diff --git a/jest.config.ts b/jest.config.mjs
similarity index 82%
rename from jest.config.ts
rename to jest.config.mjs
index 03c33e1b..84cc60a5 100644
--- a/jest.config.ts
+++ b/jest.config.mjs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-module.exports = {
+export default {
   preset: 'ts-jest',
   clearMocks: true,
   moduleFileExtensions: ['ts', 'js', 'mjs'],
-  testMatch: ['**/src/**/*.test.ts', '**/tests/**/*.test.ts'],
+  testMatch: ['**/src/**/*.test.ts'],
   collectCoverage: true,
   collectCoverageFrom: ['src/**/*.ts', 'tests/**/*.ts'],
   testEnvironment: 'node',
   testTimeout: 120_000,
   extensionsToTreatAsEsm: ['.ts'],
+  passWithNoTests: true,
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.(ts|js)$': ['ts-jest', { useESM: true }],
   },
diff --git a/jest.integration.config.ts b/jest.integration.config.mjs
similarity index 96%
rename from jest.integration.config.ts
rename to jest.integration.config.mjs
index aa601444..a1cd37a7 100644
--- a/jest.integration.config.ts
+++ b/jest.integration.config.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module.exports = {
+export default {
   preset: 'ts-jest',
   setupFiles: ['./tests/integration/jest.setup.ts'],
   globalTeardown: './tests/integration/jest.teardown.ts',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0001d826..5ac3537b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@
     "build:esm": "yarn tsc -p tsconfig.json",
     "build:cjs": "yarn tsc -p tsconfig.cjs.json && echo \"{\\\"type\\\": \\\"commonjs\\\"}\" > lib/cjs/package.json",
     "build": "yarn clean && yarn build:web && yarn build:esm && yarn build:cjs",
-    "clean": "rimraf [ lib coverage bundles ]",
+    "clean": "rimraf [ lib coverage bundles tests/contracts tests/wallets ]",
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "lint:fix": "eslint src --fix",
     "format": "prettier --check .",
     "format:fix": "prettier --write .",
-    "test": "yarn clean && jest .",
-    "test:integration": "docker compose up -d && yarn test --config=jest.integration.config.ts && docker compose down",
+    "test": "yarn test:unit && yarn test:integration",
+    "test:unit": "yarn clean && jest --config=jest.config.mjs",
+    "test:integration": "yarn clean && docker compose up -d && jest --config=jest.integration.config.mjs && docker compose down",
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "example:mjs": "yarn build:esm && node examples/node/index.mjs",
     "example:cjs": "yarn build:cjs && node examples/node/index.cjs",
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@
     "axios": "1.4.0",
     "setimmediate": "^1.0.5",
     "warp-arbundles": "^1.0.4",
-    "warp-contracts": "^1.4.38",
+    "warp-contracts": "1.4.39",
     "warp-contracts-plugin-deploy": "^1.0.13",
     "winston": "^3.11.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/common/contracts/warp-contract.ts b/src/common/contracts/warp-contract.ts
index d561eb72..9341975c 100644
--- a/src/common/contracts/warp-contract.ts
+++ b/src/common/contracts/warp-contract.ts
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import Arweave from 'arweave';
-import { DataItem, Signer } from 'warp-arbundles';
+import { DataItem } from 'warp-arbundles';
 import {
   Contract,
+  CustomSignature,
   InteractionResult,
   LoggerFactory,
+  Signature,
   Transaction,
   Warp,
-  WarpFactory,
-  defaultCacheOptions,
 } from 'warp-contracts';
 
-import { defaultArweave } from '../../constants.js';
+import { defaultWarp } from '../../constants.js';
 import {
   BaseContract,
   ContractSigner,
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   WriteContract,
   WriteParameters,
 } from '../../types.js';
+import { sha256B64Url, toB64Url } from '../../utils/base64.js';
 import { getContractManifest } from '../../utils/smartweave.js';
 import { FailedRequestError, WriteInteractionError } from '../error.js';
 import { DefaultLogger } from '../logger.js';
@@ -50,23 +51,17 @@ export class WarpContract<T>
   private contract: Contract<T>;
   private contractTxId: string;
   private cacheUrl: string | undefined;
-  private arweave: Arweave;
-  private log: Logger;
-  private signer: ContractSigner | undefined;
+  private logger: Logger;
+  private warp: Warp;
+  // warp compatible signer that uses ContractSigner
+  private signer: CustomSignature | undefined;
 
   constructor({
     contractTxId,
     cacheUrl,
-    warp = WarpFactory.forMainnet(
-      {
-        ...defaultCacheOptions,
-        inMemory: true, // default to in memory for now, a custom warp implementation can be provided
-      },
-      true,
-    ),
+    warp = defaultWarp,
     signer,
-    arweave = defaultArweave,
-    log = new DefaultLogger({
+    logger = new DefaultLogger({
       level: 'debug',
     }),
   }: {
@@ -75,13 +70,13 @@ export class WarpContract<T>
     warp?: Warp;
     signer?: ContractSigner;
     arweave?: Arweave;
-    log?: Logger;
+    logger?: Logger;
   }) {
     this.contractTxId = contractTxId;
-    this.contract = warp.contract<T>(contractTxId);
+    this.contract = warp.contract(contractTxId);
     this.cacheUrl = cacheUrl;
-    this.arweave = arweave;
-    this.log = log;
+    this.warp = warp;
+    this.logger = logger;
     if (signer) {
       this.connect(signer);
     }
@@ -94,13 +89,25 @@ export class WarpContract<T>
     };
   }
 
-  // base contract methods
   connect(signer: ContractSigner) {
-    // TODO: Update type to use Signer interface
-    this.signer = signer;
-    this.contract = this.contract.connect(signer as Signer);
+    const warpSigner = new Signature(this.warp, {
+      signer: async (tx: Transaction) => {
+        const dataToSign = await tx.getSignatureData();
+        const signatureBuffer = Buffer.from(await signer.sign(dataToSign));
+        const id = sha256B64Url(signatureBuffer);
+        tx.setSignature({
+          id: id,
+          owner: toB64Url(signer.publicKey),
+          signature: toB64Url(signatureBuffer),
+        });
+      },
+      type: 'arweave',
+    });
+    this.contract = this.contract.connect(warpSigner);
+    this.signer = warpSigner;
     return this;
   }
+
   async getState({ evaluationOptions = {} }: EvaluationParameters): Promise<T> {
     await this.ensureContractInit();
     const evalTo = evaluationOptions?.evalTo;
@@ -120,16 +127,16 @@ export class WarpContract<T>
   }
 
   async ensureContractInit(): Promise<void> {
-    this.log.debug(`Checking contract initialized`, {
+    this.logger.debug(`Checking contract initialized`, {
       contractTxId: this.contractTxId,
     });
 
     // Get contact manifest and sync state
-    this.log.debug(`Fetching contract manifest`, {
+    this.logger.debug(`Fetching contract manifest`, {
       contractTxId: this.contractTxId,
     });
     const { evaluationOptions = {} } = await getContractManifest({
-      arweave: this.arweave,
+      arweave: this.warp.arweave,
       contractTxId: this.contractTxId,
     });
     this.contract.setEvaluationOptions(evaluationOptions);
@@ -138,7 +145,7 @@ export class WarpContract<T>
 
   private async syncState() {
     if (this.cacheUrl !== undefined) {
-      this.log.debug(`Syncing contract state`, {
+      this.logger.debug(`Syncing contract state`, {
         contractTxId: this.contractTxId,
         remoteCacheUrl: this.cacheUrl,
       });
@@ -179,7 +186,7 @@ export class WarpContract<T>
   async writeInteraction<Input>({
     functionName,
     inputs,
-    dryWrite = true,
+    dryWrite = false,
   }: EvaluationParameters<WriteParameters<Input>>): Promise<
     Transaction | DataItem | InteractionResult<unknown, unknown>
   > {
@@ -189,7 +196,7 @@ export class WarpContract<T>
           'Contract not connected - call .connect(signer) to connect a signer for write interactions ',
         );
       }
-      this.log.debug(`Write interaction: ${functionName}`, {
+      this.logger.debug(`Write interaction: ${functionName}`, {
         contractTxId: this.contractTxId,
       });
       // Sync state before writing
@@ -207,7 +214,7 @@ export class WarpContract<T>
       }
 
       if (dryWrite) {
-        this.log.debug(`Dry write interaction successful`, {
+        this.logger.debug(`Dry write interaction successful`, {
           contractTxId: this.contractTxId,
           functionName,
         });
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index fee4d749..8a2b45f1 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import Arweave from 'arweave';
+import { WarpFactory, defaultCacheOptions } from 'warp-contracts';
 
 export const ARWEAVE_TX_REGEX = new RegExp('^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{43}$');
 // sortkey: padded blockheight to 12, JS timestamp, hash of transactionID + block hash. Timestamp only applicable to L2 and normally is all zeros.
@@ -32,3 +33,12 @@ export const defaultArweave = Arweave.init({
   port: 443,
   protocol: 'https',
 });
+
+export const defaultWarp = WarpFactory.forMainnet(
+  {
+    ...defaultCacheOptions,
+    inMemory: true,
+  },
+  true,
+  defaultArweave,
+);
diff --git a/src/utils/base64.ts b/src/utils/base64.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b00ac3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/base64.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Permanent Data Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import { bufferTob64Url } from 'arweave/node/lib/utils.js';
+import { createHash } from 'crypto';
+
+export function fromB64Url(input: string): Buffer {
+  const paddingLength = input.length % 4 === 0 ? 0 : 4 - (input.length % 4);
+
+  const base64 = input
+    .replace(/-/g, '+')
+    .replace(/_/g, '/')
+    .concat('='.repeat(paddingLength));
+
+  return Buffer.from(base64, 'base64');
+}
+
+export function toB64Url(buffer: Buffer): string {
+  return bufferTob64Url(buffer);
+}
+
+export function sha256B64Url(input: Buffer): string {
+  return toB64Url(createHash('sha256').update(input).digest());
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/ant.test.ts b/tests/integration/ant.test.ts
index 6b18200f..a1fbaa78 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ant.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/ant.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ArweaveSigner } from 'arbundles';
 
 import { ANT } from '../../src/common/ant';
 import { RemoteContract } from '../../src/common/contracts/remote-contract';
+import { DefaultLogger } from '../../src/common/logger';
 import { ANTState } from '../../src/contract-state';
 import {
   arweave,
@@ -12,26 +13,19 @@ import {
 const contractTxId = 'UC2zwawQoTnh0TNd9mYLQS4wObBBeaOU5LPQTNETqA4';
 const localCacheUrl = `https://api.arns.app`;
 describe('ANT contract apis', () => {
-  const signer = new ArweaveSigner(JSON.parse(process.env.PRIMARY_WALLET_JWK!));
   const ant = new ANT({
-    signer,
     contract: new RemoteContract<ANTState>({
       cacheUrl: localCacheUrl,
       contractTxId,
+      logger: new DefaultLogger({ level: 'none' }),
     }),
   });
 
   it('should connect and return a valid instance', async () => {
     const jwk = await arweave.wallets.generate();
     const signer = new ArweaveSigner(jwk);
-    const connectAnt = new ANT({
-      contract: new RemoteContract<ANTState>({
-        cacheUrl: localCacheUrl,
-        contractTxId,
-      }),
-    });
-    expect(connectAnt.connect(signer)).toBeDefined();
-    expect(connectAnt).toBeInstanceOf(ANT);
+    expect(ant.connect(signer)).toBeDefined();
+    expect(ant).toBeInstanceOf(ANT);
   });
 
   it.each([
@@ -147,10 +141,9 @@ describe('ANT contract apis', () => {
     },
   );
 
-  it('Should get state with warp contract', async () => {
+  it('should get state with warp contract', async () => {
     const jwk = await arweave.wallets.generate();
     const signer = new ArweaveSigner(jwk);
-    // connecting updates contract to use warp
     ant.connect(signer);
     const state = await ant.getState();
     expect(state).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/tests/integration/ar-io.test.ts b/tests/integration/ar-io.test.ts
index 7e352025..de84088d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ar-io.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/ar-io.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ArweaveSigner } from 'arbundles';
 
 import { ArIO } from '../../src/common/ar-io.js';
 import { RemoteContract } from '../../src/common/contracts/remote-contract.js';
+import { DefaultLogger } from '../../src/common/logger.js';
 import { ARNS_DEVNET_REGISTRY_TX } from '../../src/constants.js';
 import { ArIOState } from '../../src/contract-state.js';
 import {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ describe('ArIO Client', () => {
     contract: new RemoteContract<ArIOState>({
       cacheUrl: localCacheUrl,
       contractTxId,
+      logger: new DefaultLogger({ level: 'none' }),
     }),
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/arlocal/ant-contract/index.js b/tests/integration/arlocal/ant-contract/index.js
index 32c0ba6b..a9f7bdce 100644
--- a/tests/integration/arlocal/ant-contract/index.js
+++ b/tests/integration/arlocal/ant-contract/index.js
@@ -1136,7 +1136,6 @@ var setTicker = async (state, { caller, input }) => {
   const controllers = state.controllers;
   const { ticker } = input;
   if (!validateSetTicker(input)) {
-    console.log(input);
     throw new ContractError(INVALID_INPUT_MESSAGE);
   }
   if (caller !== owner && !controllers.includes(caller)) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/jest.setup.ts b/tests/integration/jest.setup.ts
index 4fbf4ff1..5783e9e1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/jest.setup.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/jest.setup.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ async function jestGlobalSetup() {
 
   // deploy example any contract
   const [arIOContractDeploy, antContractDeploy] = await Promise.all([
-    deployArIOContract({ jwk: wallet, warp }),
-    deployANTContract({ jwk: wallet, warp }),
+    deployArIOContract({ jwk: wallet, address, warp }),
+    deployANTContract({ jwk: wallet, address, warp }),
   ]);
 
   // set in the environment
diff --git a/tests/integration/warp-contract.test.ts b/tests/integration/warp-contract.test.ts
index 58f564d7..1af10598 100644
--- a/tests/integration/warp-contract.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/warp-contract.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { ArweaveSigner } from 'arbundles';
-import { Transaction } from 'warp-contracts';
+import Transaction from 'arweave/node/lib/transaction';
 
 import { WarpContract } from '../../src/common/contracts/warp-contract';
 import { WriteInteractionError } from '../../src/common/error';
+import { DefaultLogger } from '../../src/common/logger';
 import { ANTState } from '../../src/contract-state';
 import { arweave, localCacheUrl, warp } from '../constants';
 
@@ -11,13 +12,14 @@ describe('warp-contract client', () => {
   let contractTxId: string;
   let contract: WarpContract<ANTState>;
 
-  beforeAll(() => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
     contractTxId = process.env.DEPLOYED_ANT_CONTRACT_TX_ID!;
     signer = new ArweaveSigner(JSON.parse(process.env.PRIMARY_WALLET_JWK!));
     contract = new WarpContract<ANTState>({
       cacheUrl: localCacheUrl,
       contractTxId,
       warp,
+      logger: new DefaultLogger({ level: 'none' }),
     });
   });
 
@@ -38,7 +40,6 @@ describe('warp-contract client', () => {
         console.error(e);
         return e;
       });
-
     expect(tx).toBeDefined();
     expect(tx).toBeInstanceOf(Transaction);
   });
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ describe('warp-contract client', () => {
       cacheUrl: localCacheUrl,
       contractTxId,
       arweave,
+      logger: new DefaultLogger({ level: 'none' }),
     }).connect(signer);
 
     const error = await contract
diff --git a/tests/utils.ts b/tests/utils.ts
index 53ba6682..054c4a32 100644
--- a/tests/utils.ts
+++ b/tests/utils.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import { ContractDeploy, Warp } from 'warp-contracts';
 
 export async function deployANTContract({
   jwk,
+  address,
   warp,
 }: {
   jwk: JWKInterface;
+  address: string;
   warp: Warp;
 }): Promise<ContractDeploy> {
   const src = fs.readFileSync(
@@ -24,24 +26,25 @@ export async function deployANTContract({
       'utf8',
     ),
   );
-  const owner = await warp.arweave.wallets.jwkToAddress(jwk);
   return await warp.deploy({
     wallet: jwk,
     src: src,
     initState: JSON.stringify({
       ...state,
-      owner,
-      controllers: [owner],
-      balances: { [owner]: 1000000 },
+      owner: address,
+      controllers: [address],
+      balances: { [address]: 1000000 },
     }),
   });
 }
 
 export async function deployArIOContract({
   jwk,
+  address,
   warp,
 }: {
   jwk: JWKInterface;
+  address: string;
   warp: Warp;
 }): Promise<ContractDeploy> {
   const src = fs.readFileSync(
@@ -57,14 +60,13 @@ export async function deployArIOContract({
       'utf8',
     ),
   );
-  const owner = await warp.arweave.wallets.jwkToAddress(jwk);
   return await warp.deploy({
     wallet: jwk,
     src: src,
     initState: JSON.stringify({
       ...state,
-      owner,
-      balances: { [owner]: 1 * 1_000_000 * 1_000_000 },
+      owner: address,
+      balances: { [address]: 1 * 1_000_000 * 1_000_000 },
     }),
   });
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cdbee451..f02c413c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10215,7 +10215,7 @@ warp-contracts-plugin-deploy@^1.0.13:
     node-pre-gyp "^0.17.0"
     node-stdlib-browser "^1.2.0"
 
-warp-contracts@^1.4.38:
+warp-contracts@1.4.39:
   version "1.4.39"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/warp-contracts/-/warp-contracts-1.4.39.tgz#b56f4baa61b633c04d8abba65ee5dfca333ffea5"
   integrity sha512-Dyk9wjhYceLRSq+U5Ba8h2mTbMPeB1hjdnDhYJP825E7gcc3jGc12GTLynSBqx5eJscOtpGG5Z5SQNxcTOP7/A==