diff --git a/.changeset/three-dolls-melt.md b/.changeset/three-dolls-melt.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca7ae2cf27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/three-dolls-melt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@fuel-ts/program": minor
+---
+
+made prop transactionRequest protected on BaseInvocationScope in favor of getTransactionRequest
diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/contract.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/contract.test.ts
index fb1e08f9dc6..02efe8acc3e 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/contract.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/contract.test.ts
@@ -248,12 +248,14 @@ describe('Contract', () => {
 
     const scope = contract.multiCall(calls).addContracts([otherContract]);
 
-    expect(scope.transactionRequest.getContractInputs()).toEqual([
+    const transactionRequest = await scope.getTransactionRequest();
+
+    expect(transactionRequest.getContractInputs()).toEqual([
       { contractId: contract.id.toB256(), type: 1, txPointer },
       { contractId: otherContract.id.toB256(), type: 1, txPointer },
     ]);
 
-    expect(scope.transactionRequest.getContractOutputs()).toEqual([
+    expect(transactionRequest.getContractOutputs()).toEqual([
       { type: 1, inputIndex: 0 },
       { type: 1, inputIndex: 1 },
     ]);
@@ -343,12 +345,14 @@ describe('Contract', () => {
 
     const scope = contract.multiCall([contract.functions.foo(1336)]).addContracts([otherContract]);
 
-    expect(scope.transactionRequest.getContractInputs()).toEqual([
+    const transactionRequest = await scope.getTransactionRequest();
+
+    expect(transactionRequest.getContractInputs()).toEqual([
       { contractId: contract.id.toB256(), type: 1, txPointer },
       { contractId: otherContract.id.toB256(), type: 1, txPointer },
     ]);
 
-    expect(scope.transactionRequest.getContractOutputs()).toEqual([
+    expect(transactionRequest.getContractOutputs()).toEqual([
       { type: 1, inputIndex: 0 },
       { type: 1, inputIndex: 1 },
     ]);
diff --git a/packages/program/src/functions/base-invocation-scope.ts b/packages/program/src/functions/base-invocation-scope.ts
index e69aacb7b53..13a9ab2dd5c 100644
--- a/packages/program/src/functions/base-invocation-scope.ts
+++ b/packages/program/src/functions/base-invocation-scope.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { InputValue } from '@fuel-ts/abi-coder';
 import { ErrorCode, FuelError } from '@fuel-ts/errors';
 import type { AbstractContract, AbstractProgram } from '@fuel-ts/interfaces';
 import { bn, toNumber } from '@fuel-ts/math';
-import type { Provider, CoinQuantity, TransactionRequest } from '@fuel-ts/providers';
+import type { Provider, CoinQuantity } from '@fuel-ts/providers';
 import { transactionRequestify, ScriptTransactionRequest } from '@fuel-ts/providers';
 import { InputType } from '@fuel-ts/transactions';
 import type { BaseWalletUnlocked } from '@fuel-ts/wallet';
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function createContractCall(funcScope: InvocationScopeLike, offset: number): Con
  * Base class for managing invocation scopes and preparing transactions.
  */
 export class BaseInvocationScope<TReturn = any> {
-  transactionRequest: ScriptTransactionRequest;
+  protected transactionRequest: ScriptTransactionRequest;
   protected program: AbstractProgram;
   protected functionInvocationScopes: Array<InvocationScopeLike> = [];
   protected txParameters?: TxParams;
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export class BaseInvocationScope<TReturn = any> {
    *
    * @returns The prepared transaction request.
    */
-  async getTransactionRequest(): Promise<TransactionRequest> {
+  async getTransactionRequest(): Promise<ScriptTransactionRequest> {
     await this.prepareTransaction();
     return this.transactionRequest;
   }