              <label className="block mr-1 mb-1 ml-5 font-bold text-white dark:text-gray-300" htmlFor="coverImage">
-                Collection Cover Image
-              </label>
-              <input
-                className="py-2 px-1 mx-5 mt-2 mb-2 w-1/2 bg-white/10 rounded border-2 border-white/20 focus:ring
-          focus:ring-plumbus-20
-          form-input, placeholder:text-white/50,"
-                id="coverImage"
-                onChange={handleChangeImage}
-                placeholder="ipfs://bafybeigi3bwpvyvsmnbj46ra4hyffcxdeaj6ntfk5jpic5mx27x6ih2qvq/images/1.png"
-              />
+              <TextInput {...baseTokenUriState} className="w-1/2" />
             </div>
             <div>
-              <label
-                className="block mt-3 mr-1 mb-1 ml-5 font-bold text-white dark:text-gray-300"
-                htmlFor="baseTokenURI"
-              >
-                Base Token URI
-              </label>
-              <input
-                className="py-2 px-1 mx-5 mt-2 mb-2 w-1/2 bg-white/10 rounded border-2 border-white/20 focus:ring
-          focus:ring-plumbus-20
-          form-input, placeholder:text-white/50,"
-                id="baseTokenURI"
-                onChange={handleChangeBaseTokenUri}
-                placeholder="ipfs://..."
-              />
+              <TextInput {...coverImageUrlState} className="mt-2 w-1/2" />
             </div>
           </div>
         </Conditional>
diff --git a/pages/collections/create.tsx b/pages/collections/create.tsx
index b6a283a..ac771e3 100644
--- a/pages/collections/create.tsx
+++ b/pages/collections/create.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable eslint-comments/disable-enable-pair */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
 
@@ -27,13 +28,13 @@ import { NextSeo } from 'next-seo'
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import useCollapse from 'react-collapsed'
 import { toast } from 'react-hot-toast'
-import type { UploadServiceType } from 'services/upload'
 import { upload } from 'services/upload'
 import { compareFileArrays } from 'utils/compareFileArrays'
 import { MINTER_CODE_ID, SG721_CODE_ID, WHITELIST_CODE_ID } from 'utils/constants'
 import { withMetadata } from 'utils/layout'
 import { links } from 'utils/links'
 
+import type { UploadMethod } from '../../components/collections/creation/UploadDetails'
 import { getAssetType } from '../../utils/getAssetType'
 
 const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
@@ -55,11 +56,13 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
   const [minterContractAddress, setMinterContractAddress] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [sg721ContractAddress, setSg721ContractAddress] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [baseTokenUri, setBaseTokenUri] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [coverImageUrl, setCoverImageUrl] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [transactionHash, setTransactionHash] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
   const createCollection = async () => {
     try {
       setBaseTokenUri(null)
+      setCoverImageUrl(null)
       setMinterContractAddress(null)
       setSg721ContractAddress(null)
       setTransactionHash(null)
@@ -68,28 +71,34 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
       checkMintingDetails()
       checkWhitelistDetails()
       checkRoyaltyDetails()
+      if (uploadDetails?.uploadMethod === 'new') {
+        setUploading(true)
 
-      setUploading(true)
-
-      const baseUri = await uploadFiles()
-      setBaseTokenUri(baseUri)
-      //upload coverImageUri and append the file name
-      const coverImageUri = await upload(
-        collectionDetails?.imageFile as File[],
-        uploadDetails?.uploadService as UploadServiceType,
-        'cover',
-        uploadDetails?.nftStorageApiKey as string,
-        uploadDetails?.pinataApiKey as string,
-        uploadDetails?.pinataSecretKey as string,
-      )
-
-      setUploading(false)
-
-      let whitelist: string | undefined
-      if (whitelistDetails?.whitelistType === 'existing') whitelist = whitelistDetails.contractAddress
-      else if (whitelistDetails?.whitelistType === 'new') whitelist = await instantiateWhitelist()
-
-      await instantiate(baseUri, coverImageUri, whitelist)
+        const baseUri = await uploadFiles()
+        //upload coverImageUri and append the file name
+        const coverImageUri = await upload(
+          collectionDetails?.imageFile as File[],
+          uploadDetails.uploadService,
+          'cover',
+          uploadDetails.nftStorageApiKey as string,
+          uploadDetails.pinataApiKey as string,
+          uploadDetails.pinataSecretKey as string,
+        )
+        setUploading(false)
+        setBaseTokenUri(baseUri)
+        setCoverImageUrl(coverImageUri)
+        let whitelist: string | undefined
+        if (whitelistDetails?.whitelistType === 'existing') whitelist = whitelistDetails.contractAddress
+        else if (whitelistDetails?.whitelistType === 'new') whitelist = await instantiateWhitelist()
+        await instantiate(baseUri, coverImageUri, whitelist)
+      } else {
+        setBaseTokenUri(uploadDetails?.baseTokenURI as string)
+        setCoverImageUrl(uploadDetails?.imageUrl as string)
+        let whitelist: string | undefined
+        if (whitelistDetails?.whitelistType === 'existing') whitelist = whitelistDetails.contractAddress
+        else if (whitelistDetails?.whitelistType === 'new') whitelist = await instantiateWhitelist()
+        await instantiate(baseTokenUri as string, coverImageUrl as string, whitelist)
+      }
 
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     } catch (error: any) {
@@ -132,9 +141,8 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
         share: (Number(royaltyDetails.share) / 100).toString(),
       }
     }
-
     const msg = {
-      base_token_uri: `ipfs://${baseUri}/`,
+      base_token_uri: `${uploadDetails?.uploadMethod === 'new' ? `ipfs://${baseUri}/` : `${baseUri}`}`,
       num_tokens: mintingDetails?.numTokens,
       sg721_code_id: SG721_CODE_ID,
       sg721_instantiate_msg: {
@@ -144,7 +152,11 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
         collection_info: {
           creator: wallet.address,
           description: collectionDetails?.description,
-          image: `ipfs://${coverImageUri}/${collectionDetails?.imageFile[0].name as string}`,
+          image: `${
+            uploadDetails?.uploadMethod === 'new'
+              ? `ipfs://${coverImageUri}/${collectionDetails?.imageFile[0].name as string}`
+              : `${coverImageUri}`
+          }`,
           external_link: collectionDetails?.externalLink === '' ? null : collectionDetails?.externalLink,
           royalty_info: royaltyInfo,
         },
@@ -223,19 +235,34 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
     if (!uploadDetails) {
       throw new Error('Please select assets and metadata')
     }
-    if (uploadDetails.assetFiles.length === 0) {
+    if (uploadDetails.uploadMethod === 'new' && uploadDetails.assetFiles.length === 0) {
       throw new Error('Please select the assets')
     }
-    if (uploadDetails.metadataFiles.length === 0) {
+    if (uploadDetails.uploadMethod === 'new' && uploadDetails.metadataFiles.length === 0) {
       throw new Error('Please select the metadata files')
     }
-    compareFileArrays(uploadDetails.assetFiles, uploadDetails.metadataFiles)
-    if (uploadDetails.uploadService === 'nft-storage') {
-      if (uploadDetails.nftStorageApiKey === '') {
-        throw new Error('Please enter a valid NFT Storage API key')
+    if (uploadDetails.uploadMethod === 'new') compareFileArrays(uploadDetails.assetFiles, uploadDetails.metadataFiles)
+    if (uploadDetails.uploadMethod === 'new') {
+      if (uploadDetails.uploadService === 'nft-storage') {
+        if (uploadDetails.nftStorageApiKey === '') {
+          throw new Error('Please enter a valid NFT Storage API key')
+        }
+      } else if (uploadDetails.pinataApiKey === '' || uploadDetails.pinataSecretKey === '') {
+        throw new Error('Please enter Pinata API and secret keys')
       }
-    } else if (uploadDetails.pinataApiKey === '' || uploadDetails.pinataSecretKey === '') {
-      throw new Error('Please enter Pinata API and secret keys')
+    }
+    if (uploadDetails.uploadMethod === 'existing' && !uploadDetails.baseTokenURI?.includes('ipfs://')) {
+      throw new Error('Please specify a valid base token URI')
+    }
+    if (
+      uploadDetails.uploadMethod === 'existing' &&
+      uploadDetails.imageUrl?.substring(uploadDetails.imageUrl.lastIndexOf('.') + 1) !== 'jpg' &&
+      uploadDetails.imageUrl?.substring(uploadDetails.imageUrl.lastIndexOf('.') + 1) !== 'png' &&
+      uploadDetails.imageUrl?.substring(uploadDetails.imageUrl.lastIndexOf('.') + 1) !== 'jpeg' &&
+      uploadDetails.imageUrl?.substring(uploadDetails.imageUrl.lastIndexOf('.') + 1) !== 'gif' &&
+      uploadDetails.imageUrl?.substring(uploadDetails.imageUrl.lastIndexOf('.') + 1) !== 'svg'
+    ) {
+      throw new Error('Please specify a valid cover image URL')
     }
   }
 
@@ -243,7 +270,8 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
     if (!collectionDetails) throw new Error('Please fill out the collection details')
     if (collectionDetails.name === '') throw new Error('Collection name is required')
     if (collectionDetails.description === '') throw new Error('Collection description is required')
-    if (collectionDetails.imageFile.length === 0) throw new Error('Collection cover image is required')
+    if (uploadDetails?.uploadMethod === 'new' && collectionDetails.imageFile.length === 0)
+      throw new Error('Collection cover image is required')
   }
 
   const checkMintingDetails = () => {
@@ -288,6 +316,11 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
     if (minterContractAddress !== null) scrollRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' })
   }, [minterContractAddress])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setBaseTokenUri(uploadDetails?.baseTokenURI as string)
+    setCoverImageUrl(uploadDetails?.imageUrl as string)
+  }, [uploadDetails?.baseTokenURI, uploadDetails?.imageUrl])
+
   return (
     <div>
       <NextSeo title="Create Collection" />
@@ -312,13 +345,26 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
           <Alert className="mt-5" type="info">
             <div>
               Base Token URI:{' '}
-              <Anchor
-                className="text-stargaze hover:underline"
-                external
-                href={`https://ipfs.stargaze.zone/ipfs/${baseTokenUri as string}/`}
-              >
-                ipfs://{baseTokenUri as string}/
-              </Anchor>
+              {uploadDetails?.uploadMethod === 'new' && (
+                <Anchor
+                  className="text-stargaze hover:underline"
+                  external
+                  href={`https://ipfs.stargaze.zone/ipfs/${baseTokenUri as string}/`}
+                >
+                  ipfs://{baseTokenUri as string}/
+                </Anchor>
+              )}
+              {uploadDetails?.uploadMethod === 'existing' && (
+                <Anchor
+                  className="text-stargaze hover:underline"
+                  external
+                  href={`https://ipfs.stargaze.zone/ipfs/${baseTokenUri?.substring(
+                    baseTokenUri.lastIndexOf('ipfs://') + 7,
+                  )}/`}
+                >
+                  ipfs://{baseTokenUri?.substring(baseTokenUri.lastIndexOf('ipfs://') + 7)}/
+                </Anchor>
+              )}
               <br />
               Minter Contract Address:{'  '}
               <Anchor
@@ -354,8 +400,16 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
         <UploadDetails onChange={setUploadDetails} />
 
         <div className="flex justify-between py-3 px-8 rounded border-2 border-white/20 grid-col-2">
-          <CollectionDetails onChange={setCollectionDetails} />
-          <MintingDetails numberOfTokens={uploadDetails?.assetFiles.length} onChange={setMintingDetails} />
+          <CollectionDetails
+            coverImageUrl={coverImageUrl as string}
+            onChange={setCollectionDetails}
+            uploadMethod={uploadDetails?.uploadMethod as UploadMethod}
+          />
+          <MintingDetails
+            numberOfTokens={uploadDetails?.assetFiles.length}
+            onChange={setMintingDetails}
+            uploadMethod={uploadDetails?.uploadMethod as UploadMethod}
+          />
         </div>
 
         <div className="flex justify-between my-6">