diff --git a/.changeset/shy-walls-suffer.md b/.changeset/shy-walls-suffer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d44724fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-walls-suffer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/cli": patch
+---
+
+Fixed regression in 2.2.1 where deployment of modules already installed would throw an error instead of skipping.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureModules.ts b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureModules.ts
index 49ed384147..04b20c2433 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureModules.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureModules.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export async function ensureModules({
               const params = mod.installAsRoot
                 ? ({ functionName: "installRootModule", args: [moduleAddress, mod.installData] } as const)
                 : ({ functionName: "installModule", args: [moduleAddress, mod.installData] } as const);
-              return writeContract(client, {
+              return await writeContract(client, {
                 chain: client.chain ?? null,
                 address: worldDeploy.address,
                 abi,