diff --git a/app/keepers/keepers.go b/app/keepers/keepers.go
index 6e6139da3..ff1e3f8b2 100644
--- a/app/keepers/keepers.go
+++ b/app/keepers/keepers.go
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ type AppKeepers struct {
 	TransferKeeper      ibctransferkeeper.Keeper
 	WasmKeeper          wasm.Keeper
 	// IBC hooks
-	IBCHooksKeeper ibchookskeeper.Keeper
+	IBCHooksKeeper         ibchookskeeper.Keeper
+	Ics20WasmHooks         ibchooks.WasmHooks
+	ContractKeeper         *wasmkeeper.PermissionedKeeper
+	HooksTransferIBCModule ibchooks.IBCMiddleware
+	HooksICS4Wrapper       ibchooks.ICS4Middleware
 
 	NftbackedloanKeeper nftbackedloankeeper.Keeper
 	NftfactoryKeeper    nftfactorykeeper.Keeper
@@ -377,18 +381,14 @@ func NewAppKeeper(
 	appKeepers.IBCHooksKeeper = ibchookskeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appKeepers.keys[ibchookstypes.StoreKey],
 	)
-	ics20WasmHooks := ibchooks.NewWasmHooks(&appKeepers.IBCHooksKeeper, nil, accountAddressPrefix) // The contract keeper needs to be set later
-	hooksICS4Wrapper := ibchooks.NewICS4Middleware(
-		appKeepers.IBCKeeper.ChannelKeeper,
-		ics20WasmHooks,
-	)
+	appKeepers.Ics20WasmHooks = ibchooks.NewWasmHooks(&appKeepers.IBCHooksKeeper, nil, accountAddressPrefix) // The contract keeper needs to be set later
 
 	// Create Transfer Keepers
 	appKeepers.TransferKeeper = ibctransferkeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
 		appKeepers.keys[ibctransfertypes.StoreKey],
 		appKeepers.GetSubspace(ibctransfertypes.ModuleName),
-		hooksICS4Wrapper,
+		appKeepers.HooksICS4Wrapper, // essentially still app.IBCKeeper.ChannelKeeper under the hood because no hook overrides
 		appKeepers.IBCKeeper.ChannelKeeper,
 		&appKeepers.IBCKeeper.PortKeeper,
 		appKeepers.AccountKeeper,
@@ -451,6 +451,17 @@ func NewAppKeeper(
 		wasmOpts...,
 	)
 
+	// Pass the contract keeper to all the structs (generally ICS4Wrappers for ibc middlewares) that need it
+	appKeepers.ContractKeeper = wasmkeeper.NewDefaultPermissionKeeper(appKeepers.WasmKeeper)
+	appKeepers.Ics20WasmHooks.ContractKeeper = &appKeepers.WasmKeeper
+	appKeepers.HooksICS4Wrapper = ibchooks.NewICS4Middleware(
+		appKeepers.IBCKeeper.ChannelKeeper,
+		appKeepers.Ics20WasmHooks,
+	)
+	// Hooks Middleware
+	transferIBCModule := transfer.NewIBCModule(appKeepers.TransferKeeper)
+	appKeepers.HooksTransferIBCModule = ibchooks.NewIBCMiddleware(&transferIBCModule, &appKeepers.HooksICS4Wrapper)
+
 	// Instantiate the builder keeper, store keys, and module manager
 	appKeepers.BuilderKeeper = builderkeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
@@ -635,8 +646,6 @@ func NewAppKeeper(
 	transferStack = transfer.NewIBCModule(appKeepers.TransferKeeper)
 	transferStack = records.NewIBCModule(appKeepers.RecordsKeeper, transferStack)
 	transferStack = ibcfee.NewIBCMiddleware(transferStack, appKeepers.IBCFeeKeeper)
-	// Hooks Middleware
-	transferStack = ibchooks.NewIBCMiddleware(transferStack, &hooksICS4Wrapper)
 
 	// RecvPacket, message that originates from core IBC and goes down to app, the flow is:
 	// channel.RecvPacket -> fee.OnRecvPacket -> icaHost.OnRecvPacket