diff --git a/crates/utils/cw-client/src/cli.rs b/crates/utils/cw-client/src/cli.rs
index 661eb06..b0a5223 100644
--- a/crates/utils/cw-client/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/cw-client/src/cli.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl CliClient {
         let output = command.output().expect("command output failed").stdout;
         let output_str: String = std::str::from_utf8(&output).expect("unable to parse command output").to_string();
         let json: Value = serde_json::from_str(&output_str).expect("could not convert to JSON");
-        let amount = strip_dquotes(&json["price"]["amount"].to_string());
+        let amount = strip_dquotes(&json["price"]["amount"].to_string()).expect("couldn't remove quotes");
         
             let price = amount.parse::<f64>().expect("couldn't parse gas price");