diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/contracts/deploy/[compiler_uri]/page.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/contracts/deploy/[compiler_uri]/page.tsx
index e883caa3435..14e56aef9c0 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/contracts/deploy/[compiler_uri]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/contracts/deploy/[compiler_uri]/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getThirdwebClient } from "@/constants/thirdweb.server";
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { fetchDeployMetadata } from "thirdweb/contract";
 import { DeployContractInfo } from "../../../published-contract/components/contract-info";
 import { DeployFormForUri } from "../../../published-contract/components/uri-based-deploy";
@@ -16,7 +17,12 @@ export default async function DirectDeployPage(props: DirectDeployPageProps) {
     client: getThirdwebClient(),
     // force `ipfs://` prefix
     uri: parsedUri.startsWith("ipfs://") ? parsedUri : `ipfs://${parsedUri}`,
-  });
+  }).catch(() => null);
+
+  if (!metadata) {
+    notFound();
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="container flex flex-col gap-4 py-8">
       <DeployContractInfo
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/contracts/publish/[publish_uri]/page.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/contracts/publish/[publish_uri]/page.tsx
index 3ba36da1662..0ac4bc08aa9 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/contracts/publish/[publish_uri]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/contracts/publish/[publish_uri]/page.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ export default async function PublishContractPage(
   const publishMetadataFromUri = await fetchDeployMetadata({
     uri: publishUri,
     client: getThirdwebClient(),
-  });
+  }).catch(() => null);
+
+  if (!publishMetadataFromUri) {
+    notFound();
+  }
 
   let publishMetadata = publishMetadataFromUri;