diff --git a/.changeset/clean-chefs-film.md b/.changeset/clean-chefs-film.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..931907c63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-chefs-film.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"thirdweb": patch
+---
+
+Fix uploading contracts with special characters in the comments
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/common/processor.ts b/packages/cli/src/common/processor.ts
index de34e38f0b..8ba1d638f7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/common/processor.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/common/processor.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export async function processProject(
     const metadataURIs = await Promise.all(
       selectedContracts.map(async (c) => {
         logger.debug(`Uploading ${c.name}...`);
-        return await storage.upload(JSON.parse(c.metadata), {
+        return await storage.upload(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(c.metadata)), {
           uploadWithoutDirectory: true,
         });
       }),