diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/deploy_sent_tx.ts b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/deploy_sent_tx.ts
index 5f9ee97b9d60..0eb61ae4805c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/deploy_sent_tx.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/deploy_sent_tx.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class DeploySentTx<TContract extends Contract = Contract> extends SentTx
   }
 
   protected async getContractObject(wallet?: Wallet): Promise<TContract> {
-    const isWallet = (pxe: PXE | Wallet): pxe is Wallet => !!(pxe as Wallet).createTxExecutionRequest;
+    const isWallet = (pxe: typeof this.pxe | Wallet): pxe is Wallet => !!(pxe as Wallet).createTxExecutionRequest;
     const contractWallet = wallet ?? (isWallet(this.pxe) && this.pxe);
     if (!contractWallet) {
       throw new Error(`A wallet is required for creating a contract instance`);
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/sent_tx.ts b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/sent_tx.ts
index 82c9efa8c4f7..96e58f2bd045 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/sent_tx.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/sent_tx.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 import type { FieldsOf } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
-import type { GetPublicLogsResponse, PXE } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
+import type { AztecNode, GetPublicLogsResponse, PXE } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import { type TxHash, type TxReceipt, TxStatus } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 /** Options related to waiting for a tx. */
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const DefaultWaitOpts: WaitOpts = {
  * its hash, receipt, and mining status.
  */
 export class SentTx {
-  constructor(protected pxe: PXE, protected txHashPromise: Promise<TxHash>) {}
+  constructor(protected pxe: PXE | AztecNode, protected txHashPromise: Promise<TxHash>) {}
 
   /**
    * Retrieves the transaction hash of the SentTx instance.