diff --git a/src/api/README.md b/src/api/README.md
index 1f8238b..c0e1156 100644
--- a/src/api/README.md
+++ b/src/api/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ attach contract
 
 ```javascript
 const abi = [{ name: 'callMe', inputs: [{ type: 'bool', ...}, { type: 'string', ...}]}, ...abi...];
-const contract = new ethapi.newContract(abi);
+const contract = ethapi.newContract(abi);
 ```
 
 deploy
diff --git a/src/api/contract/index.js b/src/api/contract/index.js
index 7c38f4b..2fa45f9 100644
--- a/src/api/contract/index.js
+++ b/src/api/contract/index.js
@@ -117,9 +117,11 @@ export default class Contract {
 
         return this._api.parity
           .postTransaction(encodedOptions)
-          .then((requestId) => {
-            statecb(null, { state: 'checkRequest', requestId });
-            return this._pollCheckRequest(requestId);
+          .then((result) => {
+            if(result.length !== 66) {
+              statecb(null, { state: 'checkRequest', result });
+              return this._pollCheckRequest(result);
+            } else { return result; }
           })
           .then((txhash) => {
             statecb(null, { state: 'getTransactionReceipt', txhash });